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Canadian soccer player Quinn becomes the first out trans and nonbinary gold medalist
Canadian soccer player Quinn has just made Olympic history.
3 years ago
A rash of trash: Can Camden solve its illegal dumping crisis?
WHYY and A New View Camden teamed up to host a Community Conversation about the city’s illegal dumping crisis. Mayor Vic Caststarphen joined the panel.
3 years ago
City water department to fix wave of erroneous bills
Customers in 19 ZIP codes may have received bills with a balance well into the thousands. The Inquirer reported one woman received a bill for nearly $15,000.
3 years ago
The Schuylkill River dredging project — in need of a new contractor — is at a standstill
Recreational and competitive rowers are frustrated that work to deepen the riverbed from Strawberry Mansion Bridge to Boathouse Row is on hold again.
3 years ago
Listen 1:06AFL-CIO president, Pa. native Richard Trumka has died, Democrats say
The son and grandson of coal miners, Trumka grew up in the small southeast Pennsylvania town of Nemacolin, where he worked as a coal miner while attending PSU.
3 years ago
Wawa recommends masking when you order that shorti, regardless of vaccination status
Wawa is joining other retailers in requiring workers to mask up as coronavirus cases rise again. The company recommends customers do the same.
3 years ago
‘We’re going to be processed to death’: Activists push Kenney to do more on gun violence
Even activists and city leaders paying close attention to Philadelphia’s gun violence prevention efforts say they don’t know specifics about how funds are being spent.
3 years ago
Application window for Philly anti-violence grants starts Friday
The Anti-Violence Community Partnership program will announce its first recipients in early September.
3 years ago
Jimmy G’s cheesesteak shop on North Broad closes without a word
The building at the Ridge Avenue intersection is now for sale.
3 years ago
Philadelphia police and residents join together for National Night Out
Police spread out across Philadelphia to join with residents for National Night Out events with the goal of fighting crime.
3 years ago
Listen 1:28Former MOVE members are speaking out about abusive behavior within the organization
Their stories are being detailed on a new blog called “Leaving MOVE.”
3 years ago
Philly crochet influencer Emani Milan is selling yarn at Cherry Street Pier
The entrepreneur began to build her yarn empire at 15. But the idea for a vending machine came to Outterbridge during the coronavirus pandemic.
3 years ago
‘An excuse to be neighborly’: Philly officials call for unity on National Night Out
National Night Out, now in its 38th year, aims to bring together the police and the communities they serve.
3 years ago
Listen 1:40Hungry past 9 p.m.? These neighborhood favorites have you covered
Tips on seven spots for great late-night eats in Philly.
3 years ago
‘Always go for gold’: Trenton celebrates hometown Olympic hero
Athing Mu had a cheering section in her hometown of Trenton, N.J., as she raced for the gold in the women's 800-meter race.
3 years ago
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