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Performers dance on South Street during the Odunde procession.
Community Events
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

(Wikimedia Commons)
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

(6abc)
Crime
Delaware
Public Safety
6abc

Armored vehicle carjacked in Wilmington, Delaware; suspect at large

Police say a male suspect, disguised in a dark blue Garda uniform, assaulted two female employees as they left the business.

3 years ago

Riley Matties poses for a portrait
Gender
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘Youthphoria’ project celebrates trans and nonbinary joy in Philadelphia

Philadelphia-based photographer Shannon Collins aims to affirm and capture trans and nonbinary joy through Youthphoria photo project.

3 years ago

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A sign reads,
Black Lives Matter
History
Policing
Social Justice

Philly releases independent report on city’s mishandling of MOVE bombing victims’ remains

The report focused on the city’s possession of human remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing and the policies and procedures of the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office.

3 years ago

Police stand near where a man opened fire at a business, killing three people before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, according to authorities, in Smithsburg, Md., Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Washington County (Md.) Sheriff's Office said in a news release that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. and a fourth victim was critically injured. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Crime
Gun Violence

Authorities: 3 dead, trooper wounded in Maryland shooting

The Washington County sheriff said the victims of Thursday's shooting and the suspect all worked at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg.

3 years ago

A rendering of what Filbert Street might look like this fall when the transformation is complete. (Courtesy of Ground Reconsidered)
Business
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The street next to Reading Terminal Market is becoming a ‘festival’ area with expanded sidewalks and outdoor dining

The project isn’t quite as ambitious as originally planned — no retractable bollards, for example — but it should all be done by fall.

3 years ago

A bee looks for nectar in a blossom
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

‘We’re all abuzz’: Media Borough nationally certified as a ‘Bee City’

The national initiative designed to save the bees has found a partner community in Delaware County. Media wants other communities to follow in its steps.

3 years ago

A Philadelphia firefighter washes blood off the sidewalk at the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly police believe more officers could prevent an escalation of violence this summer. Advocates say the problem runs deeper

Philadelphia police say they need more help, but they’ll be more proactive about traffic control this summer.

3 years ago

Maureen May holds a protest sign and speaker at a protest outside Suburban Community Hospital
Employment
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Suburban Community Hospital nurses protest against Prime Healthcare denying health care bills

Nurses at Suburban Community Hospital say they are concerned about staffing shortages, pay inequalities, and unpaid health care benefits.

3 years ago

Saijai Sabayjit (center) of Saijai Thai sets out samples of her fried tofu. She is one of three vendors from the Southeast Asian Market at FDR Park chosen to serve food at the Philadelphia Flower Show. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Food & Drink
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity

Cambodian vendors to become permanent part of FDR Park

The city has granted $100K toward a planning process to figure out what the weekly Cambodian marketplace in FDR Park needs to thrive.

3 years ago

People dance in Detroit as the sun sets behind the skyline in November 2020. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Business
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

What can Philly learn from Detroit? Local leaders are heading to the Midwest to find out

The two cities have a lot in common, so organizers say this year’s GPLEX conference has a ton of potential.

3 years ago

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