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An artist's rendering of the Freedom Fighters mural at Girard College. (Courtesy of Mural Arts Philadelphia)
Community

Teenagers who desegregated Girard College to be honored with a mural

Teenagers were “the muscle” behind Cecil B. Moore’s historic protest outside Girard College in 1965. The school will soon have a mural depicting them.

3 days ago

Our Town bowling alley in East Norriton, Pa. (Our Town/Facebook)
Community

Fond memories of East Norriton bowling alley help community stunned by a mass shooting

For many, the lanes now known as Our Town Alley were part of growing up and family gatherings. The fatal shooting there last weekend was a shock.

3 days ago

Principal Andrea Surratt at work in her office at E. W. Rhodes Elementary School in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

‘This constant wheel’: Philly educators fight to bring truant students back into the fold

In a disconnected world, principals find themselves fighting harder to keep their tenuous ties to families on the fringe.

3 days ago

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Jessica Westcott says her goal is to provide healthy food
Community

Free, healthy food and some gourmet treats in Wilmington’s community fridges

Neighborhood leader Logan Herring says the two recently-installed units are a welcome and needed addition to a community he considers a food desert.

3 days ago

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Tarsha and Keisha Scovens at the pond at Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia near the Wingohocking Creek. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Giving city communities the chance to get to know the waterways all around us

Keisha Scovens sees the Delaware River Watershed as an inclusive space for families of color to engage, learn, understand that flowing connection.

3 days ago

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The Syria attack did not appear to signal an intention to widen U.S. military involvement in the region but rather to demonstrate a will to defend U.S. troops in Iraq.

3 days ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Money

Parliamentarian: COVID-19 bill must lose minimum wage hike

It will force Democrats to make politically painful choices about what to do next on the federal minimum wage, which has long caused internal party rifts.

4 days ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Levine questioned on missing Pa. nursing home data in federal confirmation hearing

Former Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s explanation for the issues did not match previous reporting by Spotlight PA.

4 days ago

An artist's rendering of the proposed King of Prussia rail line station at Mall Boulevard. (Courtesy of SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA to use COVID relief funds to move ahead with King of Prussia rail line

The $2 billion rail line would connect KOP to University City and Center City, creating a trifecta of the largest employment hubs in the region.

4 days ago

Pat Moore, with the Chester County, Pa., Health Department, fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Chesco says it could inoculate 33,000 people a week. It just needs the vaccines

Because of supply issues, the county has administered more than 18,400 first doses and more than 9,000 second doses to date.

4 days ago

Families stand in line at Philadelphia School District headquarters to pick up Chromebooks ahead of the start of the school year in September 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Return to in-person school in Philly delayed again, mediation results expected Monday

The weeks-long conflict between the School District of Philadelphia and its teachers union is said to be nearing a conclusion.

4 days ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, speaks about the Congress Equality Act, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, with from left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Pelosi, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics.

4 days ago

People with appointments wait in line at Philadelphia's first standing city-run COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which opened at the Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center on Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Philly’s vaccine supply flowing to some wealthy suburbs 4 times faster than many city neighborhoods

Residents of dozens of suburban ZIP codes are being vaccinated using city supply at rates almost four times that of the least vaccinated areas of Philadelphia.

4 days ago

Construction work approaches 4th Street in September 1965. On the lower right, St. Paul's Catholic Church narrowly avoided the path of the interstate. (Courtesy of Delaware Public Archives)
Urban Planning

As major I-95 construction starts in Wilmington, a look back at the road that split the city

Drivers in and around Wilmington will face plenty of backups, but that pales to the disruption the highway caused in city neighborhoods when it was first built.

4 days ago

Customers place their orders at the Wawa at 6th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Proposed settlement could give Wawa shoppers affected by data breach up to $500

A 2019 data breach in Wawa’s payment processors could have compromised up to 30 million card payment records. Now, shoppers may get compensation.

4 days ago

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