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Community

Philly leaders, advocates look to expand support services in the aftermath of gun violence

About a dozen advocates met with city officials earlier this month to ask for more accessible, more coordinated services for people who lose someone to gun violence.

4 years ago

Gustave Courbet's landscape, depicting the source of the Lison River in France, was discovered in a storage box at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2016. It was so darkened that only a few letters of the artist's signature were visible, (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Forgotten painting by a 19th-century French rebel is discovered at Penn

Gustave Courbet’s “The Source of the Lison” was lost in a forgotten box for over a century. Now it’s the centerpiece of an exhibition at Arthur Ross.

4 years ago

Listen 1:45
Melanie Price reads a book with a child in a classroom.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney proposes financial lifeline for Delaware child care centers. Can the cash keep them afloat?

The budget includes $10 million to reimburse providers caring for children from low-income families, and $12 million to make more families eligible for subsidized care.

4 years ago

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A memorial to Officer Christopher Fitzgerald. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Culmination of chaos’: Temple students react to death of slain police officer

The shooting death of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald has renewed student concerns around campus safety.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The Pa. House is coming back with a Democratic majority. Will it finally be able to move forward?

The speaker of the Pennsylvania House is calling lawmakers back this week to address one topic and one topic only: giving childhood survivors of sexual abuse a chance to sue.

4 years ago

George Washington's full letter to Israel Shreve on March 5, 1787. (Courtesy of the Raab Collection)
Community

1787 letter from cash-poor George Washington hailed as ‘great discovery’

The man later known as the Father of His Country tried to raise money after the Revolutionary War ended by unloading some of his vast land holdings.

4 years ago

File - In 2022 The Cherry Street Pier  hosted ''Freshwater,'' a sculptural fountain by Jean Shin that uses Delaware River water and living freshwater mussels. Other sculptural elements were made from recycled plastic and shells collected from the Delaware. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

New leadership at Philadelphia Contemporary, to help the arts nonprofit better ‘reflect the diversity’ of the city

Harry Philbrick, who in 2016 founded Philadelphia Contemporary using arts to connect communities, is stepping down.

4 years ago

A photo of Christopher Fitzgerald placed a memorial set up next to the place he was killed, near 17th Street and Montgomery Avenue. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Fundraiser for family of slain Temple police officer surges past $225k in less than a day

Christopher Fitzgerald leaves behind a wife and four children. A vigil to honor his memory is set for Tuesday on the university’s North Philly campus.

4 years ago

oe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy walking together
Politics & Policy

Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine

Biden spent more than five hours in the Ukrainian capital, consulting with Zelenskyy on next steps, honoring the country’s fallen soldiers and seeing U.S. embassy staff in the

4 years ago

Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant
Politics & Policy

N.J. might allow new fossil fuel plants, despite push for clean energy, zero emissions by 2035

Several elected officials sent Gov. Murphy a letter this week expressing their opposition of the proposed power plant in Brick City’s Ironbound section.

4 years ago

File photo: Richard Belzer attends the premiere of ''Mistaken For Strangers'' during the opening night of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
Arts & Entertainment

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

Belzer died Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told The Hollywood Reporter.

4 years ago

Lisa Leslie takes a selfie with Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers during the slam dunk competition of the NBA basketball All-Star weekend
Arts & Entertainment

Sixers’ Mac McClung, now the NBA dunk champ, wasn’t an unknown

Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

4 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, at Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey
Politics & Policy

Blinken tours Turkey’s earthquake zone, pledges $100M in aid

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has taken a helicopter tour of one of the provinces worst-affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria.

4 years ago

Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after winning the slam dunk competition of the NBA basketball All-Star weekend
Arts & Entertainment

Mac McClung soars to slam dunk title at All-Star Saturday

McClung — the 6-foot-2 Philadelphia guard — defeated New Orleans’ Trey Murphy III in the finals of the dunk contest.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke
Politics & Policy

Philly City Council President Darrell Clarke considers retiring, unclear on his future plans

Darrell Clarke has been City Council president for more than a decade, and while he’s considering retirement, some are urging him to stay for another term.

4 years ago

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