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Commercial corridor with new trees planted
PlanPhilly
Community

‘The more trees, the merrier’: Philly’s commercial corridors are blooming with greenery thanks to 117 new trees

In one of Philly’s hottest neighborhoods, the influx of trees “gives people hope,” says one resident.

3 years ago

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Alguien camina cerca de un letrero que tiene el texto en inglés
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Una guía completa para el día de las elecciones primarias de Pa. 2023, que incluye quién está en la papeleta, cuándo votar, cómo votar, dónde votar, emitir el voto por correo y más

Lea aquí para conocer las fechas clave de las elecciones primarias, información sobre los candidatos que figuran en su papeleta, y mucho más.

3 years ago

Protesters are visible through the windows of a meeting room.
Education

With no tentative agreements, Rutgers unions continue labor actions

Though three unions have agreed on a framework, there are still issues lingering between New Jersey’s public university and its unionized workforce.

3 years ago

Jon Combes holds his bottle of buprenorphine
Health

DEA mum on proposed rule changes that could impact millions of telehealth users seeking prescription drugs

Telehealth providers say the Biden administration should reconsider proposed regulations that would make obtaining prescription controlled drugs harder.

3 years ago

Mike Pence
Politics & Policy

Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source

The testimony came hours after a federal appeals court in a sealed order rejected a bid by Trump's lawyers to block Pence's appearance.

3 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly’s plastic bag ban is working, study finds

A city-commissioned study estimates the ban prevented enough single-use plastic bags to fill City Hall every eight months.

3 years ago

Eric Marsh Sr. speaks to a group of people.
Community

South Philly residents discuss signs of gentrification during Bridging Blocks event

Attendees at the Guerin Recreation Center discussed the obvious and not-so-obvious signs that gentrification is about to impact a neighborhood.

3 years ago

Listen 1:07
Single-use plastic bags
Politics & Policy

Cheltenham Township passes ban on single-use plastic bags

The township is the first to do so in 2023 and the 16th overall. Lower Merion Township and Swarthmore Borough are working now on similar legislation to reduce plastic waste.

3 years ago

In this image from video provided by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram speaks during a meeting with the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington
Courts & Law

DEA chief grilled over probe into no-bid contracts, hiring

Lawmakers grilled U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram over millions of dollars in no-bid contracts that are the subject of a watchdog probe.

3 years ago

Car parked in a bike lane in Philly. (WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Drivers beware: PPA is stepping up enforcement of Philly bike lanes

Starting in May, the parking authority will have a unit dedicated to ticketing cars parked in bike lanes.

3 years ago

This 1955 file photo shows Carolyn Bryant. Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died Tuesday night, April 25, in hospice care in Louisiana, according to a death report filed Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Louisiana. She was 88
Community

Carolyn Bryant Donham, at center of Emmett Till death, dies

According to a death report filed Thursday in Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Louisiana, Donham died Tuesday night in Westlake, Louisiana.

3 years ago

Bed Bath & Beyond shopping carts
Money

How will we know if the U.S. economy is in a recession?

Many economists, though, still expect a recession to hit as soon as the current April-June quarter — or soon thereafter.

3 years ago

An historical marker at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Gun control measures advance in Pennsylvania state House

Democrats tout the bills as relatively moderate gun-control bills and an effort to reduce gun violence, trafficking, suicides and accidents.

3 years ago

Chief Defender Keisha Hudson
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. doesn’t fund public defense, Shapiro’s budget would change that

The $10 million proposal would be the most funding the state has ever dedicated to supporting the constitutional right to counsel.

3 years ago

Black labrador puppy
Community
6abc

‘Major’ becomes Philadelphia Phillies’ new service pup in training

The Philadelphia Phillies and the trusty Phanatic introduced Major, a 10-week-old Black Labrador pup.

3 years ago

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