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I Heart Cambodia is one of more than 62 immigrant- and refugee-owned businesses south of Snyder Avenue. (Shira Walinsky/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

How Southeast Asian entrepreneurs create home on 7th Street

From secret food stalls to busy markets, South 7th Street is the place to find Southeast Asian delicacies and ingredients for cooking.

6 years ago

Listen 5:04
An exhibition at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

New monument in North Philly honors women helping others survive long Pa. prison sentences

A temporary art installation acts as both a monument and memorial to honor the women and transgender people serving long sentences in Pa.

6 years ago

The Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy

Wolf takes next step to start carbon emissions caps in 2022

The rule must still go through two state regulatory boards with veto power, although both are tilted toward Wolf appointees and allies.

6 years ago

In this April 20, 2021 file image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd,, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Nelson has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion when it refused to change the venue in the original proceedings, according to a court document filed Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
Courts & Law

Chauvin’s lawyer seeks new trial, impeachment of verdict

Derek Chauvin was convicted last month of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25 death of George Floyd.

6 years ago

A student walks on the Lock Haven University campus in Lock Haven, Pa, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. lawmakers debate plan to consolidate state universities

Democrats are skeptical of the projected savings and worry about job loss. PASSHE leaders say inaction will lead to “worse outcomes.”

6 years ago

A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Politics & Policy

After unprecedented strain, N.J. unemployment system making improvements, commissioner says

The state’s response to the economic crisis has at times been frustrating to residents, who’ve struggled to get help processing their claims.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

A test case at Convention Center shows big events can be done safely in Philly

A multi-weekend volleyball tournament is being heralded as a test case for a return of conventions to Philadelphia.

6 years ago

The new body-worn camera is displayed on the uniform of a Wilmington Police officer. (courtesy City of Wilmington)
Courts & Law

Wilmington Police to launch department-wide bodycam program next month

Just days after a state task force urged use of body cameras for all Delaware police officers, Wilmington police will start training on the cams next week.

6 years ago

Workers at a mostly empty COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God in Birmingham, Ala., are shown on Monday, May 3, 2021. Health officials say vaccine demand is on the decline in some places, and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she will soon end a state health order and state of emergency enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Health

Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4

Already more than 56% of adult Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 105 million are fully vaccinated.

6 years ago

Xavier Teixido, who owns two popular restaurants in the Wilmington area, is relieved that capacity limits will go away. (Courtesy of Xavier Teixido)
Health

Capacity limits on Delaware restaurants, retail stores, churches to be lifted

Coronavirus rates have been on a steady decline, but are still well above the year’s lows recorded in mid-March.

6 years ago

Sen. Vincent J. Hughes
Health
The Philadelphia Tribune

Vincent Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes host vaccination clinics

State Sen. Vincent Hughes and wife Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes are hosting five vaccination clinics throughout West Philadelphia as part of their #StopTheVirus campaign.

6 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman stands at a podium
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

One ritzy fundraiser shows how tough selling lobbying reform in Pa. will be

A campaign event for Jake Corman, the top Republican in the state Senate, is being organized by a company that has cornered the market on a political practice he wants to end.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Derek Green speaks during a hearing on a bill that would guarantee legal counsel for those facing eviction. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A ‘progressive’ approach to taxing land gains traction in Philly Council

After years of drama over unfair property taxes, Council considers a land tax that advocates believe could lower assessments for some property owners.

6 years ago

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Health

Advocates push for centralized homebound vaccine plan in New Jersey

As New Jersey officials push to get more residents vaccinated, advocates are calling for them to make it easier for some of the most vulnerable people to get inoculated.

6 years ago

Listen 3:31
President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Community

Delaware’s Catholics, including President Biden, get new leader

Bishop-elect William Koenig will replace Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly who has led the Diocese of Wilmington since 2008.

6 years ago

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