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Members of the POWER Interfaith organization held a protest and prayer vigil for people in Philadelphia living without heat outside City Hall, on February 3, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

‘Everyone should have heat’: Interfaith leaders allege PGW left vulnerable families in the cold

Advocates claim delays caused by the gas utility left some Philadelphians without heat. Philadelphia Gas Works calls the group’s claims “fabricated.”

3 years ago

WHYY's suburban reporter Kenny Cooper conducts an interview. (Langston Collins)
Community Conversations
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2022 WHYY Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit

WHYY’s Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit features thoughtful conversations on journalism, community, and collaboration, hosted by Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris.

3 years ago

A sign in the Village of Arden reads
Delaware
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Billy Penn

The Village of Arden is an idyllic, ‘single tax’ arts community just south of Philly that’s lasted over 120 years

Located in Delaware, the village has had some well-known residents.

3 years ago

A screen capture of the webpage for the Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund. (PAHAF)
Economy
Housing
Pennsylvania

Longed-for pandemic mortgage assistance program launches in Pa.

The day the Pennsylvania Homeowners Assistance Fund application portal opened, it crashed, inundated with people trying to register.

3 years ago

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Business
Philadelphia

Flexibility ‘here to stay’: Philly companies predict hybrid work is the future

The top reason for hybrid or remote work was, unsurprisingly, COVID-19 itself. The second most given reason was attracting and retaining employees.

3 years ago

Janmichael Shadd Graine (left) with Gov. John Carney, stands at the new historic marker honoring his great great great great grandfather. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
History
Race & Ethnicity

Cobbler by day, abolitionist at night, Abraham Shadd honored by Delaware

A prominent abolitionist is getting new recognition in Delaware. Wilmington-born Abraham Shadd became one of the first Black elected officials in Canada.

3 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses his planned poor people's demonstration from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1968.  (AP Photo)
Community Conversations
Elections
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Social Justice

2022 Conversations of King: Give us the ballot

Local voting rights advocates Abu Edwards, Saj “Purple” Blackwell, Brittany Smalls, and Rev. Gregory Holston join Christopher Norris for a Community Conversation about voting

3 years ago

SEPTA Key card
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Swipe multiple riders on one SEPTA Key? Not yet. The website post was a mistake, but the feature is promised soon

The transit authority inadvertently faked out some riders, who got excited about a weekend update that went out too early.

3 years ago

Women from the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. pose for a photo
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 95 years of service

Delta Sigma Theta is marking its 95 years of service by partnering with Life Turning Point of Philadelphia, which supports women and children experiencing homelessness.

3 years ago

Listen 5:16
A fair funding protest outside Philadelphia City Hall in 2019. (Harvey Finkle/The Notebook)
Radio Times
Delaware
Environment
K-12
Medicine

The Regional Roundup – January 31st

Defendants present their case in PA's landmark school funding lawsuit. And, a Delaware bill giving terminally ill residents the right to medical aid in dying gains momentum.

Air Date: January 31, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:12
A direction sign in Cranbury
Neighborhoods
New Jersey

‘This is the edge, baby!’: What really separates Central and South Jersey

Does Central Jersey just exist in (some of) our hearts? Or is there an official border demarcating the regions? WHYY News investigated, and here’s what we learned.

3 years ago

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The former Fairmount Water Works in 2020, with the Schuylkill at flood levels (Mark Menninger / Imagic digital)
Government Accountability
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

The average water main in Philadelphia is 76 years old, and January sees an average of more than 175 breaks

Facts and figures about the city’s aging water supply system.

3 years ago

A 2018 photo of Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center in Norristown, Pa. (CHOC/Facebook)
Homelessness
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Montco’s only 24/7 shelter for single adults struggles with a housing crisis of its own

Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center’s lease ends in July, as Norristown plans to use the land for revitalization efforts. Finding a new space is tough.

3 years ago

Willow, the Biden family's new pet cat, wanders around the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2022 in Washington. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have added Willow, a 2-year-old, green-eyed, gray and white feline from Pennsylvania, to their pet family.  The Washington Monument can be seen in the distance. (Erin Scott/The White House via AP)
Animals

Here, kitty: Bidens welcome cat named Willow to White House

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have finally added the long-promised cat to their pet family.

3 years ago

Salma Khan with her son Zayd, 22 months old, husband Bilal, and daughter Aziza, 3, at their home in West Philadelphia on Jan. 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

The pandemic nightmare of being a working parent of young children will not relent

Parents continue to feel the precariousness of careers and routines dependent on reliable child care during an ever-ongoing pandemic.

3 years ago

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