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The Louis Kahn Lecture Room was designed by artist Siah Armajani for Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philadelphia. Elements include wooden benches and shutters and a quote from a Walt Whitman poem  inlaid in the floor. (Courtesy of Fleisher Art Memorial)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Art Museum acquires an entire room from Fleisher Art Memorial

40 years ago, artist Shia Armajani designed a lecture hall for Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philly. Now the Art Museum is acquiring every scrap.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Big change to widely-used property tax program now Philly law. Related relief measures to follow

Nearly 80% of homeowners in Philly are currently enrolled in the city’s Homestead Exemption program. All of them will see their property values cut by $80,000.

4 years ago

Demonstrators hold up signs outside the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)
Courts & Law

Appeals arguments heard on immigrants brought to U.S. as kids

Advocates are hoping a federal appeals court will uphold an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as kids.

4 years ago

Close-up of Mayor Kenney speaking with the media.
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Residents react to mayor’s comments about wanting to leave office

P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hits the streets to survey residents’ thoughts and attitudes towards the mayor’s comments.

4 years ago

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File photo: Investigators search for evidences outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022, after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Community

New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting

The report also says some of the 21 victims at Robb Elementary School likely “could have been saved” on May 24 had they received medical attention sooner.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia Mayor Kenney
Community

Bullets that grazed officers at Philly Fourth of July celebration came from same gun

Officials said the .40 caliber bullets were fired from the same weapon and could have traveled from more than a mile away.

4 years ago

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Courts & Law

Biden tells Griner’s wife he’s working to get her home

Biden's conversation with Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, comes after Brittney Griner wrote Biden a letter on Monday.

4 years ago

Chief Defender Keisha Hudson gets applause from staff at announcement of wage increases. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly public defenders, staff to get pay raise

Almost $6 million will be split among attorneys and support staff in an effort to gain pay parity with prosecutors.

4 years ago

File photo: White House counsel Pat Cipollone listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 29, 2020, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump White House counsel Cipollone to testify to January 6 panel

Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

4 years ago

A group of track and field athletes from the Willingboro High School team pose for a photo.
Community

Video: Meet the high school track team that’s become a point of pride for Willingboro

The Willingboro boys track team holds the record for the most track state titles by a public school in the history of New Jersey track and field.

4 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Parking Authority writes a ticket for an expired meter in Center City.
Community

Increase in attacks on Philly parking officers leads to de-escalation training

The number of physical and verbal assaults on Philadelphia Parking Authority officers has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes
Community

More popular than ever, Delaware State Parks get federal funding for new amenities

Upgraded camping facilities are among the plans for Delaware State Parks officials have for $3.2 million in federal grant money.

4 years ago

Members of the FBI's evidence response team remove personal belongings one day after a mass shooting in downtown Highland Park, Ill., Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Courts & Law

Highland Park parade shooting suspect bought guns legally despite threats

Authorities said the purchases were allowed even though police were called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide.

4 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaks to the media shortly after midnight on the Fourth of July following a shooting on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. (Courtesy of 6abc)
Community

Philly residents and politicians to Mayor Kenney: You can resign

“From what we see in the community," said one anti-gun violence advocate, "he’s asleep at the wheel."

4 years ago

Girls jump in the air in a dance class.
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Linking Philly girls of color to coding through dance reflects national trend

DanceLogic, which is run by the West Park Cultural Center, is “designed to educate, inspire, and cultivate girls of color in STEM,” said founder Betty Lindley.

4 years ago

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