Through parent education and a gun lock giveaway program, CHOP is working to reverse a troubling trend. Plus, the 76ers want to make PILOTs instead of paying property taxes for their proposed arena.
Police gather outside the home of where a 2-year-old was accidentally shot and killed by her cousin handling an unsecured gun.
Guns have become the leading cause of death for American children. In Philadelphia, 17 children and teens shot themselves in 2023, accidentally or otherwise — a sharp increase from five years prior. Three died.CHOP has provided hundreds of free cable locks to families, and keypad safes are on the way. Pediatricians are also having judgment-free conversations with parents who own guns about safe firearm storage.
Lawyers for the estate of Collegeville accountant Joseph Pezzano say they’ve been unable to find any records supporting millions of dollars in investments he’d In 1974, a group of 11 women, all Episcopal deacons from around the country, sought to be ordained as priests — something then unheard of in the church. They becameHow did Rexy’s Bar become the official watering hole and hangout spot of the 1970s Broad Street Bullies, or the so-called hockey’s Studio 54? The Inquirer’s Matt Breen dives deep intoarena. But experts say the $1.3 billion project would likely end up using city resources anyway, if they pursue a PILOT arrangement like the Sixers want.
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