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Local painter Alain Jean-Baptiste
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

‘I’ve been pretty scared’: Philadelphia’s Haitians react to home country’s turmoil

Political turmoil, natural disasters, gang violence, a prison breakout and an exiled former prime minister have Haiti on edge.

1 year ago

Sand dunes on the beach
Community

Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer

Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.

1 year ago

press conference
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s unique primary ballot design seems to face skepticism from judge in lawsuit

Unique in the country, New Jersey brackets candidates together who run on the same party slogan, often with those who get the county political party backing in prime position.

1 year ago

crime scene
Courts & Law

4th suspect accused in SEPTA bus shooting arrested by U.S. Marshals in Virginia

All four suspects accused in the March 6 mass shooting near a SEPTA stop are in custody, according to police.

1 year ago

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Attorney General's Office in the state Capitol.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2024: A complete guide to the primary candidates for attorney general

Five Democrats and two Republicans are running for their party’s nomination and will appear on the April 23 primary ballot.

1 year ago

Visitors hold their hands out to receive the sun's energy as they celebrate the Spring equinox atop the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Thursday, March 21, 2019.
Weather

The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?

On the equinox, the Earth's orbit lines up so both hemispheres get the same amount of sunlight.

1 year ago

A close-up of Donald Trump exiting a vehicle
Courts & Law

Trump wanted trial delays, and he’s getting them. Here’s the latest

The longer Trump's trials are put off, the more he'll argue that it's impractical and unfair to stick him in a courtroom instead of leaving him to campaign.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump salutes at a campaign rally March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.
Politics & Policy

Trump is making the Jan. 6 insurrection a cornerstone of his bid for the White House

Trump is facing a four-count federal indictment over Jan. 6 — charges he conspired to defraud Americans over his 2020 election defeat.

1 year ago

Jamie Wyeth
Arts & Entertainment

Dead cats and cataracts: Jamie Wyeth is ‘Unsettled’

The artist is leaning into the strange and his anxieties about cataract surgery in a new art exhibit.

1 year ago

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A pedestrian waits to cross Roosevelt Boulevard, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Roosevelt Boulevard is an almost 14-mile maze of chaotic traffic patterns that passes through some of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods and Census tracts with the highest poverty rates. Driving can be dangerous with cars traversing between inner and outer lanes, but biking or walking on the boulevard can be even worse with some pedestrian crossings longer than a football field and taking four light cycles to cross. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Roosevelt Boulevard’s speed cameras have been ‘overwhelmingly successful.’ It’s still Philly’s most dangerous road

More changes to improve pedestrian and traffic safety on Roosevelt Boulevard are on the horizon.

1 year ago

Listen 1:13
A transformer station.
PlanPhilly
Money

Pa. pauses distributing cash grants for heating bills amid federal budget delay

The state is continuing to accept applications and distribute crisis grants to households at immediate risk of losing heat.

1 year ago

Listen 1:23
Market Square in Germantown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Rise in residential development in Germantown sparks optimism — and caution

For decades, Germantown was not the kind of place developers held ribbon-cutting ceremonies. But that’s changing.

1 year ago

Listen 7:04
Members of the Al-Rabaya family break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan outside their destroyed home by the Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, March 18, 2024.
Community

Famine is said to be ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and to open more crossings.

1 year ago

Rapper Phat Geez
Community

Philadelphia rapper Phat Geez fatally shot in Brewerytown

Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at about 10:10 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of North Taney Street.

1 year ago

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi chases the ball after a penalty kick during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup soccer match against Nashville SC, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Community

Lionel Messi out of Argentina-El Salvador match in Philly due to muscle injury

The captain was injured last week while playing for his Inter Miami club in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

1 year ago

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