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Comunity Visions: Students’ fates lie in Yorktown decision

20 January 2009

A court has stayed the evictions scheduled for Dec. 19 in Yorktown to hear both the community’s and the landlords’ cases. How the judge decides could have lasting effects on housing and relations between the community and Temple.

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Community Visions: Yorktown problems need Temple leadership

21 October 2008

The university should be proactive in finding a solution.

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Community Visions: Bringing big brother back

23 September 2008

City Councilman Darrell Clarke introduced a bill that would put Temple students under increased surveillance. The law shouldn’t be necessary, but it may be the only measure that works.

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Joe Frazier’s Gym closes its doors

After nearly 40 years, Joe Frazier’s Gym, at Broad Street and Glenwood Avenue north of Main Campus, has closed.

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Urban decay crumbles home on North Sixth Street

The latter building fell just a few weeks ago, on March 6. The contractors have cleaned up the debris, but the chain-link fencing is still there.

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Temple community relations under Peter Liacouras

Three men shaped Temple’s place in the community more than any others, meet them.

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Black Jesus: creating God in our own image

Soaring brick-and-mortar tributes to God can be found in any community. Churches especially permeate places that test faith and offer little hope, places like North Philadelphia. The imagery inside, however, shows that the God these

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Yorktown: the neighborhood, its history and rebirth

In 1959, Yorktown, the neighborhood directly south of Main Campus, did not exist.

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Hiring from the community changes fortunes

Alphonso Richardson first tried to get a job with Temple University in 1980, the year he graduated high school. It was 27 years later that he finally secured employment, taking a job with maintenance and

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Pending Blue Horizon sale is only for looks

27 November 2007

If you don’t involve yourself in Philadelphia boxing, then you’ll never find a boxer you’ve heard of fighting at the 1,200-seat Blue Horizon. The money isn’t there. Instead, you’ll find two fighters respectfully trying to

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