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People are seen on Baltimore Avenue during the Dollar Stroll
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Billy Penn

The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll is back, turning the West Philly corridor into a rolling block party with $1 deals

Thousands of people are expected to come out, and local businesses are thrilled.

3 years ago

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Billy Penn

Black-led nonprofits, still facing barriers, issue challenge to regional funders: ‘Get to know us’

“Too often,” the study says, “sensitivity to the issues of Black folks has a shelf life.”

3 years ago

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Dozens rally in Cobbs Creek to demand opening of unused Olympic-size swimming pool

The Sayre Morris Recreation Center pool has remained empty and unused since 2017.

3 years ago

Cameron Larke stands with his arms crossed
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
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Philly is poised to give more money to violence prevention groups, but earlier grantees still haven’t been paid

Nonprofit leaders who were selected for the last round of Targeted Community Investment Grant awards say the program has been plagued with difficulties and delays.

3 years ago

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The Atonement Agenda: Defining reparations

A panel of experts define and contextualize reparations and explore how it could close the racial wealth gap.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

A Germantown doula collective is helping dispel fears surrounding childbirth for people of color

Founded by a Philadelphia mom, Womb-ish has been so successful it’s expanded to other states.

3 years ago

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Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Could Delco get a major LNG export terminal? How Biden’s plans to increase LNG exports could clash with its environmental justice goals in Chester

Penn America Energy wants to construct a massive LNG export terminal in the city of Chester along the Delaware River. The plan faces an uphill battle.

3 years ago

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The National Labor Relations Board is holding a hearing to consider Amazon's objections to the union election at a warehouse on Staten Island. Amazon is seeking a new election. (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images)
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Economy
Employment

Amazon seeks to overturn historic Staten Island union victory at labor hearing

A hearing is underway to consider whether the Amazon Labor Union's historic union victory on Staten Island should stand — or whether a re-do election is warranted.

3 years ago

File photo: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, center, stands on the side of a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Police are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war Russia is waging, the national police chief said Monday. In the Kyiv region near Bucha, authorities showed several victims whose hands were tied behind their backs.
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Police investigating killings of 12,000 Ukrainians in war

Ukraine's national police chief says authorities are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war Russia is waging.

3 years ago

A Philadelphia water meter
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

As Philadelphia Water transitions to ‘smart meters,’ residents are getting blindsided by huge bills or shutoffs

The upgrades are intended to make billing more predictable, but the city says it’s on the customer to notice if they’re being undercharged.

3 years ago

Performers dance on South Street during the Odunde procession.
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Dance
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Odunde festival returns to Philadelphia to celebrate African heritage

The Odunde festival, a massive celebration of African and Caribbean culture, was held in-person Sunday for the first time since before COVID-19.

3 years ago

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Farmer Serhiy, a local grain producer, shows a crater left by a Russian shell on his field in the village of Ptyche in eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Serhiy claims he cannot sell his grains because nobody wants to come to the area which has been under Russian shelling. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat and corn but Russia's invasion and a blockade of its ports have halted much of that flow.
International
Military
Politics

As fighting rages, Ukraine’s leader says troops defy Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations.

3 years ago

Residents of the Wood Norton apartment complex in Germantown, protested outside their local post office on Saturday morning. Until June 10, they had not received their mail in a month. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Protests

‘Since when is getting your mail a privilege?’: Germantown residents rally for better mail service

Residents complained about weeks of missing mail deliveries, stolen checks, and long wait times.

3 years ago

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Economy
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Philadelphia Quaker who invented modern work’s relentless drive for efficiency

Frederick Taylor began experimenting with “scientific management” at Nicetown’s Midvale Steel.

3 years ago

Joyful kids were welcomed into the pool for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed city amenities at the James Finnegan Playground in Southwest Philadelphia on June 30, 2021
Community Events
Employment
Kids
Philadelphia

Philly expands summer activities to help young people stay busy in creative ways

From camp experiences to extended hours at PAL locations, city officials are looking to provide a creative outlet for Philly young people this summer.

3 years ago

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