And honoring the memory of Philly’s ‘Rosa Parks’
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The recent flood of new apartments in Philadelphia largely consists of studio and one-bedroom units. Our lead story dives into the lack ofApartment buildings have become an increasingly important part of the city’s available housing. But the larger kind that could support a family are hard to find.Generally, a multi-bedroom unit that is not being marketed to roommates. An apartmentZoning and building codes play a role, as well as the kinds of projects developers can get financed.
Her story has faded into obscurity. However, a small group gathered in Collingdale on Saturday to honor her memory and dedicate a tombstone finally marking her grave in the Historic Eden Cemetery.LeCount was the fiancée of civil rights activist Octavius V. Catto. On Election Day in 1871, Catto was fatally shot near his home on Philadelphia’s South Street after he found himself facing a white mob that had initiated a riot to suppress the African American vote.
More than a month after their last contract expired and over two months after a strike authorization vote, the union musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra finally
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