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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Camae Ayewa (left) and Rasheedah Phillips (right), the artists of Black Quantum Futurism and makers of the film “Write No History” with their work in Philadelphia’s historic Hatfield House
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s fave Afrofuturists turned a Fairmount mansion into a time-travel portal

The Hatfield House in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park is the site of an Afrofuturist vision of time travel by the art duo Black Quantum Futurism

5 years ago

Anthony Wright met with DA Larry Krasner along with other exonerees. (Cherri Gregg / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Ex-Philly homicide detectives face perjury charges for testimony in retrial of innocent man

A grand jury is recommending criminal charges against the former homicide detectives who gave false testimony against Anthony Wright, an innocent man.

5 years ago

Kevin Diamond speaks outside Jefferson Hospital as part of a rally
Health

Jefferson Frankford nurses want to unionize, call attention to staffing issues

To announce their intention to organize as a local of PASNAP, nurses gathered in front of the hospital. They say their employer is union busting.

5 years ago

Health care workers at the Temple University vaccination clinic in April 2021 (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Students debate Philly’s new vaccine mandate for colleges

Philadelphia announced Friday that students and staff of city colleges will need to be vaccinated by October 15.

5 years ago

An entrance to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Science

A big power pack with a goal of sustainability in Philadelphia

A new battery storage system could make the Philadelphia Navy Yard more attractive to businesses by stabilizing power costs.

5 years ago

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

In a bid to speed up transit commutes, Philly to test bus-only lanes in Center City

The twin bus-only lanes will run along a particularly congested stretch of Market Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City.

5 years ago

A Temple University building is pictured in Philadelphia
Health

Philly mandates health care and higher-ed workers, students get vaccinated by mid-October

Philadelphia will require all health care workers and faculty or students of colleges and universities to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15.

5 years ago

The skyline in Philadelphia is pictured along the Schuylkill River
Urban Planning

Philly, suburbs drive Pennsylvania’s population growth

Pennsylvania as a whole added about 300,000 residents to surpass 13 million, but its anemic 2.4% growth rate cost the state another U.S. House seat.

5 years ago

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

COVID vaccine booster shot OK’d for those with weak immune systems

The decision does not apply to otherwise healthy individuals. Health authorities are closely monitoring if and when the general population will need a booster shot.

5 years ago

School buses
Education

‘Perfect storm’ for bus driver shortage as school year approaches

A fast-growing school district in Middletown, Delaware reflects the nationwide lack of school bus drivers.

5 years ago

The city of Camden unveiled an historical, interactive mural at City Hall on August 12, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

A digital mural allows visitors to ‘see, touch, feel’ Camden history, with hope it’ll draw tourists

With a digital mural, Camden wants to draw history buffs for USA’s 250th birthday.

5 years ago

The Shakespeare in Clark Park production of
Arts & Entertainment

Kensington neighbors make Shakespeare their own

A company of residents from the area around Harrowgate Park mined Shakespeare’s “Pericles” to tell the story of their neighborhood.

5 years ago

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Members of immigrant advocate organizations rallied outside the ICE detention center in Philadelphia, demanding the release of detainees on August 12, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

York County Prison has no more ICE detainees. Advocates call it a ‘partial victory’

A central Pennsylvania prison ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, terminating a decadeslong practice.

5 years ago

Anthony Wright celebrating his freedom. (Courtesy of Anthony Wright)
Courts & Law

A memoir describes Philadelphia man’s wrongful conviction and fight for justice

In 2016, Wright became the 344th person to be exonerated by DNA in the nation. He’s been fighting for others he says were railroaded by the system.

5 years ago

Listen 8:19
Woodchips surround the garden plots to keep out weeds at the Norristown Sprouts Community Garden. (Montgomery County Office of Public Health)
Community

A new state-funded community garden will sprout in Norristown

Residents of the Montgomery County seat can apply for plots now. The hope is to plant soon, with a fall harvest before the first frost.

5 years ago

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