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“I don’t care if my reporters are sleeping with elephants, as long as they aren’t covering the circus.”
3 years ago
Gun violence and community trauma in the Covid-19 pandemic
Philadelphia has been in a gun violence crisis for a long time, but the number of shootings in the city since the beginning of the pandemic is staggeringly high.
Air Date: July 29, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Popular summer camp goes on pause after COVID-19 outbreak in Wynnewood, Pa.
When Kaiserman JCC summer camp returns from a self-imposed pause, they'll require masks for all, no matter the location or vaccination status.
3 years ago
6 secrets for throwing an epic Philly block party
Philly throws legendary block parties. Here are the tips you need to know to master summer’s favorite urban art form.
3 years ago
Dance for everybody, sharks, and Shakespeare in the parks in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
This weekend, enjoy dance, Shakespeare, and sharks across the Delaware Valley.
3 years ago
Listen 5:00ACT UP, which organizes weekly housing protests near Mayor Kenney’s Old City apartment, said this was the first to be dispersed by law enforcement.
3 years ago
Weeks after SEPTA extends private security contract, a guard beat a man at a turnstile
The violence occurred soon after SEPTA extended its $1.5 million contract with Allied Universal to keep security guards stationed along the Market-Frankford Line.
3 years ago
Openly LGBTQ Olympians would rank 14th in medal wins if they were a country
If all of the publicly out LGBTQ athletes at the Olympics represented a country under a single rainbow flag they'd be coming in 14th in the world for their medal count.
3 years ago
Remembering 9/11: Where were you?
Help us mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and tell us: Where were you?
3 years ago
U.S. women’s gymnastics takes silver in team final after Simone Biles pulls out
It's a devastating blow for her three teammates, who are all first-time Olympians. Biles was expected to compete on all four apparatuses.
3 years ago
Philly’s great-grandmother of African dance, Ione Nash, has died
The dancer, teacher, and karate black belt stayed active until age 95.
3 years ago
It’s true, Philly sports fan favorite Crabfries are now sold at Yankee Stadium
Chickie’s & Pete’s opened the Bronx ballpark concession stand this spring after two years in talks.
3 years ago
‘Like an asteroid struck’: Bella Vista residents survey damage after massive water main break
City officials say they’re still sorting through the damage and setting a recovery timeline after a water main busted Sunday morning near South Street.
3 years ago
Mapping Philly’s Latino communities: People and places to know along SEPTA’s 47 bus line
Visit the people and places that shape their neighborhoods and communities as told through PlanPhilly’s The 47: Historias along a bus route series.
3 years ago
Permanent residents who left the U.S. during the pandemic worry they can’t come home
Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system.
3 years ago