City Hall – Temple Update https://templeupdate.com On Air. Online. On Now. Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:52:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://kleinsites-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/home/smcsites/public_html/wp-content/blogs.dir/47/files/2020/08/27112012/cropped-templeupdate-4-32x32.jpg City Hall – Temple Update https://templeupdate.com 32 32 Temple Mourns the Loss of Samuel Collington https://templeupdate.com/temple-mourns-the-loss-of-samuel-collington/ https://templeupdate.com/temple-mourns-the-loss-of-samuel-collington/#respond Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:52:52 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=26682 View More » ]]> Senior Samuel Sean Collington, a political science major months from graduation, was shot and killed off-campus in North Philadelphia on November 28 after he returned from Thanksgiving break. Collington was shot at least twice in the chest outside his college apartment in the 2200 block of North Park Avenue at 1:32 p.m during an attempted robbery. “It’s devastating .. it could have been…

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Wintergarden Opens at City Hall https://templeupdate.com/wintergarden-opens-at-city-hall/ https://templeupdate.com/wintergarden-opens-at-city-hall/#respond Fri, 05 Nov 2021 22:57:20 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=26526 View More » ]]> Written by Robert Nicastro As the seasons change, City Hall is unveiling a new exhibit: The Wintergarden. This exhibit is going to be open all throughout the winter season, and won’t close its doors until the spring. The Wintergarden opened at Dilworth Park over the past few days, but it’s only just getting started. The garden portion is currently open, and the ice skating…

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Philadelphians React to Derek Chauvin Verdict https://templeupdate.com/philadelphians-react-to-derek-chauvin-verdict/ https://templeupdate.com/philadelphians-react-to-derek-chauvin-verdict/#respond Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:30:33 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=25237 Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. View More » ]]> Nearly a year later, chants for justice now turn into shouts of celebration. Across the country, people reacted to the news of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Things were pretty quiet in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening, but some made their way to City Hall. One group of people decided to make their…

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CASE The Vote Launches Website to Further Voter Education https://templeupdate.com/case-the-vote-launches-website-to-further-voter-education/ https://templeupdate.com/case-the-vote-launches-website-to-further-voter-education/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2020 18:57:19 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=23439 View More » ]]> A group of African American pastors, one of them being Klein College professor David Brown, gathered at the Octavius Catto statue at City Hall Saturday to announce the beginning of a voter initiative called “CASE The Vote”. CASE stands for “Congregations Affiliated to Strengthen Elections,” and operates with the purpose of assisting faith-based communities in mobilizing their congregations to…

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Protesters Gather at City Hall to Protest for Breonna Taylor https://templeupdate.com/protesters-gather-at-city-hall-to-protest-for-breonna-taylor/ https://templeupdate.com/protesters-gather-at-city-hall-to-protest-for-breonna-taylor/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:04:55 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=23353 Breonna Taylor’s case.  View More » ]]> Protesters gathered outside of City Hall Wednesday night for a peaceful protest against the ruling of Breonna Taylor’s case. Earlier in the afternoon, a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against the Louisville police officers that killed Breonna Taylor. Instead, Attorney General Daniel Cameron said officers who killed Taylor, were acting in self-defense. Officer Brett Hankison…

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Coronavirus Update for Philadelphia Friday, August 14 https://templeupdate.com/coronavirus-update-for-philadelphia-friday-august-14/ https://templeupdate.com/coronavirus-update-for-philadelphia-friday-august-14/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:14:29 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=22987 View More » ]]> The Department of Public Health announced today an additional 147 cases of coronavirus in the city of Philadelphia. The total number of positive cases in the city is 32,057. Six deaths were also recorded, bringing the fatality rate to 1,715. Of the 1,715 total deaths, 864 were long-term care facility patients. The positivity rate is at 2% for the total number of tests performed for today’s data.

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Protesters gather in Center City for George Floyd https://templeupdate.com/protesters-gather-in-center-city-for-george-floyd/ https://templeupdate.com/protesters-gather-in-center-city-for-george-floyd/#respond Sun, 31 May 2020 17:02:57 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=22094 View More » ]]> Hundreds of protestors gathered outside City Hall in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon to take a knee in solidarity for George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died after being restrained by multiple Minneapolis police officers, one of which was digging his knee in Floyd’s neck. The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter protesters from displaying their frustration and anger toward police…

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New Voting Machines Debut in Pennsylvania https://templeupdate.com/new-voting-machines-debuts-in-pennsylvania/ https://templeupdate.com/new-voting-machines-debuts-in-pennsylvania/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2019 01:58:14 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=20173 View More » ]]> Philadelphia voters have their first introduction to Pennsylvania’s new voting machines. Temple Update’s Madison Seitchik reports.

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Dilworth Park Says Goodbye to Winter https://templeupdate.com/dilworth-park-winter-festival-closes-for-the-upcoming-spring/ https://templeupdate.com/dilworth-park-winter-festival-closes-for-the-upcoming-spring/#respond Thu, 28 Feb 2019 15:00:33 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=18964 Dilworth Park’s Winter Festival is closing for the coming Spring. From early November to late February guests were treated to all kinds of amenities such as the food, drinks, and an ice skating rink, all just in front of City Hall. View More » ]]> The annual award-winning Dilworth Park’s Winter Festival is closing for the coming Spring. From early November to late February guests were treated to all kinds of amenities such as the food, drinks, and an ice skating rink, all just in front of City Hall. But with Spring now on the city’s mind, not everyone is looking forward to the upcoming season. Jersey native and loyal Flyers fan…

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Philadelphia Students March Against Gun Violence https://templeupdate.com/philadelphia-students-march-against-gun-violence/ https://templeupdate.com/philadelphia-students-march-against-gun-violence/#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:32:03 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=16448 Philadelphia School District Building to City Hall. View More » ]]> Philadelphia students, along with students across the nation, walked out of school on Wednesday and marched against gun violence from the Philadelphia School District Building to City Hall. This national walkout showed support for the victims of the Parkland, Florida shooting. The Philadelphia Student Union, Juntos, and other Philadelphia organizations organized a student march following the…

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