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Temple guard Stanford chooses home city to "put on" for Philadelphia

Temple Men’s Basketball’s Zion Stanford had 11 offers at the collegiate level, but he decided to stay and represent the city he’s called home.

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Monday is the deadline to register to vote in November election – Metro Philadelphia

Next month’s election is quickly approaching, and Monday is the voter registration deadline for those planning to cast their ballots.

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Philly to install 130,000 LED streetlights during next 2 years

Philadelphia is replacing its 130,000 streetlights with LED lights that use less energy and eliminate the need to report outages to Philly311. The new streetlights will be installed over the next two years, beginning in neighborhoods with high crime and vehicular crashes. The project costs $91 million.

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Philadelphia is replacing all of its 130,000 streetlights with LED bulbs

Philadelphia is replacing all of its 130,000 streetlights with LED bulbs
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Philly installing new streetlights across city – NBC10 Philadelphia

The city of Philadelphia has crews replacing and connecting more than 130,000 streetlights all across the city to increase safety and curb violence.

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Philadelphia adds surveillance cameras outside recreation centers

The installation of more than 100 cameras is part of an effort to deter crime.

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Over century-old West Philadelphia rec center getting multi-million dollar renovation

An over century-old West Philadelphia recreation center where NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain once played as a child is getting a multi-million dollar renovation.

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57 Blocks Project brings solutions to Philly gun violence

The “57 Blocks Project” wants to create positive change in neighborhoods most impacted by violence. There are already dozens of nonprofits working in these areas.

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Stop and frisk in five charts

In the midst of Philadelphia’s ongoing gun violence crisis, some people are asking whether the controversial policing practice stop and frisk is part of the answer. “Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist” is a new podcast exploring that conversation.

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Nearly $29M in RACP Grants Announced for Groups in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties

Nearly $29M in RACP Grants Announced for Groups in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties
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