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Unmade Man The South Philly mob has faded away, but it still casts a long shadow — just ask George Martorano. Philadelphia City Paper  (10/27/11)

Are Violent 'Flash Mobs' Really a Trend?  The Atlantic (Atlantic Cities)  (9/22/11)

Attention Deficit: Section 8 tenants try to get an apartment complex's management to fix leaks and mold. And keep trying. Philadelphia City Paper  (9/22/11)

Suburban Sprawl: Census shows segregation is spreading in Philadelphia Region Philadelphia Weekly  (3/15/11)

Data-mania and its discontents  Philadelphia Inquirer  (10/14/10)

Prisoners of the Census Philadelphia Daily News (6/09/10)  

Cut to the bone: Federal rollbacks, slashing funding to Philly housing programs by a third, could be devastating for low-income homeowners Philadelphia City Paper  (11/29/11)

Part of the Solution A Chicago program that has former shooters working to stop the violence comes to Philly Philadelphia City Paper  (9/8/11)

Right Makes Might: Meet Daryl Metcalfe, the gun-toting, gay-bashing, tea-partying state rep who's taking over Harrisburg City Paper (8/2/11)

Philly Election Guide 2010: Governor's Race, Sestak v Specter, State Reps, Ballot Questions and Ward Leaders Philadelphia Weekly  (5/12/10) 

Giving Birth in PA Prisons Philadelphia Weekly  (1/19/10)

Law & Order: A Q&A with DA Seth Williams Philadelphia Weekly  (4/14/10) 

Does Wells Fargo Hate Black People? Under Fire For Predatory Lending Philadelphia Weekly  (8/01/10) 

Fighting Against Foreclosures Philadelphia Weekly  (2/17/10)

Nutter and the Big Budget Gap Philadelphia Weekly  (3/2/10) 

Local Flavor: Philadelphia newspapers launch "keep it local" campaign, Columbia Journalism Review Online  (9/3/09)

Game Theory: In Northeast Philly, the US Army is Waging a War for Our Hearts and Minds, Philadelphia City Paper  (1/14/09) and read out loud at the Kelly Writer's House for WXPN  

A Day at the Free Library: Urban Mélange Philadelphia Weekly  (4/23/10) 

TWU Strikes Again: Union workers may take legal action over possible pension mismanagement, Philadelphia Weekly  (9/18/09)

Recession Diaries: Tales of Philly's Young, Educated and Unemployed Philadelphia Weekly  (11/24/09)

Financial Insecurity: Museum guards ask new director to hear them out, Philadelphia Weekly  (8/26/09)

Stools of the trade: PA farmers take a dump all over their neighbors, Philadelphia Weekly  (11/11/09)

Six-Day Philly Transit Strike Ends After Pension Accord, In These Times  (11/9/09)

Wall of Fame: One muralist's mission to honor Philly native Noam Chomsky , Philadelphia Weekly  (9/1/09)

Labor Pains: Philly's non-uniformed workers hunker down for contract negotiations Philadelphia Weekly  (7/28/09) 

When Push Comes to Love: Disabled consumers and homecare attendants join forces for change  Philadelphia Weekly  (6/10/09) 

Low Power (Radio) to the People: Prometheus Moves Legislation in Washington  Philadelphia Weekly  (7/14/09)

Carrot Cake Man: On the streets of West Philly, bringing joy and making a buck one cupcake at a time  Philadelphia Weekly  (6/1/09) 

Transpassing Prohibited: Is SEPTA playing gender police? Philadelphia Weekly  (6/17/09)   

Brother's Keeper: Spanish-language Philly paper gets libelous, Anglo media don't notice  Columbia Journalism Review Online  (6/15/09)   

Camino Leal: Latino Newspapers Remain Vital  Philadelphia Weekly  (5/26/09)

Rethinking RACE at the Franklin: A traveling exhibit asks if we're so different  Philadelphia Weekly  (6/11/09)

No Jobs for Ex-Cons? City Hall struggles to get an aid program off the ground, Philadelphia Weekly  (4/17/09)

Stimulating the Suburbs: Older suburbs say they need federal help to survive, Philadelphia Weekly  (3/25/09)

Hard Times: Citywide reentry programs put ex-offenders to work, Philadelphia Weekly  (3/18/09) 

Looking for Lessons: What can we learn from Luzerne County's incarcerate-kids-for-money scandal?, Philadelphia City Paper  (3/4/09)

Palin Drops the Puck, The Nation with Dave Zirin  (10/13/08)

Pennsylvania Gays Rock the Dome, The Advocate  (3/17/09)

Gay Agenda: What are Pennsylvania's Priorities?, Philadelphia Weekly  (4/29/09)

State of the Gay Union, Philadelphia Weekly  (4/29/09)

Philly's Army Amusement Park, Free Speech Radio News (11/13/08)