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Students pose with the Phillie Phanatic 2021's CollegeFest, Campus Philly’s annual Welcome to Philly celebration. (Karan Sethiya for Campus Philly)
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Higher Education
Philadelphia

Campus Philly wants students to fall in love with the city — and stay

CollegeFest, Campus Philly’s annual Welcome to Philly celebration, kicks off Saturday, Sept. 10 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 11.

3 years ago

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According to the most recent data from the Federal Communications Commission, 4% of Pennsylvanians can’t get internet access at broadband speeds. That number rises to 13% in rural areas. (Amanda Berg for Spotlight PA)
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Technology
Spotlight PA

New maps will help decide where up to $1 billion in federal money goes for Pa. broadband expansion

Pa. must first resolve a basic and yet surprisingly thorny challenge: pinpointing where high-speed internet is still unavailable.

3 years ago

Jefferson County School District Food Service Department staff arrange some of the hundreds of free lunches that was given to students on March 3, 2021 in Fayette, Miss. As one of the most food insecure counties in the United States, many families and their children come to depend on the free meals as their only means of daily sustenance. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP
NPR
Food & Drink
Income Inequality

Food access increased for children in 2021, but decreased for adults living alone

The rate of food insecurity was 6.2% for households with children in 2021, a decrease from 7.9% in 2020. The national average is 10.2%.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

The casual fan’s guide to the Philadelphia Eagles this season

From who to watch on the field to the most exciting games on the schedule.

3 years ago

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Changing Communities
Government
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Reinvention

‘Everybody’s Hometown’ is rewriting its zoning laws. Should other communities take note?

The Delaware County seat wants to incorporate form-based code into its zoning laws. This planning method organizes communities based on their physical form rather than use.

3 years ago

Residents have been protesting the potential sale of UC Townhomes for months since property owners announced last July that the HUD contract wouldn't be renewed. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Changing Communities
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Protests

City Council members call for extension of UC Townhomes HUD contract

Demonstrators demanded outside investors stop encroaching on housing properties within Philadelphia, and called on the city to create a fund to preserve affordable housing.

3 years ago

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Crime
Gun Violence
National

Police arrest Memphis man in livestreamed shootings; 4 dead

Four people were killed and three others were wounded in seven shootings and at least two carjackings.

3 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law on Sept. 7, 2022 establishing the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail and Commission. The signing happened at the Newark Public Library. (Tennyson Donyéa / WHYY)
History
New Jersey
Outdoors
Race & Ethnicity

New Jersey’s Black Heritage Trail signed into law

The trail will consist of historical markers placed at various sites in the state that commemorate African American contributions.

3 years ago

Reggie Johnson stands on the basketball court at Fotteral Square Park. He is optimistic that the Rebuild of the park and the renovation of the Fairhill Apartments for senior housing will make the neighborhood safer. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Public Spaces

‘It’s long overdue’: Gun violence around Philly rec centers makes updates more urgent, residents say

The Rebuild initiative aims to make up for years of disinvestment. Amid the gun violence crisis, some residents say upgrades are not happening fast enough.

3 years ago

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NPR
Employment
National
Sports

More than half of minor league baseball players have voted to unionize

Most minor league players make less than the federal poverty line. The Major League Baseball Players Association has asked MLB to voluntarily recognize the unionizing efforts.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania State troopers pull over drivers
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Pa. State Police make 500-plus DUI arrests over holiday weekend

Alcohol played a factor in four fatal crashes across the state.

3 years ago

A red-brick building
Business
Government
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

After commissioners intervene, Bucks County may not privatize its sewer system

Bucks County’s water and sewer authority was in talks to privatize its sewer system for $1.1 billion. But county commissioners may have stopped the deal.

3 years ago

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Books
Kids
Philadelphia
Technology
Billy Penn

Still trying to fill hundreds of open positions, the Free Library has managed to expand service at over a dozen branches

Saturday hours could be on their way as early as this winter.

3 years ago

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Crime
Criminal Justice
International
Public Safety

Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks

Canadian police are hunting for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan.

3 years ago

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Environment
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

East Falls post office to reopen more than a year after Ida flooding

East Falls residents say it’s been “a real hardship” since the post office closed after it flooded during Ida. It’s expected to finally reopen later this month.

3 years ago

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