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Chestnut Hill Sees Influx of Black Residents and Black-owned Businesses in Recent Years
Over the last few years, Chestnut Hill has seen an influx of Black residents and Black-owned businesses that have helped breathe new life into the…
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When is Appropriate to Use ‘Black’ vs. ‘African American?’ Reader’s Digest Writer Provides Some Insight
Black people have been called many things throughout history, from “Negro” to “colored” to “Black” and several more derogatory terms. In 1989, civil rights activist…
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Bucks County Median Homebuyer Age Well Below National Average
According to a nationwide survey by the National Association of Realtors, the median homebuyer age in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area, which includes Bucks County, is…
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Philadelphia Has Some of the Rudest Residents in the Nation, According to New Study
Philadelphia ranks among the top 10 cities in the United States when it comes to rude residents, writes FOX 29 staff. This is according to…
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Committee of Seventy Expands Civic Education Guides for Philly’s Non-English Speakers
The Committee of Seventy recently unveiled the launch of Spanish and Chinese editions of its civic education guides, writes Davis Cuffe for Billy Penn at…
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One Chester County Town Among Best Places to Live in America, Two Make Top 250
One Chester County town is ranked among the top three places to live in the United States, with two others in the top 250, writes…
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Philadelphia Remains the 6th Largest U.S. City, But is Losing Some Ground
U.S. Census data shows that Philadelphia is still the sixth largest city in the United States with 1.55 million residents, despite losing more than 16,000…
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Irish Are Well Represented in Pennsylvania, Delaware County
They say on St. Patrick’s Day, everybody’s Irish, but how many of us in Delaware County actually are? In Pennsylvania, about 14.8 percent of us…
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Philadelphia Seeing Lowest Population Growth in Region in Recent Years
Pennsylvania has recorded a modest population increase in recent years, with most of the growth concentrated in the Southeast, though less so in Philadelphia itself,…
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Millennials Currently Make Up the Largest Portion of Philadelphia Residents
New data from the U.S. Census and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that millennials make up the largest portion of Philadelphia’s population, writes…
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Philadelphia’s Latino Population is the Fastest-Growing Demographic in the City, Census Data Shows
The Latino community in Philadelphia is transforming the city as its fastest-growing demographic, having doubled since the start of the century, write Hannah Nguyen, Lizzie…
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Philly Lags Behind in Middle-Wage Jobs, But A Sense of Optimism Still Remains
A recent Pew Charitable Trust study found that Philadelphia has fewer middle-wage jobs — which pay between $18 and $27 an hour — than its…
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Philly Residents Are Better Educated Than Ever, But Incomes Still Lag, Pew Study Finds
Pew Charitable Trust has released its latest ‘State of the City’ report and it found that while Philadelphians are more educated than ever before, incomes…
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Two Chester County Towns Are Among Top 100 Best Places to Live in America
Two Chester County towns have found their place among the top 100 best places to live in America, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business…
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