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Fresh Grocer partially reopens Tuesday after failing health inspection one day earlier
Fresh Grocer employees said the general supermarket reopened Tuesday, but the kitchen area, where the Philadelphia Department of Health violations were most concentrated, would reopen Wednesday.
Fresh Grocer closed indefinitely Monday for 'visible physical evidence' of rodents
A sign posted outside the store noted that "occupancy after 8/19/19 at 1:07 p.m. is illegal," adding that to reopen, the Fresh Grocer must undergo re-inspection and pay a $315 fee.
Five famous professors everyone at Penn should know
Some well-known Penn professors include Jeb Bush, Buzz Bissinger, Dorothy Roberts, Adam Grant, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.
Six police officers injured in shooting near Temple University
Six officers received non-fatal gunshot injuries after narcotics officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant at a North Philadelphia home, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
With Penn funding and research, Schuylkill River dredging set to start this fall
Universities, philanthropists, rowing clubs, and city and state government collectively committed $4.5 million to dredge the Schuylkill River of silt and debris for the first time in over twenty years.
Meet the Penn alumnus who saved Uber in New York and is now trying to change how we vote
Meet Bradley Tusk, the Penn alumnus who is trying to revolutionize the way we vote through mobile voting.
Penn grad Jon Huntsman Jr. resigns as United States ambassador to Russia
1987 College graduate Jon Huntsman Jr.'s resignation will take effect on Oct. 3.
Viraj Patel will serve as Harnwell's house dean after nearly five years at PAACH
Patel has worked with multicultural and Asian-American groups since her time as an undergraduate, and says she will continue to connect with Penn students in her new role.
Penn Medicine hospitals ranked among the top 20 in the country by U.S. News
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center ranked at No. 18 for the U.S. News & World Report 2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, four spots lower than its previous year's ranking.
Shots fired in attempted armed robbery on 35th and Market streets
The suspects are two males driving a burgundy or maroon Chevy Trailblazer.
Evidence of college admissions scam uncovered by FBI years before Jerome Allen scandal
Authorities discovered the college consultant at the center of the national scandal in 2016 while investigating Philip Esformes, the parent who bribed a former coach to help ensure his son's admission to Penn, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Pottruck's smoothie shop, The Energy Zone, closes after six years in business
Aramark, the concessions supplier of Penn's other athletics facilities, will take over the space.
Thousands petition for Amy Wax to be reprimanded by Penn over racist remarks
“It is important to our organizations that we make clear and offer an opportunity for our classmates to clarify that Professor Wax’s statements do not represent students at Penn Law," rising second-year Penn Law student Yericca Morales said.
Penn Law Dean Ted Ruger on Amy Wax’s remarks: 'bigoted' at best, 'racist' at worst
“At best, the reported remarks espouse a bigoted theory of white cultural and ethnic supremacy; at worst, they are racist," Ruger wrote.
Penn Law prof Amy Wax claims America is 'better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites'
At a conference attempting to build a new, non-racist “conservative nationalism," Wax argued for an immigration policy favoring immigrants from Western countries over non-Western countries.
Man freed from prison after wrongful conviction for murder of Penn student
Chester Hollman III was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Penn student in 1991. Now, his charges will be formally dismissed later this month, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Penn admissions officer who interviewed Trump says the president was no "super genius"
“I certainly was not struck by any sense that I’m sitting before a genius," the admissions officer said.
Search process underway for first ever full-time FGLI Program coordinator
The Greenfield Intercultural Center recently released a full-time job posting for the position, which was previously part-time. For years, FGLI advocates have said the role is too demanding to accomplish in a part-time capacity.
Seven injured in shooting at a West Philadelphia playground
All victims are in stable condition at local hospitals.