2 Newbold businesses raided for illegal gambling, selling booze without a license, cops say

UPDATE: Philly.com has some more info here. Police swarmed the 1400 blocks of West Passyunk and Snyder avenues yesterday afternoon as they raided two businesses for allegedly selling liquor illegally and running underground card games. Cops seized a large quantity

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Mix of market-rate & affordable apartments proposed for Childs Elementary

The developer who is set to buy the former Childs School at 17th and Tasker streets plans to turn the building into apartments, with a mix of affordable and market-rate housing. Metal Ventures’ purchase of the vacant school was approved last

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Quick Hits: Another new Navy Yard building; Newbold happy hour; 2nd & Washington

Groundbreaking is tomorrow for a new 75,000 square foot building at the Navy Yard that will house the U.S. headquarters of companies from Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as additional offices for another company that’s grown past its

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