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Annette John-Hall. (Courtesy of Annette John-Hall)
Community

After 41 years in the journalism game, Annette John Hall is closing her notebook for the very last time

After 41 years in the journalism game, Annette is closing her notebook for the very last time. She is retiring from her work as a journalist and leaving WHYY.

5 years ago

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Members of the Pennsylvania Black Caucus, environmental advocates, and Gov. Tom Wolf stand for a photo at The Discovery Center in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. (Ericka Conant/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Wolf, Black Caucus announce efforts to combat environmental racism

An executive order aims to address environmental justice and help solve geographic inequities.

5 years ago

Montgomery County courthouse on a sunny day.
Community

Montgomery County appoints Donna Richemond as inaugural chief of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Donna Richemond will look to assist the county in its endeavors at making itself more inclusive to both employees and community members alike.

5 years ago

Willie Brown, president of TWU Local 234
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

SEPTA union president Willie Brown — the ‘most hated man in Philadelphia’ — has a new job

A labor agreement that averted a possible strike by SEPTA’s largest union will likely be the last helmed by TWU Local 234 President Willie Brown.

5 years ago

Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney. A press conference at Philadelphia International Airport about the ongoing Operation Allies Welcome as the airport welcomes more than 25,000 Afghan evacuees. [DANIELLA HEMINGHAUS]
Community

More than 25,000 Afghan refugees have passed through Philadelphia

Following a call from the Biden administration in August, Philadelphia opened its airport to Operation Allies Welcome, receiving Afghani evacuees.

5 years ago

Hands are pictured preparing a COVID-19 vaccine
Health

FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids

The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. They are just a third of the amount given to teens and adults.

5 years ago

Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness stands in front of a Delaware government building
Courts & Law

Judge denies indicted Delaware auditor’s bid to have taxpayers foot bill for $550-an-hour lawyer

Prosecutors called the gambit by Kathy McGuiness “absurd.” The judge ruled that she is only entitled to a public defender.

5 years ago

Isis Kirton, 25, in her Philadelphia home and creative space. (Tezarah Wilkins / Love Now Media)
Health
Love Now Media

Small Doses, Big Difference: How a young Philadelphia Artist creatively addresses mental and health wellness

Isis, a Delaware College of Art & Design graduate and co-founder of KLIK photography collective, has used the power of art to tell the stories of Black women.

5 years ago

Ivonne Pinto-García with the Philadelphia Folklore Project teaches a Calavera (sugar skull) making workshop at the Free Library in Center City on October on October 26, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

What Día de los Muertos sugar skulls mean to one Mexican artist in Philly

Ivonne Pinto-García embraces Día de los Muertos and its traditions as a way to honor her ancestors and share that pride with her Philadelphia community.

5 years ago

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Vehicles are under water during flooding
Science
State Impact Pennsylvania

In Pa., poll shows many people aren’t confident in knowledge of climate change or its effects

Less than a third of poll respondents said they feel “very well informed” about the consequences of global warming.

5 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA, union reach tentative deal on two-year contract, avoiding strike

To be finalized, the agreement must be ratified by TWU Local 234 members and approved by the SEPTA board.

5 years ago

Restaurant hotel workers and Unite Here representatives chanted, “If we don’t get it, shut it down,” at a vote of union members to authorize a strike outside the Wyndham Hotel in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2021
Money

Labor ‘militancy’ is on the rise in Philly. Workers and experts explain #Striketober

“This is a spike in labor activity and labor militancy. Workers are asserting their power in ways that haven't been done in over a generation.”

5 years ago

Ridley Creek meets the Delaware River
Community

Before Salem, Pennsylvania’s first and only witch trial involved a Delco woman

Nine years before the Salem witch trials, the first and only people to stand trial for witchcraft in Pennsylvania were two women from present-day Delaware County.

5 years ago

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People walk into the Cure Insurance Arena
Politics & Policy

Here’s what early voting data may tell us about the final days of N.J.’s 2021 election

Registered Democratic voters have outpaced registered Republicans in mail-in ballot count and early in-person ballot returns.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Council passes bill to create new emergency repair program for neglected buildings

The bill lays the groundwork for a city program that would enlist municipal workers to fix privately owned buildings at risk of damaging their surroundings.

5 years ago

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