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Education

PAFA names its first Black president for a time of significant transition

Eric Pryor, current president of Harlem School of the Arts, will lead PAFA through the school’s transition from the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

A critical care nurse administers an anti-viral medication to a COVID-positive patien
Health

COVID surge: Pennsylvania hospital chain runs out of beds

Statewide, an average of 3,900 people per day have been hospitalized with COVID-19 over the past two weeks, up 50% in a month.

5 years ago

A tire fire in Southwest Philadelphia sends plumes of smoke across the city.
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

If you don’t trust the air you breathe, keep reading

A new city advisory group needs the input of people who know what it's like to smell a tire fire outside or breathe in highway fumes day in and day out.

5 years ago

Dyresha Harris
PlanPhilly
Community

Rumblings of a community benefits agreement at PES refinery site have Hilco listening

A coalition of community organizations wants the new owner of the South Philly complex to protect residents from pollution and gentrification.

5 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

PHILADANCO!, ‘The Nutcracker,’ Tuba Christmas, and more holiday events in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Classic holidays onstage from "The Nutcracker" to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" are among the top events this weekend.

5 years ago

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In this July 25, 1995 file photo, Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of killing a policeman, arrives at Philadelphia's City Hall.  (Nanine Hartzenbusch/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

40 years after Mumia Abu-Jamal’s arrest, the case is ‘a symbol’ of a ‘broken’ justice system

Supporters of both Abu-Jamal and slain police officer Daniel Faulker agree the criminal justice system is "broken" — for very different reasons.

5 years ago

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(From left) Michelle Martin, Kyle Larson and Anthony Martin pose with a check from the Kyle Larson Foundation at the Urban Youth Racing School
Arts & Entertainment

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson visits Philly nonprofit after tumultuous year

Larson, alongside Anthony and Michelle Martin of UYRS, sat down with WHYY host Cherri Gregg to discuss the journey from “canceled” to the championship circle.

5 years ago

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A cyclist rides in the day’s diminishing light
Urban Planning

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to countless broken streetlights

Broken streetlight complaints in 2021 have tripled over the number submitted in 2020. N.I.C.E partner P.O.C hit the streets of Philadelphia to gauge community reaction.

5 years ago

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Hands are pictured preparing a COVID-19 vaccine
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: State may have a ‘handful’ of cases of the omicron variant

Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Persichelli confirmed that the state lab had conducted sequencing on three suspected cases and the results are pending.

5 years ago

PPD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw addresses the media alongside a group of other state and local leaders
Community

Philadelphia police officials say they’re improving community policing as homicides soar

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw says the Philadelphia Police Department is working to address record numbers of homicides.

5 years ago

USPS carrier Henrietta Dixon
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly’s eviction diversion program takes step to outlast the pandemic that inspired it

Philadelphia City Council is one step closer to enacting legislation that would make permanent the city’s emergency eviction diversion program.

5 years ago

New Castle Delaware police car
Courts & Law

Delaware police officer faces charges in attack on 16-year-old girl

The New Castle County officer faces charges in connection with use of excessive force inside the holding area at police headquarters in August.

5 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware skyline
Politics & Policy

Wilmington considers moratorium on water shut-offs for unpaid bills

Wilmington City Council members sparred over a plan to halt water shut-offs for residents who are overdue on their bills.

5 years ago

The El is pictured at Huntingdon Septa station
Urban Planning

As crime levels spike, SEPTA police shift into overtime gear

SEPTA’s police force will begin working longer hours in an effort to prevent crime over the holidays on the mass transit system.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks into a microphone, wearing a mask and standing behind a podium.
Courts & Law

Police Commissioner Outlaw says rumors she is resigning to go to NYPD are ‘out of control’

Commissioner Danielle Outlaw didn’t quite shut the door on rumors she’ll become the top cop in New York.

5 years ago

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