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Children sled down the levee that separates Williamson Park from the Delaware River in Morrisville
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Philadelphia

2022 in photos: A year of resilience and change in the Delaware Valley

Here’s a view from WHYY News photographers of how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.

3 years ago

Members of the development team break ground for the mixed-use Riverview at Festival Pier. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Animals
Changing Communities
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Philly’s Festival Pier to be transformed into massive mixed-use development

The site of the city’s trash incinerator in the 70s and 80s and a concert venue in the 2000s will soon be home to apartment units and retail spaces.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden hugs Sandy Hook survivor Jackie Hegarty, who introduced him, during an event in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, with survivors and families impacted by gun violence for the 10th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Public Safety

Sandy Hook anniversary: Biden says U.S. should have ‘societal guilt’ on guns

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. “should have societal guilt” for the slow pace of action on restricting access to firearms.

3 years ago

Two missing boaters who departed Cape May, New Jersey last month in a 30-foot sailboat have been found safe. (6abc)
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Safety

Cape May boaters and dog missing for 10 days found on powerless sailboat

Two men and a pet dog were rescued from a sailboat without power or fuel more than 200 miles off Delaware, 10 days after friends and relatives had last heard from them.

3 years ago

A view looking down Front Street towards the Benjamin Franklin Bridge
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Philly’s heralded eviction diversion program is considered a win-win — for most

The program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing.

3 years ago

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The Philadelphia skyline. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Economic Development
Employment
Philadelphia

Future of Center City discussion calls for better office design, more attractions

What does the future hold for Philadelphia's downtown area? It could mean an expansion of Center City’s residential footprint.

3 years ago

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Curt Simmons, left, autographs a ball for teammate John 'Jocko' Thompson before Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Oct. 4, 1950. Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies 'Whiz Kids' team, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Ambler, Pa. He was 93. (AP Photo/File)
Philadelphia
Sports

Former Phillies ace, Whiz Kid Curt Simmons dead at 93

Curt Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids team, has died. He was 93.

3 years ago

A sign at Twitter headquarters
National
Technology

Musk’s Twitter disbands its Trust and Safety advisory group

The advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations helped address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems

3 years ago

A group of people speak into microphones at a roundtable discussion.
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

5 solutions to Philly’s gun violence crisis

Guest hosts Sam Searles and Kole Long asked two community leaders, a clinician, a high school student, and a city public safety staffer for their solutions to gun violence.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Crime
Government
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Philadelphia police searching for suspect who stole antique brass railing outside City Hall

Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in identifying a City Hall theft suspect.

3 years ago

The sign for the Comcast Center in the Financial District. (Nathan Morris/Billy Penn)
Changing Communities
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Life is surging back to Center City, despite Philly’s deep challenges

Can Philadelphia do what it needs to keep the momentum going?

3 years ago

Crews removed the box surrounding the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia's Marconi Plaza on Sunday night. (6abc)
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Crews remove box around Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia

The box has surrounded the statue for two years. On Friday, a judge ruled it needed to be removed.

3 years ago

Moms Bonded by Grief's founder (fourth from right) with the moms who attended the organization's holiday party
Community Events
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Moms Bonded by Grief host holiday party for those who lost loved ones to gun violence

A holiday party in South Philadelphia Sunday sought to empower and unite mothers and young kids who’ve lost loved ones to gun violence.

3 years ago

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Delaware
Public Safety
Streets & Roads
6abc

SUV crashes into Delaware nursing home

The SUV narrowly missed oxygen tanks, which can explode.

3 years ago

A tribute to journalist Grant Wahl is seen on his previously assigned seat at the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between England and France, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Graham Dunbar)
International
Media
Sports

Memorial to American writer Grant Wahl placed at World Cup game

Wahl fell ill while working during extra time of the Argentina-Netherlands game on Friday at Lusail Stadium.

3 years ago

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