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N.I.C.E Behind the Scenes: A people-first future for journalism
Christopher Norris, WHYY’s Managing Editor for Community and Engagement, and Eric Marsh, WHYY’s Community Outreach Organizer, discuss the future of journalism.
5 years ago
How the Philly Medical Examiner’s Office desecrated MOVE victims’ remains for 36 years
Recent revelations of the office’s desecration of the MOVE bombing victims’ remains are the latest chapter in a long history, starting from the moment the fire went out.
5 years ago
Listen 5:31Exhibiting Pride, Odunde online, circus arts, and strawberry fields in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
June 3-6: Pride Month kickoff, virtual Odunde, bridal expo.
5 years ago
Listen 4:11A certified ‘champion,’ Philly’s Great Beech is dying, over 150 years after it was planted
Philadelphia’s champion tree, The Great Beech, measured above 100 feet tall, making it the tallest of its kind in the United States. It’s slowly dying.
5 years ago
Without Embiid, 76ers roll past Wizards and into 2nd round
Rest up, Joel Embiid.
With an NBA title still in sight, the 76ers will need their injured franchise center — healthy and ready to roll — in the second round against Atlanta.
5 years ago
Delco announces appointees to juvenile detention oversight board
The board will be in charge of bringing change to Delco’s juvenile justice system following closure of the its youth detention center due to allegations of child abuse.
5 years ago
Zoning board approves apartment complex in West Philly despite Gauthier opposition
The ZBA approved a hotly-contested construction proposal for a 76-unit apartment building.
5 years ago
‘A beautiful building’: HUD grants Camden $35M to overhaul public housing complex
The money will be used to tear down what officials called Camden’s last public housing project and replace it with modernized, mixed-income housing units.
5 years ago
Chaim “Charlie” Steg, manager of St. Francis rehab center, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. Three residents died from insufficient care.
5 years ago
Facelift and splash fountain for Rodney Square, but iconic horse and rider remain in storage
Wilmington’s iconic Caesar Rodney statue is still tucked away in storage as the city celebrates the renovation of the central square that bears his name.
5 years ago
Listen 2:20Federal court vacates Montco woman’s conviction in her friend’s overdose death
The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled “drug delivery resulting in death” statutes were applied too broadly in this case.
5 years ago
Another ‘Biden backup’ in Delaware with his first presidential trip to Rehoboth Beach home
After spending the Memorial Day weekend at home in Wilmington, President Biden returns to Delaware for his first stay as president at his home in Rehoboth Beach.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: State will phase out six vaccine megasites
Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that smaller sites can handle the dwindling demand for vaccines.
5 years ago
Proposed cut to Philly’s parking tax could have strings attached
Councilmember Parker, who introduced the measure in May, is hoping job opportunities would accompany cuts in the rate to 17%, from 25%.
5 years ago
A year later, racial reckoning yields uncertainty in giving
Though discussion about increasing diversity in all aspects of American life goes on and some changes have been adopted, advocates so far see little systemic progress.
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