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A group of leaders from the local community speak out against plans for a supervised injection facility during a community meeting at the Heitzman Rec Center on Thursday night. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Safehouse vows to take more community input on supervised injection site plans

Directors of the nonprofit that wants to open a supervised injection site in Philly told outraged residents they wouldn’t move forward without further input.

8 years ago

The Frank Furness-designed 19th Street Baptist Church (Alex Lewis for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

City taskforce unveils new approach to preservation aimed at saving unrecognized Philly history

A spate of demolitions inspired city officials to think differently about how to save Philadelphia’s historic buildings.

8 years ago

Sara's father's embroidered undershirt is one of many intimate objects and stories passed down through the generations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Airing the cleaned, pressed, and folded laundry of the American experience

The wardrobe of Maira Kalman’s mother tells the story of a 20th century American Jewish experience. You can take a peek inside.

8 years ago

In this March 7, 2017, file photo, the CEO of a methadone clinic holds a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone. (Kevin D. Liles/AP Photo, File)
Health

Pew recommends Delaware increase access to opioid treatment

Pew Charitable Trusts offers suggestions for expanding medication-assisted treatment in Delaware, as well as making sure inmates have access to the addiction treatment.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Uber driver consults her phone during a shift. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Philly parking czar wants to know who’s driving your Uber, says Pa. audit doesn’t go far enough

PPA director Scott Petri wants the authority to certify Uber and Lyft drivers as part of wide-ranging regulatory package aimed at making ride-hailing services safer.

8 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Gov. Wolf touts success of opioid info sharing system after first year

Pennsylvania officials say a system that tracks overdoses and information about drug investigations has been widely adopted during its first year of use.

8 years ago

WURD radio host Vincent Thompson hosted the mayoral debate organized by the Muslim League of Voters Tuesday (Michael D'Onforio/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Williams, Butkovitz talk policies at mayoral debate; Kenney a no-show

Democratic mayoral candidate and state Sen. Anthony Williams wants to give every high school senior a $10,000 check at graduation.

8 years ago

​​​​​​​​Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education includes 14 schools state-wide (Image via http://www.passhe.edu/)
Education

New Pa. policy gives state universities more power over tuition

A new policy will give Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities more of a say in what their students will pay in tuition.

8 years ago

Trevor William Fayle and Stephanie Hodge as siblings in the Philadelphia Artists' Collective production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment
Shapiro on Theater

”Tis Pity She’s a Whore,’ controversial for almost 400 years, from Philadelphia Artists’ Collective

The play has been the object of scorn and disgust for its subject matter and even for its title. But this flawed presentation satisfies as a glimpse of theater history.

8 years ago

Automobiles drive into the Fort Washington Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (AP, file)
Courts & Law

Judge rejects lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll hikes

A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increases that are financing payments to help fund transit agencies.

8 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

State Senate introduces a nuclear bailout bill, similar to $500 million proposal from House last month

Pennsylvania state Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) on Wednesday introduced a long-awaited bill aimed at preventing two of the state’s five nuclear plants from retiring early.

8 years ago

Tech 9 (Photo via Instagram)
Courts & Law

Rapper Tech 9 faced sexual abuse charges before mysterious death

Rapper Akhiym “Tech 9” Mickens’s sudden death rocked hip-hop fans. Newly revealed sexual abuse allegations add a shocking layer to the case.

8 years ago

Social advocacy group urges New Jersey to get behind Individual Development Accounts, a matched approach to savings funded by participants, nonprofits, and the state (AP Photo)
Money
NJ Spotlight

Closing N.J.’s ‘shameful’ wealth gap between whites, people of color

Social advocacy group urges Garden State to get behind Individual Development Accounts, a matched approach to savings funded by participants, nonprofits, and the state.

8 years ago

Marijuana
Courts & Law

New Jersey stops training police dogs to sniff out weed

New Jersey has halted training state police dogs to sniff out pot.

8 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Congestion pricing floated as fix for Pa. transit funding crisis

Once politically impossible even in wealthy and transit-inclined Manhattan, congestion pricing is a relatively radical idea for car-centric Philly.

8 years ago

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