Jess Rohan

As any Havertown, Croydon or Cherry Hill denizen will tell you, we must never, under any circumstances, let a Philadelphia County resident hear us claiming the city as our hometown.

The Roman Catholic Church is still the biggest religious institution in the United States. But fewer and fewer Americans are identifying as Catholic, and independent congregations are drawing some with an openness to concepts and stances the Roman Catholic Church eschews.

At a City Council hearing, parking workers -- 90 percent of whom are black -- make their cases for higher pay in the wake of a study that said their median hourly salary for $9.50, a figure disputed by one industry executive.

“This policy will allow the universities to better plan, budget and allocate their resources over multiple years, helping to ensure their long-term stability and success,” board chairwoman Cynthia Shapira said in a statement.

“We’ve made some progress tonight,” the co-president of the union said about negotiations with CCP officials. “We’re hoping we can settle it in another day of bargaining.”

In the dozen blocks between the taco shop and the church, we can start to trace the path of Irish Philly in 2019.

The cross streets of Sixth and Market, where the naming ceremony was held, represented not freedom, but enslavement for nine people who worked in George Washington’s household there.

At least six robberies have happened on the edge of campus since Jan. 1, five more than in the previous two years combined. Students say they are scared to walk even in broad daylight.