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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly selects finalists to plan pedestrian-friendly revamp of Ben Franklin Parkway

Three firms chosen from more than a dozen responding to a March request for proposals will move forward with a public engagement process for the redesign.

5 years ago

On May 25, Camden mayoral candidate Elton Custis explains his candidacy to resident Betty Sharp in the Yorkship neighborhood of the city. After speaking to Custis, Clark, a retired social worker, said,
Politics & Policy

Camden mayor’s race pits 3 challengers against the Democratic machine

Camden voters choose the next mayor Tuesday. The question: Can any of the challengers be the first in decades to beat the Democratic machine’s candidate?

5 years ago

Laura Even and Brian Elliott were married at an Ohio courthouse in May 2020. After having to reschedule their large wedding celebration three times, they had their big event with friends and family on May 29, 2021. (Brittany Bays Photography)
Lifestyle

Wedding plans? Who could plan? What the pandemic taught us about tying the knot

As coronavirus cases decrease and vaccination rates continue to grow, weddings — as we knew them pre-pandemic — are starting to make a comeback.

5 years ago

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks with the news media outside of the Little Haiti Cultural Center, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Miami. Mayorkas met with community leaders following the announcement of a new 18-month designation for Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Community

Pa. Haitian community hails temporary protected status, questions immigration future

Haitians in Pennsylvania are celebrating a move by President Joe Biden’s administration that effectively reverses another immigration policy of former President Donald Trump.

5 years ago

Philadelphia city councilmember and Chair of the Children and Youth Committee Helen Gym joined city leaders in asking for at least 50 million dollars in the city budget to keep recreational centers open later and provide counseling and jobs for young people as part of the Youth Powered Anti-Violence Agenda, announced at a press conference at Hawthorne Recreation Center in South Philadelphia on June 1, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘We have no time to waste’: City lawmakers call for more funding for anti-violence efforts

A group of city lawmakers is asking the Kenney administration to spend at least $50 million on anti-violence efforts designed to keep young people safe from gun violence.

5 years ago

Chief Gabriel Rodriguez speaks at the Camden County Police Department in Camden, N.J. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Beginning today, June 1, every uniformed patrol officer in New Jersey is required to wear a body camera. (POOL Photo: Monica Herndon / The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy

All police officers in New Jersey now mandated to wear body cameras

However, not all N.J. police departments have received their cameras, as some are waiting for their orders to come in. Evidence on their effectiveness is mixed.

5 years ago

Dr. Rick Pescatore, chief physician at the Delaware Division of Public Health, gives a shot of the Pfizer vaccine to Brenda Jones at the Rose Hill Community Center. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

COVID-19 slowing down in Delaware, but still harming some of the unvaccinated

Of the 50,000 COVID-19 cases diagnosed since the start of the year, 99.3% of the patients were unvaccinated people.

5 years ago

A police officer moves through tear gas deployed to disperse a crowd as Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia protests continue in Philly
Courts & Law

Victims mark first anniversary of Philadelphia tear gas incidents on 52nd Street, I-676

Attorneys released new video footage of the I-676 incident showing protesters cornered by police at a fenced embankment.

5 years ago

John Hansberry demonstrates an extraction machine at the city's mail-in ballot sorting and counting center
Politics & Policy

In last-minute reversal, Philly commissioners won’t count undated ballots

Philadelphia commissioners voted last week to count undated mail ballots submitted in May’s primary. They changed course after a letter from Gov. Wolf.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks from behind a podium
PlanPhilly
Community

‘We’re ready when you’re ready’: SEPTA invites riders to return as Philly reopens

SEPTA and city officials invited riders to return after more than a year of shutdowns and restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago

Destroyed buildings are pictured after a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre
Politics & Policy

Biden honors forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre

Biden and others are grieving for the hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago in the Tulsa race massacre.

5 years ago

Alfredo Salce
Weather

Forecasters expect a busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

While this hurricane season is expected to be above average, forecasters say it won’t be as bad as 2020.

5 years ago

Kelsey Craven, an 11th grader at West Philadelphia High School was featured in the school’s outdoor photo exhibit. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Selfies and stories: West Philly students push against isolation and tragedy with photo project

The teacher leading the project says it’s an opportunity for the school community to really see and hear each other again. "We’ve spent so much time apart."

5 years ago

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In this July 1, 2020, file photo, a woman walks past a vote-by-mail drop box for the upcoming New Jersey primary election outside the Camden, N.J., Administration Building. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

4 candidates, one nomination: Here’s who’s running in the 2021 N.J. GOP primary for governor

While the candidates hold similar views on conservative issues, one divides them: former President Trump and how willing they are to embrace him in the campaign.

5 years ago

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Owner Adiyuh Davis inspects the pepper selection. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Oasis of fresh fruit, veggies sprouts in northeast Wilmington ‘food desert’

The gritty strip of Northeast Boulevard is targeted for comprehensive redevelopment. The Produce Spot emerged ‘organically’ when two sisters went into business.

5 years ago

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