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Education Officials Using 9-Week Teacher Residency Program To Help Bring More Diverse Educators Into...

CBS Philly (Local) 8/3 11:20A News From KYW, CBS3 Philly – CBS

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) We are only weeks away from school doors opening for a new academic year, and already education officials say they are having a difficult time filling critical staff positions....

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16 Essential Restaurants in Northeast Philly

Philly Eater 8/11 8:55A Shawn Ralston

Gamarjorba | Shawn Ralston Georgian khachapuri cheese boats, plentiful dim sum, burgers and milkshakes in an old-school diner, and more things to eat just up I-95 Though the Northeast has long been...

At the BlackStar Film Festival, Food Matters

Philly Eater 8/4 6:27A Dayna Evans

Still from Patty vs. Patty , directed by Chris Strikes. | BlackStar Projects The annual Philly film festival celebrates art and storytelling by BIPOC filmmakers. Here are 6 shorts to watch that give...

Where to Eat and Drink in Germantown, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill

Philly Eater 8/3 5:27A Dayna Evans

Young American Hard Cider Off the Germantown Avenue strip, diners can find everything from cold beers to jerk chicken to strong cups of coffee In a city as full of good restaurants and bars as...

Most Restaurant Workers Get Paid Sick Time. So Why Don’t They Use It?

Philly Eater 8/2 4:30A Nick DeSimone

Shutterstock Restaurant owners know they are required to provide workers with sick leave — more workers should know they can take it It was 4:30 p.m. on a Friday in January 2020, and I was sitting on...

Philly’s Essential Bagel Shops

Philly Eater 8/1 4:10A Dayna Evans

Seeded, sourdough, crunchy, and chewy: Philly’s bagels will have you saying New York who? It’s no secret that bagels are having a moment. And in Philly, we have a rich history as a carb -and- sandwich...

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Chiffon Dresses for Date Night

Living Lesh 8/11 12:00A Iesha Vincent

Can we talk about the chiffon dress? In my opinion, it is a style that many people wear but don t value it as much as they should be. Chiffon is one of those great fashion...

How to Style a Pink Maxi Dress

Living Lesh 8/10 12:00A Iesha Vincent

A pink maxi dress can be a statement dress for variety of occasions. Depending on the hue of the dress and whether its printed or not, will dictate how you style the dress and...

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How Tall is Joel Embiid?

Philly Bite Sports 8/1 1:31P PhillyBite.com@gmail.com (Philly

Philadelphia, PA - How tall is Joel Embiid? He stands at seven feet. Embiid was born in Yaounde, Cameroon, and was discovered by Luc Mbah a Moute. He then joined the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. In...

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They call it 'tranq' — and it's making street drugs even more dangerous

Philly Voice (Health) 8/12 4:43P Martha Bebinger, Kaiser Health N

Xylazine, also known as "tranq" or "tranq dope," is an animal tranquilizer that has been increasingly found in illegal street drugs, including the fentanyl and cocaine. In...

Biological differences may help explain why men have higher cancer rates

Philly Voice (Health) 8/12 8:41A Tracey Romero

Men are more likely than women to develop cancer and die from it. Scientists have long identified lifestyle factors – like smoking, drinking and eating habits – as possible...

The pathway to a healthy lifestyle is clear, but more men need to find the motivation to follow it

Philly Voice (Health) 8/12 6:37A Louis Bezich

American men are sicker and die earlier than their peers in 11 other high-income countries, a report from the Commonwealth Fund found. Their rates of avoidable deaths, chronic...

Prostate cancer program at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center offers the most advanced,...

Philly Voice (Health) 8/10 11:00A Penn Medicine

One in eight men in the United States will develop prostate cancer as they get older. It’s the most common cancer in men in this country besides skin cancer. Worldwide, it is...

Monkeypox vaccines are being rationed to combat the outbreak, but can the strategy work?

Philly Voice (Health) 8/10 10:51A Tracey Romero

In an effort to ration monkeypox vaccines, the FDA is allowing providers to inject it into the skin in smaller doses. Federal health officials say the shots provide an immune...

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