City Paper sweeps Keystone Awards
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Philadelphia City Paper won big at this year's Keystone Press Awards, named the best major weekly in the Pennsylvania and taking home 17 prizes. The paper competes against weekly newspapers of more than 10,000 circulation
Ryan Briggs won first place for investigative reporting for his cover story The Trouble With Old City, and first place for his feature story The Secret Life of Fairmount Park.
Daniel Denvir won first place for general news coverage for his story uncovering the death of Philly student Laporshia Massey; first place for his investigative series on gun violence in Philadelphia; first place for his news feature on the standardized test cheating scandal; and an honorable mention for his Hostile Witness columns.
Samantha Melamed and Daniel Denvir won first place for their ongoing coverage of the Philly public school crisis.
Melamed also won first place in beat reporting for coverage of health care, and second place for business or consumer stories for her piece on "one simple idea that could revolutionize health care in Philly."
Adam Erace won second place in feature beat reporting for his coverage of food and drink.
Emily Guendelsberger won first place in feature beat reporting for her story on minority issues and the arts.
Guendelsberger, Evan Lopez and Jess Bergman won first place for graphic/photo illustration for Meet Harriet Cole Graphic Cartoon.
Neal Santos Block Party cover story won first place for a photo series, and his Cyclocross cover shot won first place for a sports photo.
Reseca Peskin won first place for front page design and first place for page design.
Patrick Rapa won an honorable mention in the special project category, for Best Music of 2013.
The work was completed last year under former editor Theresa Everline and her successor Lil Swanson.
"This recognition is well-deserved and affirms the fine work these talented journalists create every day to provide an alternative look at what's important to life in this fine city," says Swanson.
