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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Majority of Chinatown businesses fear Sixers arena would ‘destroy’ the neighborhood

A majority of business owners in Chinatown have signed a petition formally opposing the project, which would sit feet from the neighborhood.

3 years ago

Fans hold a sign in support of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Orchard Park.
Community

Bills safety Hamlin released from Cincinnati hospital, back in Buffalo to resume recovery

Hamlin was discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in the morning and flown to Buffalo, where Dr. William Knight said he was "doing well.”

3 years ago

Outdoor dining at a Philadelphia restaurant.
Community

Philly’s streetery rules may change after few restaurants apply for outdoor dining

About 50 restaurants applied to maintain their outdoor dining facilities compared to the 800 so-called streeteries that opened during the pandemic’s peak.

3 years ago

Broad Street Race participants are pictured running in the rain
Community
6abc

Philly’s Broad Street Run announces earlier date, other changes for 2023

For this year only, the 10-miler through Philadelphia is moving one week earlier: to Sunday, April 30.

3 years ago

Dr. Khalid Mumin (Lower Merion School District/Facebook)
Education

Shapiro taps Lower Merion superintendent to be education secretary

Khalid Mumin, who has been superintendent of the Lower Merion School district in suburban Philadelphia for a little over a year, will be nominated after Shapiro is inaugurated

3 years ago

An evidence marker is seen beside a knife outside Philadelphia City Hall
Community

Gunfire outside Philadelphia City Hall under investigation

The scene was littered with shell casings and a knife was dropped on the ground.

3 years ago

An abandoned house and lot on the 2900 block of Westmont Avenue
Community

Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows

Abandoned homes that were repaired as part of a University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University study saw a drop in shootings compared to homes that didn’t.

3 years ago

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Three people stand shoulder-to-shoulder and pose for a photo. A road is visible in the background.
Education

Pennridge LGBTQ students feel ‘erased’ after losing Pride symbols in schools, as Central Bucks considers its own ban

Pennridge students share insight on their experience with a policy up for vote in Central Bucks School District that may censor classroom decor and conversations.

3 years ago

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Rowhouses are seen overhead in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After more than a decade, Philly will reopen its waitlist for housing vouchers

The Philadelphia Housing Authority will randomly select 10,000 applicants to be on the new wait list for the federal subsidy. It’s expected to take 3-5 years to clear it.

3 years ago

Listen 1:25
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts looks to pass against the New York Giants
Arts & Entertainment

Hurts returns from injury, leads Eagles to No. 1 seed in NFC

The Eagles clinched the NFC East. They also earn home field throughout the playoffs.

3 years ago

Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) fouls Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden (1)
Arts & Entertainment

Harden’s triple-double leads 76ers to easy win over Pistons

Tyrese Maxey added 23 points and Montrez Harrell scored 20 for the Sixers, who have won four of five.

3 years ago

Russell Banks, author of ''Cloudsplitter,'' delivers a keynote address during the Hemingway & Winship Awards ceremony at John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, April, 4, 2004
Arts & Entertainment

Russell Banks, praised author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82

Banks was a self-styled heir to such 19th century writers as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman, aspiring to high art and a deep grasp of the country’s spirit.

3 years ago

A beached whale at the Jersey Shore
Community
6abc

Another dead whale washes up on Jersey Shore beach

A third humpback whale in about a month washed up at the Jersey Shore over the weekend, concerning both residents and conservationists.

3 years ago

Injured Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts
Community

Hurts starts after missing 2 games with injured shoulder

The Eagles need to beat the Giants to earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC and home-field advantage in the conference playoffs.

3 years ago

Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023
Politics & Policy

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil’s top government offices

Images on TV channel Globo News showed protesters roaming the presidential palace, many of them wearing the colors that have come to symbolize the Bolsonaro government.

3 years ago

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