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File photo: Soccer fans celebrate in Love Park as Philadelphia is named to host the 2026 World Cup. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philly named as a host city for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Philadelphia is one of more than a dozen cities in North America that will host the FIFA World Cup games in 2026.

3 years ago

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Changing Communities
Housing
Philadelphia

University City Townhomes tenants could get more time to relocate before closure

The property owner has asked HUD to extend its affordable housing contract to Sept. 7 as residents wait for the vouchers they need to move.

3 years ago

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Members of Local 54, a union of Atlantic City casino workers, stand together, with one person raising their fist in celebration.
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New Jersey

Union authorizes Atlantic City casino strike next month

Atlantic City casino workers have authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July.

3 years ago

Victor Cobbs of The Green Machine food truck serves up a smoothie to Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen. Food truck vendors can apply for seven licenses to operate in select locations under the city's pilot program. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Food & Drink
New Jersey
Streets & Roads

Online applications now open for licensed food truck pilot program in Camden

Camden will award seven licenses to food truck operators through a lottery, allowing them to operate in several high traffic areas throughout the city.

3 years ago

The exterior of Jennersville Hospital in West Grove
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

ChristianaCare to acquire Jennersville Hospital from Tower Health

Chester County has been a health care desert since Tower Health made the decision to shutter Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in December and January, respectively.

3 years ago

People are seen on Baltimore Avenue during the Dollar Stroll
Community Events
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
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

Stakeholders talk about the findings in ''Reflecting Forward'' at the P4 Hub in Wayne Junction
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
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

An empty Sayre Morris Recreation Center pool
Neighborhoods
Outdoors
Philadelphia
6abc

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
Public Safety

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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Community Conversations
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

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

A closeup of Christine Ely
Health Care
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)
NPR
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.
International
Law
Military

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

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