During the first week of NFL free agency, the Philadelphia Eagles added five outside players, and re-signed a few of their own. Here are five more bargain players who could …
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Philadelphia Eagles
Best available wide receivers left for Eagles in free agency
by myphillyconnection 74 viewsOvershadowed by all the A.J. Brown trade talk this offseason is the fact that the Eagles, whether they keep Brown or not, are dangerously thin at the wideout position. With …
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Philly News
For fifth straight year, women-owned businesses in Manayunk team up to collect donations of period products
by myphillyconnection 63 viewsFor a fifth straight March, shops around Manayunk are displaying small, pink crates to collect donations of menstrual and maternal care products — from tampons and pads to diapers and …
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Philly News
SEPTA fully reopens Ardmore Station after six years of renovations
by myphillyconnection 71 viewsSEPTA fully reopened its Ardmore Station Monday morning, concluding a six-year renovation project that added a new parking lot, waiting area, restrooms and several accessibility upgrades. The $59 million project …
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Philly News
ICE agents expected to be deployed at Philly airport amid TSA staff shortages
by myphillyconnection 74 viewsThe Trump administration plans to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at airports around the country Monday, more than five weeks into a partial government shutdown that has led …
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Philly News
For first time in 50 years, Camden had no homicides over the winter
by myphillyconnection 71 viewsCamden just made it through the winter with no homicides, a benchmark the city has not hit since the 1970s. The encouraging milestone is the latest in a larger downward …
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Philly News
Mayor Parker proposes raising rideshare tax to $1 per trip to fund public schools
by myphillyconnection 72 viewsMayor Cherelle Parker said she would increase the rideshare tax in her budget proposal from 20 cents to $1 per trip to alleviate the school district's $300 million structural deficit. …
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Politics & Government
Following lawsuit, Trump administration reinstates $750,000 in grant funding to Woodmere Art Museum
by myphillyconnection 71 viewsLess than two weeks after the Woodmere Art Museum filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding $750,000 of grant funding, the federal government agreed to give the money …
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Politics & Government
City Council condemns President Trump over plans to alter the slavery exhibit at Independence Park
by myphillyconnection 23 viewsCity Council took a firm stance Thursday against the Trump administration's expected changes to an exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park. Council President Kenyatta Johnson (D-2nd) introduced a …
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Politics & Government
City Council approves additional hiring protections for jobseekers with criminal records
by myphillyconnection 32 viewsThousands of Philadelphians with criminal records will get additional protections when job hunting under newly passed amendments to the city's fair hiring law. The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Rue Landau …