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Education

Yes, and… Philadelphia middle and high schoolers are learning improv to better their skills

The Philadelphia School District said it hopes improv workshops will help students better prepare for college.

4 years ago

A sign for Crozer Health is visible in the foreground, with buildings in the background.
Health

Crozer Health’s parent company has a long history of siphoning millions from its hospitals. Pa. officials were warned, but their hands were tied

Crozer’s troubles go back to a business deal that was initiated in 2019 — one that Pennsylvania officials were warned about, but had little power to stop.

4 years ago

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Sajda ''Purple'' Blackwell and her husband Tommy Blackwell are the newest committee people for the 5th division of Philadelphia's 60th ward. The couple says their political run grew out of their gun violence prevention activism and other community organizing in West Philadelphia. (Sammy Caiola/WHYY)
Community

West Philadelphia activists plan to use committee member seats to mobilize neighbors against gun violence

Sajda “Purple” Blackwell and her husband Tommy Blackwell have long been running neighborhood patrols, food distributions and other events intended to curb gun violence.

4 years ago

A security guard talks to a women in front of the Ukrainian House alongside the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, May 22, 2022. The annual meeting of the World Economy Forum is taking place in Davos from May. 22 until May. 26, 2020.
Politics & Policy

Climate to conflict, Davos’ post-COVID return has full plate

The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos gets underway this week after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

The Polish president shakes hands with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
Politics & Policy

Russia presses Donbas offensive as Polish leader visits Kyiv

Polish President Andrzej Duda has traveled to Kyiv to support Ukraine's goal of European Union membership.

4 years ago

Open fire hydrant during heatwave in Philadelphia
Weather

Get used to a Philly summer that’s expected to be a scorcher

A blistering weekend is a forecast of things to come. NOAA points to a hot, rainy summer for the mid-Atlantic. Plus, the hurricane forecast for 2022 is out this Tuesday.

4 years ago

Crew members walk up a ramp to where boxes of baby formula are stacked.
Community

78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in U.S.

Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles has arrived in the United States from Europe.

4 years ago

Upclose view of John Fetterman
Politics & Policy

Fetterman released from hospital after stroke

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke.

4 years ago

A group of mourners gather in front of a cross.
Community

Buffalo shooting victim laid to rest; city marks 1 week

Mourners said their final goodbyes to Roberta Drury on Saturday at the Assumption Church in Syracuse, not far from where she grew up in Cicero.

4 years ago

The Parkside Saints are a youth football team based in West Philadelphia. (Courtesy of JPG Photography)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Let’s learn to share – sports and nature can co-exist in Philly parks

Retaining and preserving open spaces has ecological value, and so does providing space for young Philadelphians participating in sports programs.

4 years ago

An up-close view of a newborn kitten being hand fed a bottle.
Community

ACCT Philly desperately seeks fosters to join its ‘Itty Bitty Kitty Committee’

Up to 40 kittens arrive at ACCT Philly per day, and the shelter needs help amid peak kitten season.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper gestures toward his dugout after hitting a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Arts & Entertainment

Bryce Harper returns for Phillies after 5-game absence

He last played the field at Miami on April 16.

4 years ago

Residents take out their belongings from their house ruined by the Russian shelling in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Politics & Policy

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to be taking Ukrainian soldiers into custody after announcing that its forces had removed the last holdouts.

4 years ago

The West Powelton Drummers led the inaugural NEXT STEP Walk-a-Thon
Health

Black Doctors Consortium walk-a-thon draws people from region who are fighting for health equity

“Health is wealth,” one walker said. “We have to save our own communities.”

4 years ago

File photo: A view of uptown Manhattan from the Empire State Building is seen in New York City on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Health

New York City resident tests positive for monkeypox virus

The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as positive while awaiting final confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control.

4 years ago

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