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Stone Skipper, a punk-emo band, performed on Florence Street for West Philly Porch Fest on June 4, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘What about that weird neighbor you’ve never talked to?’ West Philly’s annual Porchfest brings music, joy to the neighborhood once again

On a warm and bright Saturday afternoon, crowds filled the sidewalks of West Philadelphia to listen to a diverse collection of local musicians perform from their porch stages.

3 years ago

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Education

College athletes push mental health to the forefront

At least five college athletes took their own lives in the spring, sparking concerns that schools were not doing enough for some of their higher-profile students.

3 years ago

Football supporters show their support to Ukraine during the International Friendly soccer match between Scotland and Poland at Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, March. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Arts & Entertainment

Backed from frontlines, Ukraine soccer team tries to seal World Cup spot

Hanging in their locker room in Cardiff will be a flag sent by soldiers to inspire them to victory in the playoff final against Wales on Sunday.

3 years ago

File photo: In this photo provided by Gerber,  Ann Turner Cook, whose baby face launched the iconic Gerber logo, arrives at NBC's Today Show to announce the winner of the 2012 Gerber Generation Photo Search on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in New York City. ( (Amy Sussman/Gerber via AP, File)
Community

Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, dies at 95

Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Black Restaurant Week kicks off across Philadelphia

Businesses across the city are participating in the week-long celebration of cultural cuisines.

3 years ago

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates with the cup after defeating Coco Gauff of the U.S.in their final of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Arts & Entertainment

Swiatek beats Gauff 6-1, 6-3 for 2nd French Open title

Swiatek’s unbeaten run equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

3 years ago

File photo: Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown Pa., on Sept. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Courts & Law

Woman testifies Cosby forcibly kissed her when she was 14

Her testimony Friday in a lawsuit filed by another woman is the first time she has told the story in a public venue.

3 years ago

File photo: Cars are parked outside Lincoln Financial Field. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Turn in a gun, get $100 at Eagles’ gun buyback

The Eagles are teaming up with Philadelphia police for a no-questions-asked gun buyback in an effort to reduce gun violence.

3 years ago

An electron microscope image shows monkeypox virus particles.
Health
6abc

Philadelphia’s suspected case of monkeypox now confirmed by the CDC, health department says

Monkeypox is spread through close, personal contact. Symptoms usually include fever, fatigue, headache, and enlarged lymph nodes.

3 years ago

The LGBTQ pride flag was raised outside Philadelphia City Hall on June 3, 2022. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s LGBTQ flag raising brings focus on ‘most marginalized’ community members

Speakers at the flag raising hosted by the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs called on the community to center the experiences of Black and brown trans people.

3 years ago

(6abc)
PlanPhilly
Community

Air quality concerns linger after Port Richmond junkyard fire

Residents of Philly’s Port Richmond section experienced what city officials called an “air quality emergency” Thursday due to smoke from a junkyard fire.

3 years ago

David McCormick (left) and Mehmet Oz, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. (Matt Rourke and Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary

Friday's development sets up a general election between Oz, who was endorsed by Trump, and Democrat John Fetterman in what is expected to be one of the nation's premier races

3 years ago

Close-up of John Fetterman
Politics & Policy

‘I almost died,’ Fetterman says as Senate campaign heats up

The cardiologist for John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pa. who is recovering from a stroke, has disclosed that Fetterman also has cardiomyopathy.

3 years ago

Route 42 in New Jersey
Urban Planning

Report outlines causes of I-295/Route 42 wall collapse in N.J.

A report by independent engineers blames the wrong materials and a heavy rain for causing the wall collapse at a long-term road project in Camden County.

3 years ago

A close-up of someone handling a mail-in ballot.
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now

When Philadelphia’s election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed-in without the voter’s handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment.

3 years ago

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