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Urban Planning

New waterfront park coming to Bridesburg

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

August 28: Elected Official A | Spruce Street Harbor Park extended | Philly construction jobs boom | Meet GroJLart

12 years ago

 Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, left, and Democrat Tom Wolf shake hands at the end of a gubernatorial debate hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Sept. 22 in Hershey. The tow will meet again Wednesday for the second of three planned debates.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Poll shows Wolf with 25-point lead over Corbett

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial race hasn’t tightened, despite a summer of campaigning and a steady stream of television ads for bot ...

12 years ago

 U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah leaves the federal courthouse in Center City, Philadelphia, after pleading not guilty to racketeering charges in August 2015 (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Feds: Congressman Fattah helped orchestrate theft of funds

In a stunning development, federal prosecutors alleged in a court filing that an elected official who can only be U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah ...

12 years ago

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 The Pennsylvania State Education Association says standardized test scores dropped in reading and math for third- through sixth-graders in school years 2010-11 through 2012-13.(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Pa. teachers union says budget cuts equal lower test scores

A ...

12 years ago

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf is greeted by teachers at the Solis-Cohen Elementary School in Philadelphia Wednesday. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Education

Wolf gets warm welcome from Philadelphia teachers

Under a blazing August sun, Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf practiced the politics of friendly with red-shirted ...

12 years ago

 Fast food workers striking outside of Wendy's on Concord Pike in December. (Shirley Min/WHYY)

New task force studies low-wage impact on Delawareans

A 14-member Delaware panel tasked with developing new policy ideas on wage and labor issues held its first meeting Wednesday. The ...

12 years ago

 Jason Fritzsche (left) and Tim Woods on a road trip to Boston. (Courtesy of Jason Fritzsche)

Online bike apparel company based in Chestnut Hill looks to stand out with sleek, simple designs

For Tim Woods and Jason Fritzsche, mountain biking is a passion. Woods, a Philadelphia public school teacher, and Fritzsche, a graphic de ...

12 years ago

 (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Philly salutes Taney Dragons with parade, cheers, gratitude

Taney Fever is still sizzling hot. On Wednesday, hundreds lined South Broad Street to take in a “rolling” parade celeb ...

12 years ago

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 Steve Popper of Clemens Construction consults with Ron Meyers on the site of AQ Rittenhouse, a luxury development that is part of the boom in housing construction in Center City.(Emma Jacobs/WHYY)
Money

Philly region 3rd in the U.S. in generating construction jobs

Philadelphia saw some of the fastest growth in construction jobs in the country between July of 2013 and July of this year.   ...

12 years ago

 Star the Wishing Ox, by Tyler Bell and Catherine Haggarty, out on a farm on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road.

Painted oxen statues on display throughout Hopewell and Pennington

Olly olly oxen free: It’s the phrase used in the game hide-and-seek to announce that it’s safe to come out of hiding. The org ...

12 years ago

Education

‘De facto’ segregation among Pa. charter schools, study says

Charter schools in Pennsylvania are defined by their flexibility and freedom from many state regulations. A new ...

12 years ago

 Workmen pick a cash register off the sidewalk in front of smashed store, Aug. 29, 1964, wrecked during wild night of looting and rioting in North Philadelphia. Rioting that ended in injuries to scores and widespread property damage apparently began in scuffle during a routine arrest. (John F. Urwiller/AP Photo)

1964 North Philly riots: Why destroy their own neighborhood?

Long after the fires from the riots had finally burned out, one question lingered: “Why did they destroy their own neighborhood? ...

12 years ago

Teacher unions ought to ease up on the gas

Those who follow America’s debate about the merits of education reform might liken this last decade’s discourse to something ...

12 years ago

Education

Study finds cost of Pa. charter schools ‘obvious and escalating’

A study released this summer finds charter scho ...

12 years ago

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