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Boathouse row along the Schuylkill River. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Schuylkill River dredging to re-start thanks to $13 million in federal funds

Dredging along the Schuylkill will help rowers and mitigate future flooding after a dispute with the Army Corps of Engineers halted the project in the fall of 2020.

4 years ago

A woman supports a child on a small bike on a pumptrack.
Community

Cycling groups get help from Philly DA through anti-violence grants

The goal is to support groups with small budgets through a microgrant to help them expand and prevent violence on the neighborhood level.

4 years ago

People listen as President Donald Trump speaks during the rally that preceded the insurrection
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP’s 2020 election inquiry contract extended by 6 months

The contract is to last for another six months, through Nov. 18, under an extension signed last week by Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
Community

Free Library will screen, discuss episodes of ‘Philly D.A.’

Neighborhood branches of the public library in Philly will screen episodes of the doc series about Larry Krasner, with discussions about criminal justice.

4 years ago

A man looks up with a face mask on. Another man squats close to the ground beside him, his face in his hands.
Politics & Policy

Court ruling extends uneven treatment for asylum-seekers

President Joe Biden wanted to end Title 42 immigration limitations on Monday, but a federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction that keeps them intact.

4 years ago

Children walk hand-in-hand down a tree-lined street, with yellow crime tape visible in the corner.
Education

School counselors sound cry for help after Buffalo shooting

In many schools, the Buffalo shooting and others before it have prompted staff discussions on how they might respond to students' threats of violence.

4 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Yes, and… Philadelphia middle and high schoolers are learning improv to better their skills

The Philadelphia School District said it hopes improv workshops will help students better prepare for college.

4 years ago

A sign for Crozer Health is visible in the foreground, with buildings in the background.
Health

Crozer Health’s parent company has a long history of siphoning millions from its hospitals. Pa. officials were warned, but their hands were tied

Crozer’s troubles go back to a business deal that was initiated in 2019 — one that Pennsylvania officials were warned about, but had little power to stop.

4 years ago

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Sajda ''Purple'' Blackwell and her husband Tommy Blackwell are the newest committee people for the 5th division of Philadelphia's 60th ward. The couple says their political run grew out of their gun violence prevention activism and other community organizing in West Philadelphia. (Sammy Caiola/WHYY)
Community

West Philadelphia activists plan to use committee member seats to mobilize neighbors against gun violence

Sajda “Purple” Blackwell and her husband Tommy Blackwell have long been running neighborhood patrols, food distributions and other events intended to curb gun violence.

4 years ago

A security guard talks to a women in front of the Ukrainian House alongside the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, May 22, 2022. The annual meeting of the World Economy Forum is taking place in Davos from May. 22 until May. 26, 2020.
Politics & Policy

Climate to conflict, Davos’ post-COVID return has full plate

The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos gets underway this week after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

The Polish president shakes hands with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
Politics & Policy

Russia presses Donbas offensive as Polish leader visits Kyiv

Polish President Andrzej Duda has traveled to Kyiv to support Ukraine's goal of European Union membership.

4 years ago

Open fire hydrant during heatwave in Philadelphia
Weather

Get used to a Philly summer that’s expected to be a scorcher

A blistering weekend is a forecast of things to come. NOAA points to a hot, rainy summer for the mid-Atlantic. Plus, the hurricane forecast for 2022 is out this Tuesday.

4 years ago

Crew members walk up a ramp to where boxes of baby formula are stacked.
Community

78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in U.S.

Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles has arrived in the United States from Europe.

4 years ago

Upclose view of John Fetterman
Politics & Policy

Fetterman released from hospital after stroke

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke.

4 years ago

A group of mourners gather in front of a cross.
Community

Buffalo shooting victim laid to rest; city marks 1 week

Mourners said their final goodbyes to Roberta Drury on Saturday at the Assumption Church in Syracuse, not far from where she grew up in Cicero.

4 years ago

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