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'Awakened in You,' an exhibit at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, celebrates the gift of Dr. Constance E. Clayton, a collector of African American art and former superintendent of Philadelphia public schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

PAFA displays Black art collection of Constance Clayton, former Philadelphia school superintendent

Constance Clayton has been collecting African American art for 30 years. She recently gave much of her collection to PAFA in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

A street is shown at nighttime, with a few passersby walking by.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Bright lights, big city: How Philly’s new streetlights could make us safer

Philadelphia’s 100,000 streetlamps vary in brightness and intensity, leaving some areas darker, and more dangerous than others.

7 years ago

Streamline is developing a lot on the 1300 block of Germantown Avenue, between Thompson and Master Streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Streamline seeks fresh start on toxic Kensington soil: ‘We’re a different animal’

The Philadelphia developer is seeking approval to build 190 units of housing on an industrial lot with lead and other toxins in soil.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Register of Wills Tracey Gordon is sworn in on Jan. 6, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Money

Think estate planning is only for the rich? You’re wrong.

Philadelphia’s Register of Wills explains how to take control of the estate planning process and ensure your assets go to your family.

7 years ago

Outside Mullingar (courtesy Delaware Theater Company/Matt Urban, NUPOINT Marketing)
Things To Do
Community
February 20 - 26, 2019

African American artistry revealed, French composers at the forefront and a Philly-born hip-hop trio reunited in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

What’s happening in Philly, New Jersey and Delaware: African American film pioneer homored, French composers night out and Tony nominated play at DTC

7 years ago

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In December 2018, Katie Brennan, the chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, raises her hand as she is sworn in to testify before the Select Oversight Committee at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Katie Brennan wants to improve how New Jersey handles sexual assault, harassment cases

“If you’re not able to speak about what has happened to you, you cannot effectively get justice.”

7 years ago


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County. (Joseph Darius Jaafari/PA Post)
Money
PA Post

Determining Harrisburg Diocese’s assets will be complicated process under bankruptcy

Facing up to $100 million in claims from victims of sexual abuse, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday.

7 years ago

Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Rivals take pre-debate shots as Bloomberg faces major test

The attacks underscore how seriously Democrats are taking the former New York mayor’s campaign, now that he’s rocketed to double-digit support in national polls.

7 years ago

In this Nov. 20, 2019 file photo, former state prosecutor Frank Fina walks in the Pennsylvania Capitol after oral arguments before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Sandusky prosecutor and former Penn State lawyer disciplined

Her grand jury appearance led the state Superior Court in 2015 to throw out some charges that Curley and Schultz had faced for their response to complaints about Sandusky.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of Jo Anne Hall)
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. utility company seeks 8.5 percent rate increase to recoup storm damage costs, support enhancements

An electric utility company that serves more than a million customers in 13 New Jersey counties is seeking a customer rate increase.

7 years ago

Four people experiencing homelessness were found dead inside of a tent in a Delaware woods on Monday. (NBC10)
Community

Delaware shelter operators react to death of four people living in the woods

The Wilmington News Journal reports the deaths may have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from a propane tank used for heat.

7 years ago

(Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

Police justified in fatally shooting man with a knife in Jersey Shore town, prosecutors say

Four police officers were justified in fatally shooting a knife-wielding man who stabbed a police dog and then moved threateningly toward the officers, authorities announced.

7 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Harrisburg Catholic diocese declares bankruptcy, the first to do so in Pa. under weight of clergy sex abuse claims

The move comes six months after the diocese announced it had paid out $12 million to more than 100 victims of decades-old sexual abuse.

7 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg.
Money

Lawmakers question Wolf’s corporate tax proposals — again

The Democratic Governor has pitched the same overhaul to Pennsylvania’s corporate tax structure for five years in a row.

7 years ago

City Hall in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Bill to bolster tax break for low-income workers moves ahead in City Council, despite Kenney’s opposition

Philadelphia City Council is forging ahead to expand an existing tax break for low-income workers in defiance of the Kenney administration’s objections.

7 years ago

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