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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.

2 years ago

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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.

2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years ago

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, speaks on the Pennsylvania House floor, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania House speaker pushes for same-day registration and widely available early voting

Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton said Monday that she also wants to establish early voting centers for all legally registered voters to use.

2 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 11, 2024. Krasner announced Monday, March 18, 2024, that a man who spent more than a decade in prison after his arrest as a teen won't be retried in a 2011 quadruple shooting. C.J. Rice, now 30, has been free since a federal judge late last year found his trial lawyer deficient and the state's case weak. (
Courts & Law

Charges dropped against C.J. Rice after judge deems evidence against him as ‘slender’

After spending more than a decade in prison, C.J. Rice told CNN’s Jake Tapper the “air tastes sweeter” as a free man.

2 years ago

The interior of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to spend $80M to attack Pennsylvania’s housing crisis. Here’s how

Gov. Shapiro’s proposed budget would put state money behind a popular home repair program, anti-homelessness initiatives, and public legal defense against evictions.

2 years ago

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., speaks to voters in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Andy Kim picks up major endorsement in New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race, at Tammy Murphy’s expense

Jersey City mayor and 2025 gubernatorial candidate Steven Fulop withdrew support from Tammy Murphy, giving it to U.S. Rep. Andy Kim instead.

2 years ago

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Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Community
6abc

Small child found dead inside duffel bag in Mantua section of Philadelphia

Neighbors have shared months of outside home surveillance video with detectives.

2 years ago

The West Chester area YMCA exterior
Community

WHYY is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Berwyn and West Chester

The “pop-up” newsrooms are a continued endeavor to strengthen our ties with the communities we cover.

2 years ago

Trump at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Trump says some migrants are ‘not people’, and warns of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses

Trump delivered a profanity-filled version of his usual rally speech in Ohio that again painted an apocalyptic picture of the country if Biden wins a second term.

2 years ago

Bob Hurka points towards the Brandywine RIver
Community

‘Who owns the river?’: Wilmington residents call for historic dam protection while environmentalists work to protect fish species

Residents of a gated community in Delaware say they’re worried they could lose their beloved waterfall, and a piece of history, if a dam is removed to protect fish species.

2 years ago

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Maria Matos and the LACC staff celebrated the ribbon cutting for the grand opening of La Fiesta 3, a childcare center.
Community

Amid growing demand, a new bilingual child care center is opening in New Castle

With the Latino population on the rise, more families are seeking support for first-generation Spanish-speaking children.

2 years ago

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Dr. Said Ibrahim stands outside
Community

New dean of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University plans to double down on diversity to improve health outcomes

Dr. Said Ibrahim, appointed dean of Sidney Kimmel Medical College in December, says a more diverse medical school is key to improving health disparities.

2 years ago

An expanse of land with trees
Courts & Law

New Hanover Township is accused of blocking housing development ‘to keep the minority population’ from growing

The developers behind the huge Town Center project in Montgomery County alleged delays from New Hanover officials have cost them more than $150 million.

2 years ago

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