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Collard grows at the Life Do Grow urban farm in North Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of Urban Creators)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

At Life Do Grow farm, North Philly residents plant the seeds of a sovereign future

The farmers at Life Do Grow, a green oasis run by Urban Creators, a nonprofit, provide food for hundreds of North Philly families. They need support.

5 years ago

Actress Betty White poses for a portrait on the set of the television show
Arts & Entertainment

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

Her witty style gave life to a roster of quirky characters over more than a half-century.

5 years ago

A medical technician performs a nasal swab test on a cyclist queued up in a line with motorists at a COVID-19 testing site near All City Stadium Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in southeast Denver. With the rapid spread of the omicron variant paired with the Christmas holiday, testing sites have been strained to meet demand both in Colorado as well as across the country
Health

Novavax files data with FDA to support COVID vaccine

The announcement comes shortly after the European Commission and World Health Organization cleared use of the Maryland-based company’s two-dose shot.

5 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Health

CHOP PolicyLab supports return to in-person learning for kids

Return decisions should be more based on “an issue of staffing and operational issues,” not the severity of the virus, the Policy Lab director says.

5 years ago

Mummers march down Broad Street
Arts & Entertainment

Mummers Parade postponed until Sunday, but indoor show will go on Saturday

The forecast calls for rain on New Year’s Day, so the Mummers will step off at 9 a.m. Jan. 2 instead.

5 years ago

Homes burn as wildfires rip through a development near Rock Creek Village Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, near Broomfield, Colo. Homes surrounding the Flatiron Crossing mall were being evacuated as wildfires raced through the grasslands as high winds raked the intermountain West
Weather

‘So many memories’: Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire

Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire are beginning to get a look at the damage done.

5 years ago

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Community
6abc

More than 65 shots fired in Germantown violence, 6 injured

"We know over 65 shots were fired from clearly at least two separate caliber semi-automatic weapons," Chief Inspector Small said.

5 years ago

The Downingtown Blue and Gold Band leads the Good Neighbor Christmas Parade. (Robby Brod/WHYY)
Community

Downingtown Blue and Gold Marching Band to play in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day

The Chester County musicians will perform on New Year’s Day as one of just 12 high school bands chosen by the Tournament of Roses committee.

5 years ago

Vehicles are parked in front of a CVS Pharmacy in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday May 3, 2021. CVS Health will close hundreds of drugstores over the next three years, as the retail giant adjusts to changing customer needs and converts to new store formats. The company said Thursday, Nov. 18, that it will close about 300 stores a year for the next three years as it looks to reduce store count density in some locations.
Money

Rite Aid and CVS to close stores in 2022. What is driving the downturn?

This year saw the consolidation of big pharmacy chains around the country, even as they played a crucial role in COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

5 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Community

Photos from 2021: Looking back on the year of the new normal

2021 saw a return to some things we love. The Philadelphia area also faced catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, and a rampant gun violence epidemic.

5 years ago

A chalk circle marks the place where a bullet casing landed during a fatal shooting in LOVE Park Tuesday night
Community

Philly ends 2021 with over 550 people murdered. But community leaders say a ‘peace movement’ is building

It’s an enormous loss, mostly of young Black men. Some Philly antiviolence activists point to new efforts to stop the shooting block by block as a sign of hope.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden holds a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his private residence in Wilmington, Delaware
Politics & Policy

Biden talks sanctions, Putin warns of rupture over Ukraine

The White House says Biden made clear that the U.S. and its allies "will respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine.”

5 years ago

Raya Meshawn leads participants through African dance movements at the Lucian Blackwell Community Center
Community

A celebration of community purpose in West Philly on day five of Kwanzaa

The Mill Creek Community Partnership organized its first-ever Kwanzaa celebration on Thursday, in honor of the principle of “nia” or “purpose.”

5 years ago

Kuf Knotz sits while holding a mic, as Christine sits next to her harp
Arts & Entertainment

After a chance meeting at a Montco grocery store, Kuf Knotz and Christine Elise’s new album marries hip-hop and classical

The Philly duo Kuf Knotz and Christine Elise speak to WHYY’s Priyanka Tewari about their musical love story and their new album, where hip-hop and soul meet classical.

5 years ago

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File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

Thousands of households set to lose protections as N.J. eviction moratorium ends Jan. 1

Thousands of New Jersey households will lose eviction protections that have been in place since the start of the pandemic.

5 years ago

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