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Courts & Law

Lawsuit fails to stop FDR Park renovations

A judge decided her court does not have jurisdiction to hear the suit to stop clearing trees. Petitioners plan to appeal.

2 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Broad Street Run, Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival and Philly Tech Week in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 2–5: Sing Us Home Festival in Philly, ''The Bodyguard: The Musical'' in N.J. and Croce Plays Croce in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Housing Authority to rehab and rent neglected properties tied to Germantown Settlement

The city repossessed the properties from a group of entities controlled by one of the neighborhood’s most notorious landlords.

2 years ago

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Education

Philly’s pilot program for year-round school is starting to take shape

The goal is to reduce the “summer slide” where students' minds aren’t stimulated and subject matter needs to be re-taught after vacation.

2 years ago

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Members of a protest encampment at UPenn hang signs around their camp on May 1, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza

“Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

2 years ago

A section of a CSX train on tracks
Politics & Policy

Federal rail agency conducted a ‘limited scope investigation’ of Whitemarsh train derailment — meaning no report

The FRA officially deemed the cause of the 2023 CSX train derailment to be a sinkhole. The agency decided not to conduct an in-depth investigation.

2 years ago

Paris and Briante Grant sit with their triplets
Health

Delaware families are still grappling with infant formula shortages, price hikes

Pa. Sen. Bob Casey is pushing legislation to add more competition to the baby formula market after shortages caused prices to spike.

2 years ago

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Jean Holloway with friend Vikki Prettyman
Health

Delaware advocate for clean water remembered as PFAS regulations are implemented

Vikki Prettyman, who died of kidney failure last year, helped the Sussex County town of Blades overcome its “forever chemicals” water crisis.

2 years ago

Yo-Yo Ma performs
Arts & Entertainment

Yo-Yo Ma awarded WHYY Lifelong Learning Award: ‘I’m doing my best’

The world-renowned cellist came to WHYY to be interviewed by Terry Gross. Of course, he brought his cello, Petunia.

2 years ago

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Dave McCormick with student Eyal Yakoby at UPenn’s protest encampment
Politics & Policy

GOP Senate hopeful visits Penn encampment: ‘They should be arrested’

David McCormick and other politicians are using the camp for their messaging. Students say they feel unsafe after an attack with an unknown substance and other incidents.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster

The bill passed on party lines, 102-99, as Democrats backed it and Republicans opposed it. It faces long odds in the Republican-controlled chamber.

2 years ago

District leaders with the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council
Politics & Policy

Citing infrastructure spending and jobs, Philly construction union endorses Biden

Groundbreaking begins on projects under the bipartisan infrastructure bill, earning President Biden key labor support from a prominent local construction union.

2 years ago

Valley Green Road Bridge
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Federal money will help prepare 2 Philly bridges for climate-driven floods

The funding will go toward renovations of the Valley Green Road Bridge in Wissahickon Valley Park and the Bells Mill Bridge near Morris Arboretum.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

The proposal would move marijuana from the “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III."

2 years ago

A map from the USGS shows the area affected by a 2.6 magnitude aftershock.
Science

2.6-magnitude aftershock reported in New Jersey weeks after larger earthquake

The epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey — about 60 miles from Philadelphia.

2 years ago

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