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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, about school reopenings. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Biden: Trump ignores pandemic, stokes unrest, solves neither

Biden is calling the struggle to reopen U.S. schools amid the coronavirus a “national emergency” and accusing Trump of turning his back to instead stoke passions about unrest

6 years ago

Jerry Jordan has headed the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers since 2007. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

With Philly teachers in contract fight, leaders press feds for more K-12 virus aid

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has ridiculed the school district’s bargaining approach. But local pols want the focus to be on Washington.

6 years ago

Boxing champion Bernard Hopkins is honored on the new signage at the Boxers' Trail in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I’m real hype’: Strawberry Mansion celebrates boxing heroes at Boxers’ Trail gateway reveal

The new entrance to Fairmount Park’s Boxers' Trail honors boxers Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, and former champion Joe Frazier.

6 years ago

People are silhouetted as they walk on Penn's Landing in view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Black groups endorse 76ers bid to build stadium along Delaware River waterfront

One Black leader said those organizations must pressure the Sixers to keep their commitments to ensure they’re not just hype if the project moves forward.

6 years ago

Kathryn Ott Lovell, commissioner at Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (far right), Gathered at East Passyunk Community Center with (left to right) Max, Ruby, and Kim Kindelsperger.
Community

What did summer camp look like this year in Philadelphia?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with the Philly Parks and Rec Dept. and a parent of two about how the city held summer camp during COVID.

6 years ago

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Harriett's Bookshop
Community

At least 10 Black-owned businesses in Philly receive threatening, racist emails

“My heart dropped,” Shanti Mayers, owner of The Sable Collective, said of receiving an email threatening violence against Black business owners like her.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates

Trump's team has tried to pressure the commission to move up the debates, citing increased use of early and absentee voting because of the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Solar-powered farm
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Community solar proposal getting bipartisan support in legislature

Energy issues in Pa. can be fiercely partisan, but a measure in the state legislature to encourage clean energy development is gaining support on both sides of the aisle.

6 years ago

Desks are spaced out 6-feet apart in a classroom.
Politics & Policy

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Most schools starting with mix of online and in-person

With schools across the state set to begin classes next week, the focus shifts to making sure reopening plans are in place.

6 years ago

Vials for potential COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine

As the nation awaits a vaccine to end the pandemic, local health departments say they lack the staff, money and tools to distribute, administer and track millions of vaccines.

6 years ago

(Dan Nott/Spotlight PA)
Community
Spotlight PA

Nursing home COVID-19 case, death data still missing from Pa.’s public reports

More than six months after COVID-19 arrived in Pa., the public still doesn’t have a full picture of how many people have died or been sickened by the virus in nursing homes.

6 years ago

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia lit up red for industry professionals out of work due to the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly arts venues to go red for live events workers

The city joins many others around the country lighting their downtowns red to push for economic assistance.

6 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Parents, teachers brace for return of virtual school in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania’s largest school district will be 100% virtual through at least mid-November. Families and teachers hope it goes better than the spring.

6 years ago

Friends and family of Avante Reynolds, a 25 year-old woman who was killed crossing the Cobbs Creek Parkway in Philadelphia, gathered on the Camden Waterfront to remember her. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Decades of racist transportation policy killed Avante Reynolds — Cobbs Creek wants change

Cobbs Creek Parkway is one of the city’s most dangerous roadways. How many lives will be lost before the state improves safety conditions?

6 years ago

(Yong Kim/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. GOP advances election bill that would ban drop boxes, get mail-in ballots to voters earlier

The bill was championed by Republicans as an effort to ensure a secure election, and decried by Democrats as an attack on ballot access.

6 years ago

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