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Health

Philly’s IndeVets is expanding its peer support network for veterinarians

The group added five Philly veterinarians to its peer counseling network Lifeboat, an online tool that allows vets to report mental health crises.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law
Elections 2023

How Philly’s gun violence crisis fluctuated across 30 years of police commissioners

A look at how the city has fared under its most recent top cops.

3 years ago

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A sign for the prison on the outside of the building.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia prison escape aided by man charged in deadly cheesesteak shop brawl, police say

Authorities say two escaped prisoners in Philadelphia were helped by a fellow inmate who’s charged with murder for a brawl outside a famed Philadelphia cheesesteak shop.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

16% of Philadelphians are disabled. Here’s where mayoral candidates stand on disability issues, and how advocates are feeling

From affordable housing to agency in voting, candidates and citizens tackled access — what it means, where it isn’t, and how it impacts the civic process.

3 years ago

An ambulance driving on a major road in Philly.
Community

Center City seeing more foot traffic, but business district still working to draw back employees to the office

A recent survey of Philly businesses showed workers seem to be taking a stand against returning to the office full time.

3 years ago

Councilmember Lozada reviews papers while seated at her desk in council chambers.
Health

Philly City Council members look to ban supervised injection sites in several neighborhoods

Several City Council members want to preemptively ban such sites in residential neighborhoods in certain parts of the city.

3 years ago

Children play in a fountain to cool off in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, May 12, 2023. An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest and worsen wildfires already burning in western Canada, a historically temperate region that has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled by climate change in recent years. 
(AP Photo/Claire Rush)
Weather

Early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records

Temperatures in Portland are forecast to hover in the mid-90s throughout the weekend. Temperatures could hit the low 90s in Seattle.

3 years ago

Officials posing at a press conference for the newest Bike share station.
Urban Planning

Philly bike share Indego details expansion plans after eight years of operations

More bikes and stations are being added with new spots in Mantua, North Philadelphia, and South Philadelphia, with more than 2,200 bikes available for rental.

3 years ago

Portraits of people are displayed outdoors, as viewers seated in chairs look on.
Community

Portrait exhibit honors victims of Philadelphia gun violence ahead of Mother’s Day

The art exhibit at City Hall featured the portraits of 55 homicide victims as a way to help grieving mothers who’ve lost children to gun violence.

3 years ago

Holly Alvarez of Holly Rose Wholesale florist in Mount Laurel, N.J., carries a bundle of roses that will be used to make Mothers Day bouquets for women whos children have died. Working with the Compassionate Friends of Camden County, Alvarez will deliver about 50 bouquets on Mothers Day. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

South Jersey florist honoring mothers who are grieving on Mother’s Day

Holly Alvarez, who is a co-owner of Holly Rose Wholesale in Mount Laurel, will spend Mother’s Day delivering bouquets to at least 40 grieving mothers.

3 years ago

A vacant lot is visible on a sunny day.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Historical commission approves plan for new police station, rec center in North Philly

The $32.5 million development would occupy a series of vacant lots in Strawberry Mansion.

3 years ago

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania patients must receive approval from a physician if they want to legally use cannabis in the state.
(Leise Hook / For Spotlight PA)
Health

Pa. health department faces lawmaker questioning over medical marijuana doctor data

The agency has sued to keep secret how often individual doctors approve patients for medical marijuana.

3 years ago

Cassandra Nuñez standing in her house
Courts & Law

Trump’s sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing

It comes as women across the U.S. ponder the cultural landscape amid sweeping threats to their hard-won progress.

3 years ago

A sign for the prison on the outside of the building.
Courts & Law

Authorities capture 1 of 2 men who escaped from Philadelphia prison

Hurst and Grant were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing.

3 years ago

Tulips are pictured outside Philadelphia City Hall.
Arts & Entertainment

Ideas to steal: What Philly’s next mayor could borrow from other cities to support the arts

As the Philly mayoral race inches closer to the May 16 primary, here’s how other cities support and utilize arts in city government.

3 years ago

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