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(From left) Tammy Reeves, founder of Resident Action Committee 2; Chef Z, TCG culinary director; Eli Moraru, TCG co-founder and president; Alex Imbot, TCG co-founder and CEO; and Onicah Maynard, also with Resident Action Committee 2, outside the TCG store in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia on Sept. 19, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Penn grads to launch reimagined corner store for Philly families in need

The Community Grocer is expected to open next year with hopes of expanding the experimental concept in the future.

2 years ago

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File photo: Artist Roberto Lugo, who created the mural, ''The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything'' reads a poem about the hardships of growing up in Kensington and the importance of arts education. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Transforming the art form of ceramics’: Philly artist Roberto Lugo wins $250,000 Heinz Award

The Heinz Award, with its quarter-million dollar purse, was given to the Philly artist who makes ceramics depicting urban life.

2 years ago

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Urban Planning

Southwest Philly recreation center to receive $25 million makeover

The Kingsessing playground will receive a complete redo, including an athletic field, a new HVAC system, and ADA-compliant equipment.

2 years ago

Siren light on roof of police car at street.
Courts & Law

Former PPD Officer Patrick Heron to face more than 200 charges of sexual crime in 1 trial. Many of his victims were young women

Patrick Heron retired from the PPD in 2019. Between 2022 and 2023, he’s been arrested three times on more than 200 charges of sexual crimes.

2 years ago

JoAnne Epps
Community

JoAnne A. Epps, Temple’s acting president, dies after falling ill on campus

The 72-year-old, a fixture of the university, had taken the helm in April following President Jason Wingard's resignation.

2 years ago

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Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021
Courts & Law

Ray Epps, center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot

Epps says he was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent whipping up trouble that would be blamed on President Donald Trump's supporters. Fox hasn't commented.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023
Politics & Policy

Biden exhorts world leaders at the UN to stand up to Russia, warns not to let Ukraine ‘be carved up’

Biden is scheduled to host talks Thursday at the White House with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

2 years ago

Mark Dial entering the courthouse
Courts & Law
6abc

Bail revoked for Mark Dial, Philadelphia police officer charged in fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry

Officer Mark Dial was charged with murder and was later released on $50,000 bail on September 8.

2 years ago

Centro Judicial de Pensilvania.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2023: Una guía completa de los candidatos a la Corte Suprema del estado

En las elecciones del 7 de noviembre, el demócrata Daniel McCaffery y la republicana Carolyn Carluccio competirán para ocupar un asiento vacante en la Corte Suprema de Pa.

2 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia Mayor Kenney
Politics & Policy

To veto or not? Philly Mayor Jim Kenney unhappy with City Council injection site ban

Kenney wouldn’t commit to vetoing legislation that would ban the sites in most of Philadelphia. It passed with a veto-proof margin.

2 years ago

The exterior of the Bridgeton Free Public Library
Community

WHYY is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Bridgeton, N.J.

The “pop-up” newsrooms are a continued effort to deepen our relationship with the communities we serve.

2 years ago

Evan Gershkovich
Courts & Law

A Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich

The decision means Gershkovich, 31, will remain jailed at least until Nov. 30, unless his appeal is heard in the meantime and he is released — an unlikely outcome.

2 years ago

Close-up of Gov. Shapiro speaking
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania has made it easier to register to vote when drivers get or renew a license

Twenty-three other states and Washington, D.C., already have varying models of what is called “automatic voter registration.”

2 years ago

A headshot of Lindsay Powell
Politics & Policy

Control of the Pa. House will again hinge on result of a special election

A win for Connolly Autenreith would give the House back to Republicans, and the party would control both the House and the Senate.

2 years ago

A box of Narcan is seen up close
Health

OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves — but with early cost and access barriers

Narcan is a well-known brand of naloxone, a medication that can reverse drug overdoses if someone has taken opioid pills, heroin, or fentanyl.

2 years ago

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