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David Murrell

@davidmurrellv

Feature writer. Previously on staff @phillymag. Big fan of magazines.

 Philadelphia, PA
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Joined February 2017
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Five Philadelphia cops were fired for allegedly assaulting or threatening women. They’ve all been reinstated. inquirer.com/news/philadelph…
Five Philadelphia cops were fired for allegedly assaulting or threatening women. They’ve all been...

Five Philadelphia cops were fired for allegedly assaulting or threatening women. They’ve all been...

Two arbitrators appointed by the Fraternal Order of Police overruled the five terminations of Philly cops. A citizens oversight group said the outcomes are "concerning."

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PhillyGuy101@Api91Test18 Apr 2025
That's a good one, but I've always been a fan of the chain-link fence rooftop court. Right out of a movie scene
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@JacobPritchett18 Apr 2025
Is there any basketball court in Philly with a better backdrop?
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The Pen & Pencil Club needs your help! Please donate, organized by Sean Walsh

The Pen & Pencil Club needs your help! Please donate, organized by Sean Walsh

Dear members of the Pen & Pencil Club community, We are d… Sean Walsh needs your support for The Pen & Pencil Club needs your help! Please donate

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Aiden Hollogay (@millyverse69) profile pictureAiden Hollogay@millyverse6929 Jan 2025
Gatorade in the Marg tower Can’t say I hate it
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Ryan W Briggs@rw_briggs12 Jan 2025
Came so close to this
Ryan W Briggs (@rw_briggs) profile pictureRyan W Briggs@rw_briggs22 Oct 2024
Replying to @who_shot_jgr
The dumbest possible outcome is half the mall getting torn down but the arena project failing moving forward for some reason, resulting in Disneyhole 2.0 It’s unlikely…but theoretically possible
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Dan Devine
@YourManDevine3 Nov 2024
I believe this is what you would call a buried lede
Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) profile pictureKeith Pompey
@PompeyOnSixers3 Nov 2024
Oh, boy, people will remember the Sixers season for all the wrong reasons. The team just dropped to 1-4 and Joel Embiid assaulted a reporter in the locker room.
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omg!!! timeline jump!!! great news!!!
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Daniel Rubin@danielrubin21 Aug 2024
When you have to leave the city that made you. Beautiful story of love and anguish by ⁦@EllieRushing⁩ inquirer.com/crime/a/meredit…
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Tim Rogers@timmytyper20 Aug 2024
Sneak peek at our 50th anniversary cover
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@willsommer16 Aug 2024
New: journalist Malcolm Harris found a Project 2025 duffel bag and Heritage Foundation documents on the street. Then a Project 2025 staffer called the police on him. 👇
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Ellie Rushing@EllieRushing3 Jun 2024
When police arrested the 18-year-old for car theft, they had no clue that he held the key to solving four homicides — and nearly dismantling a West Philadelphia gang. This is the story of how that teen bravely testified in the face of enormous danger. inquirer.com/crime/a/philade…
Defying the code of silence: How a teen helped solve four murders and convict a West Philly gang

Defying the code of silence: How a teen helped solve four murders and convict a West Philly gang

The sprawling impact of one young man's brave decision to defy the code of silence that has long plagued Philadelphia.

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Can’t wait to buy my “I Survived the Philly Earthquake”shirt from some dude on Oregon Ave in twenty minutes.
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Ryan W Briggs@rw_briggs3 Apr 2024
Replying to @TeresaMLundy @PhillyInquirer @wbender99
what's this?
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patrick@redford15 Mar 2024
Giri and I interviewed Lance Davis, the bee hero who humanely vacuumed “2,500 to 3,000 bees” out of the stadium at Indian Wells: defector.com/an-interview-wi…
An Interview With The Bee Hero Who Humanely Vacuumed Thousands Of Bees Out Of A Tennis Stadium |...

An Interview With The Bee Hero Who Humanely Vacuumed Thousands Of Bees Out Of A Tennis Stadium |...

The bees descended onto the court one point into the third game of the Indian Wells quarterfinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. We first noticed the swarm hovering near the upper deck a...

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“I can still get up there.” ESPN story on the select handful of NBA head coaches who can still dunk, a list highlighted by windmillin’ Willie Green: espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3955…
'I still can get up there': The NBA coaches that rattle the rim -- and one that can windmill

'I still can get up there': The NBA coaches that rattle the rim -- and one that can windmill

A handful of active NBA coaches can still throw it down. Some, meanwhile, don't want to find out: "It's the landing gear you got to worry about."

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Maybe part of the reason Eric Blumenfeld is $200m in debt is because he’s doing this instead of running his businesses inquirer.com/real-estate/com…
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Ryan W Briggs@rw_briggs30 Nov 2023
Wayfinding standardization is good but not sure “taking the L” is gonna have quite the ring SEPTA wants rn
Philly Mag (@phillymag) profile picturePhilly Mag@phillymag30 Nov 2023
SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line shall now be known as the L. No, not the El. The L. You can read about that and SO many more SEPTA changes here. phillymag.com/news/2023/11/3…
Philly Today: SEPTA Is Renaming Its Transit Lines

Philly Today: SEPTA Is Renaming Its Transit Lines

The Market-Frankford Line shall now be known as the L. Not the El. The L.

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“Why are they not building this along the Grand Canyon? This is my Grand Canyon.” @davidmurrellv on the war down the shore. phillymag.com/news/2023/09/3…
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An Interview With The Biggest Tennis Sicko I've Encountered At The U.S. Open | Defector

An Interview With The Biggest Tennis Sicko I've Encountered At The U.S. Open | Defector

After the match, as trash swirled around the empty stadium, I spoke for half an hour with a bearded man in a blue U.S. Open cap who looked to be in his 30s and introduced himself with his first name,...

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SEPTA@SEPTA2 Aug 2023
Cynwyd: This is a test.
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