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A picture of George Floyd hangs on a fence outside Hennepin County Government Center
Courts & Law

Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’

When Floyd was taken away by paramedics, Charles McMillian, a 61-year-old bystander who recognized Chauvin from the neighborhood, told the officer he didn't respect him.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to ‘win the future’

The president travels to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to unveil what would be a hard-hatted transformation of the U.S. economy as grand in scale as the New Deal.

5 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it

Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.

5 years ago

A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London
Health

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

The announcement Wednesday marks a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before the next school year

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Health

LGBTQ Pennsylvanians could have less COVID-19 vaccine access, more hesitancy

Health disparities and lack of competent care could make LGBTQ Pennsylvanians more hesitant about the vaccine. A survey is underway.

5 years ago

A decorated Easter Egg hanging in a window on South Street in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

South Street takes an alternative spin on the Easter egg hunt

The South Street Headhouse District asked 25 local artists to paint eggs. Now, go find them.

5 years ago

(Mark Henninger for Billy Penn)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Pa. utility shutoffs resume on April 1. Here’s what you can do if you owe

On April 1, utility companies in Pennsylvania can resume terminations of non-paying customers, as the annual winter shutoff moratorium lifts.

5 years ago

Protesters march on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania demanding the school and Drexel University pay PILOTS to support Philadelphia schools on March 30, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Protesters again push Drexel, Penn to pay PILOTs to Philly public schools

Activists, including students, teachers, and community members, want the universities to contribute 40% of the property taxes they don't pay to the district.

5 years ago

United Steelworkers members strike outside a metal supplier in Westmoreland County.
Politics & Policy

As Biden arrives in Pittsburgh to propose investments in American manufacturing, steelworkers are on strike

Picketers at nine Allegheny Technologies, Inc. facilities are demanding wage increases and better health care offerings. They hope Biden is paying attention.

5 years ago

Chester County election workers process mail and absentee ballots
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania election law reforms won’t be ready for primary

County elections officials will have to keep waiting for a long-sought change to add a pre-election period to process absentee and mail-in ballots.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site
Health

Pennsylvania in talks to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

“We're talking about that now, as to how we want to move beyond where we are right now and how quickly we can do it,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday.

5 years ago

Mengistu and Richard Koilor are the owners of Two Locals Brewing Company. (Courtesy of FCM Hospitality)
Lifestyle
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly Black-owned brewery debuts its first beers

Two Locals Brewing Company, owned by brothers Mengistu and Richard Koilor, launched the beers in partnership with FCM Hospitality and Mainstay Independent Brewing.

5 years ago

Voters wait in a long line in the cold to cast their vote on election day Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Newark, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware moves closer to automatically registering voters at DMV

Delawareans would be automatically registered to vote after visiting the Division of Motor Vehicles under a bill approved by the State Senate Tuesday afternoon.

5 years ago

Merakey’s Fresh Start recovery program on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood arranged for the Philadelphia Health Department to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to residents on March 30, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

A Kensington clinic brings vaccines to people recovering from substance use disorder

Individuals recovering from substance use disorder can be at higher risk for COVID-19. A residential program in Kensington brought vaccines to them.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. She joined local and state officials in calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly police chief says agency can’t fund violence prevention even as spending grows

Philly is spending more on policing now than in the past, yet PPD can’t budget for anti-violence work amid a homicide crisis, the Commissioner Outlaw said.

5 years ago

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