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Parents, students, and teachers rally ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries outside the district’s headquarters
Education

The Central Bucks School District is buying books to consider banning them from libraries

As part of its book review process, the district is buying books so committees can read them and make recommendations.

3 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy
WITF

Pennsylvania should have longer voter registration period, optional mail-in ballot secrecy envelopes, agency recommends

A new Pennsylvania state government report suggests making secrecy envelopes optional, standardizing the use of drop boxes across the state, and more.

3 years ago

The interior of ROCKBAR, in Scottsdale, Ariz., home to the Eagles West Fan Club. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Inside a Scottsdale, Arizona bar there’s a Eagles fan club that feels just like home

If you're a Philadelphia Eagles fan and live out west, you can find a sense of home inside ROCKBAR.

3 years ago

Donna Kelce with her two NFL playing sons
Community

Donna Kelce brings cookies for sons at Super Bowl opener

The mother of All-Pros Travis and Jason Kelce surprised her sons during an interview with NFL Network's Michael Irvin with two batches of cookies — one for each.

3 years ago

Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes sitting together for a press event ahead of the Super Bowl
Community

Mahomes, Hurts aware of significance of this Super Bowl duel

There are many storylines for this Super Bowl, but the duel between Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts and Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes is right at the top of the list.

3 years ago

Biden smiles, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy smile behind him.
Politics & Policy

Biden in State of Union exhorts Congress: ‘Finish the job’

As Biden, 80, prepares for a likely reelection bid, he sought to prove to a skeptical nation that his stewardship has delivered results both at home and abroad.

3 years ago

Water pouring from a kitchen sink
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s acting attorney general leads coalition urging stronger PFAS regulations

More than a dozen states are calling on the EPA to take immediate action against PFAS.

3 years ago

The fronts of the buildings of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly and Kansas City make an artful Super Bowl wager

The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art of Kansas City have each bet a work of art, on loan, on the outcome of the game.

3 years ago

Witch hazel blooming in January at the Morris Arboretum
PlanPhilly
Weather

Warm forecast could bring early spring blooms to Philly area, experts say

“It looks like things are trending … a good solid two weeks early,” one expert said.

3 years ago

Listen 1:07
Big Charlie's Saloon in South Philly has a lot of Kansas City Chiefs memorabilia on display.
Community

South Philly Chiefs bar opts out of Super Bowl Sunday

Since the 1980s, Big Charlie’s Saloon in South Philadelphia has been hallowed ground for Kansas City Chiefs fans.

3 years ago

Listen 3:53
A medical person holds a clipboard in their hands.
Courts & Law

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon be kicked off Medicaid

All told, state caseworkers must resume enforcing eligibility rules April 1 for more than 3.6 million people who are on Medicaid.

3 years ago

Betsy Ross impersonator Carol Spacht waiting to greet the Eagles fans before putting up the Eagles flag. (Ella Lathan/WHYY)
Community

Betsy Ross raises the Eagles flag ahead of Super Bowl LVII

The Betsy Ross House Courtyard in Old City was filled with Philadelphia Eagles fans eager to cheer on the Birds.

3 years ago

File - Bishop Aretha Morton stands beside the marquee at Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral in Wilmington. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Community

Tributes pour in for Delaware’s ‘trailblazing’ Bishop Aretha Morton

Bishop Aretha Morton, Delaware’s first female Baptist pastor, died Saturday at the age of 85.

3 years ago

Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Federal data show evidence of home appraisal bias in Philadelphia

Appraisals are more likely to be below contract sale prices in primarily Black neighborhoods than in primarily white neighborhoods in the city.

3 years ago

Listen 1:15
A fish market once stood at 2nd and Poplar streets in the Northern Liberties section, photo at left. Through the 1800s, 2nd Street was a bustling place with a market shed running down the middle. (Submitted via The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Northern Liberties business district highlights Black roots

Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section is using Black History Month to highlight the neighborhood’s deep, historic roots.

3 years ago

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