Michelle Myers
Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Michelle Myers
After having recently lost his job, Andre Wright, 45, couldn’t contain his excitement when he heard about Philadelphia Parks and Recreation’s third annual job and resource fair. He was one of about 200 people gathered at Mander Playground Saturday looking for seasonal, full-time, and part-time jobs, including lifeguard, pool maintenance, urban park ranger, and other positions. As a former behavioral health technician, Wright thinks his skills could help Philadelphia’s youth.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Tom Fitzgerald |Michelle Myers
It was a cross between a high school football game and a Bernie Sanders rally. Chants. Cheers. Fiery calls to save the working class people whoneed SEPTA. Transit riders, advocates, state lawmakers, union leaders, high school students, City Council members and suburban political leaders huddled in the North Broad Street arcade of City Hall on Friday to demand Harrisburg provide more funding for SEPTA and its counterparts.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Michelle Myers |Jesse Bunch
Dozens of transit riders joined politicians and leaders from around the region to protest widespread cuts to SEPTA service on Friday at Dilworth Plaza. The proposed cuts — which would eliminate 55 bus routes, and five Regional Rail lines while severely curtailing the remaining service — were announced Thursday as a response to SEPTA’s ongoing fiscal crisis. Here’s what five SEPTA riders said about how the potential cuts could impact them. » READ MORE: Is your bus route changing?
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Michelle Myers
Hidden among trees and undergrowth, the many steps of the Roxborough Avenue Stairway provide a shady shortcut to Pretzel Park and downtown Manayunk’s restaurants and shops during the warmer months. This summer, however, neighbors will have a longer walk than usual because the stairway, which runs between Terrace and Boone Streets, will be closed for a monthslong reconstruction. Work is scheduled to begin Tuesday and last through the fall. Pedestrians won’t be the only ones impacted.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Michelle Myers
A man is dead after being shot multiple times, likely while driving on Route 73 in Mount Laurel early Sunday morning, according to a statement by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Around 2:30 a.m., the driver of a 2014 Silver Mercedes-Benz E350 sedan was discovered bleeding in the 1000 block of Atrium Way, and was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 4:15 a.m., according to the prosecutor’s office.
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