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A police officer sets up a barricade on the street
Politics & Policy

After Kensington encampment shutdown, what’s next for Philly’s plan to address the addiction crisis?

City police and outreach workers continue to monitor the area of Kensington’s open-air drug market as harm reduction workers provide a bridge to support services.

1 year ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Politics & Policy

Delaware is investigating UI trust fund vulnerabilities for possibility of more thefts by state employees

Some Delaware lawmakers say the state should have publicly disclosed last year’s embezzlement, calling the lack of transparency disappointing.

1 year ago

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the demolished UC Townhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker’s budget leaves UC Townhomes agreement in limbo. Housing advocates aren’t happy

The Philadelphia Housing Authority is poised to build 70 units on the former site of the University City Townhomes. It needs funding from the city before that can happen.

1 year ago

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Suzanne Harrison holds a photo of her brother
Money

Local governments in N.J. and other states struggle to distribute money from opioid settlements

Most towns with populations over 10,000 are getting part of the funds, which total over $50 billion. In at least one New Jersey county, not much planning has happened.

1 year ago

A mother and her child smile
Community

More U.S. parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day — but most still don’t

Momentum is building in the Senate and House to expand paid leave. With no federal law, 13 states and the District of Columbia have adopted paid family and medical leave laws.

1 year ago

File photo: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., waits to speak during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.
Courts & Law

For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars

The N.J. Democrat goes to trial in Manhattan federal court. Prosecutors say he and his wife accepted gold bars, cash and a luxury car as bribes to aid three businessmen.

1 year ago

Cooper University Hospital in Camden
Health

Cooper Hospital seeks to train a new generation of compassionate caregivers

Hospital officials hope to create a blueprint for compassionate care that can ultimately be replicated nationwide.

1 year ago

A person dressed as a hotdog rides through the mud pit at the Kensington Derby
Arts & Entertainment

The good, the bad and the muddy: Kensington Derby boasts largest field in its 16 years

The derby’s latest iteration featured a very hungry caterpillar, a glamorous Phanatic-Gritty duo and an ode to Dollar Dog Night. Plus, plenty of mud.

1 year ago

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Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott, left, and Brandon Marsh, right, dump water and candy on Whit Merrifield after winning against the San Francisco Giants, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

The Phillies are hot, loose and loving life as one of the best teams in baseball

This year's team does have unfinished business in the postseason. The first World Series championship since 2008 remains the ultimate goal.

1 year ago

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

Pa. trooper who arrested LGBTQ+ leaders in Philly no longer works for state police

In March, Celena Morrison and husband Darius McLean were arrested after a traffic stop on an elevated stretch of highway in the city, part of which was captured on video.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd during a campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Trump tells Wildwood crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’ in hush money case

Trump’s extraordinary legal woes, which include three other unrelated criminal cases, have emerged as a central issue in the campaign.

1 year ago

A dog is seen in a kennel at ACCT Philly
Community
6abc

ACCT Philly dealing with severe overcrowding, in need of short-term fosters

"We were Instacarting dog crates because we had no place for these dogs to sit," said ACCT Philly's executive director.

1 year ago

John Jarboe'
Arts & Entertainment

A rose by another name: A fantasy about in-utero cannibalism comes to Philly’s Fabric Workshop

The immersive, interactive installation “Rose Garden” is a genderqueer fantasy of in-utero cannibalism.

1 year ago

beds at a homeless shelter
Community

Point-in-time count offers ‘snapshot’ of homelessness in Montgomery County

The count showed an uptick in people experiencing homelessness — although more people were in emergency shelters rather than outdoors compared to the year before.

1 year ago

banquet hall
Community

How Delaware’s Hispanic Commission works to improve economic outcomes for Latinos

A key priority for Delaware’s Hispanic Commission is ensuring immigrants can use their degrees from their native countries.

1 year ago

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