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A Philadelphia golf course seeks to reclaim its status as a force for opportunity and inclusion

The Philadelphia region is rich in golf history, yet the area's greatest contribution to the game may have come from public course in West Philadelphia

The Independent UK

Who was Kermit Gosnell? ‘House of horrors’ abortion doctor convicted of killing newborn babies dies in prison

Kermit Gosnell, a former abortion doctor from West Philadelphia, has died at the age of 85 while serving multiple life sentences in prison. He had most recently been lodged at the State Correctional Institution-Smithfield, located nearly 60 miles south of Pittsburgh.

The Times of India

Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised

In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, there’s now a street called Will Smith Way

The Independent UK

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Deep canvassing key to bridging our gaps

The lessons of "deep canvassing" in West Philadelphia for an eventual post-Trump transition

Salon

Philadelphia will pay $9.25 million to protesters over police use of tear gas and rubber bullets during 2020 unrest

PHILADELPHIA — The city has agreed to pay a combined $9.25 million to hundreds of people teargassed, struck with rubber bullets, and detained by police during the 2020 racial justice protests after the police murder of George Floyd.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A West Philly man, upset over a breakup, set a fire that killed his ex-girlfriend's sister, DA says

PHILADELPHIA — A West Philadelphia man, frustrated that his girlfriend had ended their relationship, drove to her home in Darby Township early Sunday and started a fire that killed her younger sister, investigators said Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

TaTa Sherise is the next hottest comedian to come out of Philly. Trust

PHILADELPHIA — TaTa Sherise has nothing against Lizzo, but the West Philadelphia-based comedian is quick to say she was about the big-girls-are beautiful energy long before the singer was.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Sheryl Lee Ralph, Quinta Brunson take home Emmys for ‘Abbott Elementary’

"Abbott Elementary," the ABC sitcom about the teachers at a West Philadelphia elementary school, took home two Emmys for its first season.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia neighbors who tried to fight gentrification with fecal samples win court appeal

Neighbors who oppose the construction of an apartment building in West Philadelphia and had asked residents for fecal samples to try to find a link between development and colorectal cancer won their appeal Monday of the zoning board's approval of the project.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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