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Some Philly businesses could get $50K boost from the city
The Department of Commerce expects to award 20 historically disadvantaged businesses $50,000 forgivable loans, which convert into grants, later this year.
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Listen :56‘This is power’: Philly renters demand better living conditions from Odin Properties
Odin has responded to some of the group’s demands to make repairs to its affordable units.
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WHYY News wins 18 Keystone Media Awards, Outstanding News Operation
The Keystone Awards recognize “journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences.”
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Philadelphia Waterdogs’ Homecoming Weekend ends winless but entertaining at Villanova
The Waterdogs lost both games in overtime, but Philly sports fans got a thrilling first taste of what their new Premier Lacrosse League team is about.
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‘NOVA changed my life’: Bucks County organization marks 50 years of serving victims of crime
In the past 50 years, NOVA has served over 100,000 victims of serious crimes or their family members in Bucks County.
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Listen 1:11Historic SS United States is ordered out of its berth in Philadelphia. Can it find new shores?
A federal judge says a historic ocean liner that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago must leave its berth in Philadelphia by Sept. 12.
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Sunday’s Juneteenth Parade and Festival in Philadelphia served as a “celebration and homage to our ancestors.”
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A spokesperson with the Delaware Department of Justice says it is reviewing the ruling. Delaware banned bump stocks in 2018.
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Listen 1:01Here’s when Philly’s public pools will open for the 2024 season
Openings begin Monday, June 17, and several other pools across the city will open throughout the rest of the week.
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Drexel professor, students take a deeper look at textile waste
Drexel professor Rachel Higgins and her students are recording data on discarded items to better understand textile waste in the Drexel community.
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Delaware’s Imagination Library program expands with bilingual book collection
A literacy initiative beginning four years ago has reached 58% of Delaware's children. Now, a bilingual book collection enhances the program in both English and Spanish.
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‘Fathers are a brotherhood’: A Philly mentor program doesn’t want dads to learn fatherhood alone
Focus on Fathers was established in 2001 to help new dads transition to fatherhood. Since then, the program has served over 250 fathers.
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Haddonfield unveils two markers commemorating the borough’s Black experience
The markers are the first ones recognizing the borough’s Black history since its founding in 1713.
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Civil rights lawyer William T. Coleman honored among the founding fathers
A bas-relief sculpture of the major civil rights lawyer represents the man who shaped modern Constitutional law.
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‘Crisis point’: Montco launches council to address growing food insecurity
The Montco Anti-Hunger Network reported a 60% increase in food pantry visits in 2023.
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