Mount Laurel man gets 8 years in prison for racist, viral rant against neighbors



Edward Cagney Mathews, the white Mount Laurel man whose racist tirade against his Black neighbors went viral three summers ago, was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison. Mathews, 47, called his neighbors racist slurs in a July 2021 tirade that was caught on video at the Essex Place Condominiums. Mathews pleaded guilty to charges of bias intimidation in October.



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Black Paper Party lands Shark Tank deal with plans to expand its wrapping paper to birthdays and more



Black Paper Party, an inclusive wrapping paper brand, came away from “Shark Tank” with a new celebrity investor. Here’s how it plans to use the money.



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Host Hotels & Resorts Launches 2030 ESG Goals


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Host’s Michael Chang, Nareit’s Leader in the Light Leadership Personified Award winner, said the REIT’s goals include building on a climate risk program and executing sustainable finance strategies.



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More City Avenue lane closures scheduled near St. Joe's for pedestrian bridge construction



Drivers can expect extra traffic on City Avenue near St. Joseph’s University beginning Monday, Dec 11, and lasting most of the the week as construction continues on the college’s pedestrian bridge.



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Lab Notes: Pavella gets $5M payday from expanded partnership; Aclaris enters licensing deal



This week’s Lab Notes has items on a Wayne drug developer’s expanded partnership for a potential rare skin disease treatment, a Malvern medical technology company’s expanded regulatory approval overseas and more.



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EPRT Has ‘Plenty of Capital’ to Help Manage Market Financing Challenges


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CEO Pete Mavoides said the REIT’s strategy has been to stay low-levered and in a liquid capital position.



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Penn Trustees Hold Emergency Meeting After Magill’s Disastrous Congressional Testimony



Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]



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Police investigate pair of knife attacks on Pennypack Trail in Northeast Philly



Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect who allegedly slashed two people with a knife in separate late-November incidents on the Pennypack Trail in Northeast Philadelphia. Authorities said two people reported being attacked by a man wielding a long knife and riding a black BMX-style bike on Nov. 22 and Nov. 24. A third person told investigators she experienced a similar event on Nov. 25.



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Penn donor withdraws $100 million gift following antisemitism hearing



The donor said he plans to rescind the gift “absent a change in leadership and values at Penn in the very near future.”



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Telecommunications REITs: Real Estate that Connects the World


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Telecommunications REITs own digital real estate in the form of cell towers and fiber conduits and lease these properties to the world’s communication providers.



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