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Civic pride is alive and well in Philadelphia, but so is rampant open drug use, aging school buildings and frustrations with government visibility.

That’s the central takeaway from a new qualitative study conducted by survey research firm SSRS for the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, which offers an in-depth view into how residents across the city perceive the early efforts of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration.

The project — part of Lenfest’s Every Voice, Every Vote — convened eight focus groups representing 67 Philadelphians from diverse backgrounds. The focus group, a follow-up to an earlier one conducted before the start of the Parker administration, asked par

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