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A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly officials support automated bus lane enforcement and say it could improve ‘transit equity’

State Rep. Martina White plans a bill that would create two pilot programs using a system in which cameras record and ticket drivers who park in bus lanes.

6 years ago

(Google image)
Down the Shore
Community

Banner plane goes down in ocean off Long Beach Island

A banner plane went down in the ocean Saturday afternoon in Surf City, authorities say. 

6 years ago

In this June 25, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden pauses while speaking during an event in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Politics & Policy

Democrats warn against overconfidence in fight against Trump

Biden and his leading supporters are stepping up warnings to Democrats to avoid becoming complacent.

6 years ago

A dancer known by the professional name Tabz poses with a dance pole at Malcolm X Park. She is a leader of the group Stiletto, which held an event in the park to advocate for better working conditions for dancers and sex workers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

In fourth week of protests, calls for better conditions for strip club workers

STILETTOS, a group demanding better health and safety inside Philly’s strip clubs, is coordinating aid for sex workers.

6 years ago

This Dec. 3, 2015 file photograph shows the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
Education

Princeton to remove Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school

Princeton announced plans to remove the name of the former president from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing an earlier decision.

6 years ago

Coal is piled up at the the Blaschak Coal Corporation pit mine
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Department of Energy putting money into coal ‘innovation’ grants

$122 million will go to research into using coal as a base for materials.

6 years ago

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and other House Democrats spaced for social distancing, speaks during a news conference on the House East Front Steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2020, ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Once again, Congress unable to act during national trauma

It’s the latest example of how partisanship and polarization on Capitol Hill have hamstrung Congress’ ability to meet the moment and respond meaningfully to public opinion.

6 years ago

(courtesy of AccessMatters)
Health

Philly nonprofit pivots to promoting at-home HIV testing during pandemic

“Life As We Know It” focuses on empowering Black and Latino men in Philly ages 18 through 45 to get tested for HIV through an at-home kit.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they leave a cafeteria at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Courts & Law

Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention

A federal judge ordered the release of children held with their parents in U.S. immigration jails and denounced the prolonged detention of families during the pandemic.

6 years ago

Free Library of Philadelphia
Community

Black workers want Free Library to address racism, safety before reopening

Black workers at the Free Library of Philadelphia have penned an open letter about racism in the workplace.

6 years ago

At Farnham Park on June 26, Camden High graduate Zanabria Harris, 18, stands in a sea of confetti at the end of the parade.  (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Education

Camden parade celebrates new high school graduates

The parade was one of several efforts to make up to the graduates some of what they’d lost when school stopped in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

Christopher Golson (center) and Jessica Golson (right) with their cousin Gillian Golson. The Golsons have helped circulate a petition to demand change at Philly area private schools. (Picture courtesy of Golson family.)
Education

Black private school alumni say they’ve reached ‘breaking point,’ demand change

Driven by social media posts detailing racism at elite schools in the Philly area, Black alumni say they want major changes.

6 years ago

Bob Mills of Wenonah, N.J., places a bet at Harrah's Philadelphia, attended by showgirls Vanessa Harkins and Angel Simpkins. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Gamblers flock to Harrah’s casino in Chester after 100 days of closure

Regulators, companies and unions are trying to figure out how to get guests back into casinos in a way that doesn’t spread the virus. Will it work?

6 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (Aaron Moselle / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly puts prosecutors in police divisions to help tackle gun-violence

Members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the Philadelphia Police Department are teaming up with hopes of solving more homicides and non-fatal shootings.

6 years ago

The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘We don’t see the refinery starting’: PES site’s new owner envisions an ‘environmentally conscious’ commercial hub

The $225.5 million deal is done. Chicago-based Hilco plans to turn the 1,300-acre site in Southwest Philly into a distribution and logistics center.

6 years ago

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