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The exterior of the Be a Gem Crossing apartment building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Affordable housing development replaces nuisance motel in North Philly

Be a Gem Crossing offers deeply discounted rents in a neighborhood where the median household income is roughly half of the city’s.

1 year ago

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Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

What to know before you vote in Pa.’s 2024 primary election

Pennsylvania’s primary election is Tuesday, April 23. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

1 year ago

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.,, speaks during a news conference
Politics & Policy

Transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address

Sen. Katie Britt delivered the Republican response to President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address.

1 year ago

Biden waves during SOTU address
Politics & Policy

7 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name

Here are some key takeaways from the speech.

1 year ago

Senator Katie Britt
Politics & Policy

Katie Britt calls Biden a ‘diminished leader’ in GOP response to the State of the Union

The first-term Alabama Republican, the youngest woman in the Senate, delivered a stinging election-year critique of the president while sitting at her own kitchen table.

1 year ago

Family members arrive for a special city council meeting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Almost two years after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the city council met to discuss the results of an independent investigation it requested into the response by local police officers.
Community

Uvalde parents lash out after new report clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack

A Department of Justice report in January criticized the “cascading failures” of responding law enforcement.

1 year ago

T.J. Erkert with harm reduction advocates at a rally outside City Hall
Health

Harm reduction activists ask for a ‘seat at the table’ during City Hall rally

Protesters demanded City Council and the Parker administration turn away from its “forced treatment” approach to solve the opioid crisis in Kensington.

1 year ago

Evidence markers are seen following a shooting in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
Community

Wednesday’s mass shooting near SEPTA stop may be connected to earlier shooting, police say

Police say a car used in Wednesday’s shooting is connected to another car theft. Investigators are checking both vehicles for physical evidence.

1 year ago

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Celena Morrison, Philadelphia's executive director of LGBT Affairs is arrested along with her husband following a traffic stop on I-76.
Courts & Law

Pa. trooper charged at Philly LGBTQ+ leader as she recorded traffic stop, lawyers say

The arrest made national headlines over the weekend and has prompted questions over the car stop and use of force.

1 year ago

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) poses for a photo with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson holding Sweden's NATO Instruments of Accession in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality

Sweden and Finland both abandoned long-standing neutrality that had been a hallmark of the Nordic states’ Cold War foreign policy after Russia invaded Ukraine.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker (right) with her family at her historic inauguration on Jan. 2, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Mayor Parker to attend State of the Union as guest of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans

President Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday. Follow WHYY on air and online for live special coverage.

1 year ago

Voter entering a polling place
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elections 101: What to know about electronic pollbooks, which Pa. counties use them, and more

E-pollbooks speed up key processes for poll workers. But like most election technology, they are potentially vulnerable to hacking if there aren’t safeguards in place.

1 year ago

Jason Kelce holding a can of soup
Community
6abc

Campbell unveils 1st ever ‘Legend Edition Chunky’ soup can in honor of Philadelphia’s Jason Kelce

Fans can enter to win one of 620 limited-edition collectible cans.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address
Politics & Policy

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

His speech from the House rostrum, delivered just eight months before Biden stands for reelection, was something of an on-the-job interview for the nation's oldest president.

1 year ago

Hollywood sign visible in the distance through a theater window
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Celebration of Women Artists, Oscar watch parties, BalletX and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

March 7 - 10: Sting with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Taylor Dayne in N.J., and “On Your Feet!” in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

1 year ago

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