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Former foster care child Mayda Berrios joined Gov. John Carney (left) and Tony Allen, Delaware State University president, after the State of the State speech. (State of Delaware)
Education

Delaware initiative would offer financial support for foster kids who want to go to college

Foster kids find themselves at a crossroads when they turn 18. The Carney administration initiative aims to encourage more to continue their education.

6 years ago

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An MTA countdown clock shows time until the next trains to arrive at the New York system's Bergen Street station in Brooklyn. (MTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Next to arrive on SEPTA: Real-time countdown clocks on BSL

SEPTA riders will soon be able to look at a sign in a train station and see in real time when trains are arriving, on time or otherwise.

6 years ago

Representatives from Common Cause Pennsylvania. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s lobbying law got tougher in 2018. But it still falls short in exposing influence.

If you’re an advocate for government transparency, it would be difficult to not feel disappointed that one of the biggest supporters of Pennsylvania’s lobbying disclosure law

6 years ago

Thirteen children from seven nations took the Oath of Allegience to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia on July 4, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Could Pennsylvania’s 43K new citizens make the difference in 2020 election?

Naturalized citizens have been adding to the voter rolls in swing states since the last election cycle. Could they make a difference in Pennsylvania for 2020?

6 years ago

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A bungalow in South Seaside Park, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Money

Jersey Shore Airbnb hosts earned nearly $70M during 2019, company says

Jersey Shore homeowners that list their units on the popular rental marketplace Airbnb collectively raked in tens of millions of dollars in 2019, the company said. 

6 years ago

(Valley Youth House)
Community
Broke in Philly

Local organizations collaborate to create LGBTQ housing program

The Homeward Initiative and Valley Youth House are nearing the launch of their housing collaboration Host Homes.

6 years ago

Seminarian Jordan Evans prays the rosary in a chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. After scandals in the Catholic Church, future priests say they hope their examples of piety will restore faith in the clergy. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Community

After abuse scandals, seminarians pledge to ‘get it right’

The 156 young men who call St. Charles Borromeo Seminary home are deeply aware of both the sacred and the profane.

6 years ago

Critics of a measure that would allow municipalities to require developers to pay for mass transit improvements say it could stifle development where growth is most needed and negatively affect affordable housing costs. (Chicago Transit Authority via Flickr)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Developers could have to foot the bill for mass transit upgrades

Measure aligns with state policies to steer new developments to areas with existing infrastructure

6 years ago

This photo combo provided by Allentown Art Museum shows from left, before and after restoration of a painting called
Arts & Entertainment

Allentown Art Museum’s Rembrandt knockoff turns out to be the real thing

For decades, the Allentown Art Museum displayed an oil-on-oak panel painting called “Portrait of a Young Woman” and credited it to “Studio of Rembrandt.”

6 years ago

Phoebe A. Haddon (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Money
The Philadelphia Tribune

Rutgers chancellor Haddon named chair of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Phoebe A. Haddon, chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, has been named chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Jennifer Hudson sings a tribute to former NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed in a helicopter crash Jan. 26, before the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
Community

All-Star weekend, as expected, was about honoring Kobe

Everyone at the All-Star Game on Sunday got a 24-page tribute published by Sports Illustrated devoted to Bryant's career

6 years ago

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer, one of the first African American women to be published in the United States. (Library of Congress)
Arts & Entertainment

Getting to know Frances Harper: Pa. activist for civil rights, women’s suffrage

Before sculpture’s June dedication, Philly is invited to get to know the undersung 19th-century advocate for slavery’s abolition and women’s right to vote.

6 years ago

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The Trolley Car Diner was a mainstay in Mt. Airy. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Thanks to this program for teachers, a distinctive Philly diner will live on after its closure

For many, the Trolley Car Diner in Mount Airy was a beloved dining spot. But for some teachers, it was a lot more than that.

6 years ago

Listen 3:04
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, greets supporters at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

For first time, Biden calls Obama deportations ‘big mistake’

Going further than he ever has in expressing regret over Obama administration immigration policy, presidential candidate Joe Biden called it a “big mistake.”

6 years ago

Sophie Mills braces for candy throws during her bat mitzvah ceremony at Jewish Children's Folkshul in Philadelphia. Family and friends gathered to see the seventh-grader give a presentation on five inspirational women who repaired the world. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Can a modern spin on a bar/bat mitzvah tradition keep teens in the Jewish community?

One Jewish community in Philadelphia tries to keep its young people rooted in their identity with a modern spin on a bar/bat mitzvah tradition.

6 years ago

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