Activists rallied outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center on Thursday to press their assertion that ICE has been allowed to turn the courthouse into “a hunting ground” for immigrants. The noon demonstration crystalized months of contention between activists and lawyers who say the courthouse must be a place to seek and render justice ― not to target immigrants ― and federal authorities who insist that making arrests there is legal, safe and sane. No ICE Philly, the rally organizer, says

Heads up, Philly renters! We’ve got good news. Two City Council bills aimed a reducing up-front moving costs have officially taken effect. The bills cap rental application fees and allow renters to pay security deposits in installments. “The goal was to address the unaffordability of moving in for so many tenants in Philadelphia,” said City Councilmember Rue Landau, who introduced the legislation. “Rents have gone up tremendously, and people’s incomes have not.” Details: https://www.inquirer.com

These days, former nightlife star and '70s trans icon Rachel Billebault, once known around the world as Harlow, is known by her neighbors in the Greater Northeast as a sweet — and still quite beautiful — senior lady who mostly keeps to herself. The only thing to indicate her former high-style life is her insistence on maintaining it. “I’m always the best-dressed woman at the Acme,” she says. Here, Philadelphia writers Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez explain why they’re writing a biography on

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