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A photo collage of Rosalee McDonald and Virginia Thomas and their children shared by their friends and relatives after a devastating fire took their lives.
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Philadelphia

A basketball phenom and Fairmount’s ‘mayor’: Philly grieves children lost to fire

Basketball coach Andre Wright remembers Destiny McDonald and Quintien Tate-McDonald as team players with talents that will be missed in the community.

3 years ago

The exterior of a rowhouse that burned in Fairmount
Radio Times
Housing
Mental Health
Philadelphia

The Fairmount fire and a grieving community

A fire in a Philadelphia rowhouse killed 12 people - eight of them children - this week. We'll talk about the investigation, the devastation, the families and the community.

Air Date: January 7, 2022 10:00 am

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About 40 people gathered in Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Plaza at a candlelight vigil remembering the attacks on the U.S. Capital a year later, on January 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphians gather in vigil on anniversary of insurrection to push for expanded voting rights

The rally in Philadelphia was one of about 150 around the country, organized by a coalition of national groups.

3 years ago

Family members of 12 people killed in a rowhouse fire asked for privacy to grieve outside the children’s school, Bache-Martin Elementary, on Jan. 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Housing
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘A matter of life and death’: Fairmount house that caught fire lacked safety fixes found in newer PHA properties

Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said the deadly fire that engulfed a PHA apartment highlights the need for investment in public housing.

3 years ago

A passer-by looks over the barricade on the street of Wednesday's deadly fire
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Investigators look at Christmas tree as cause of deadly Fairmount fire

The tragedy marked the city's deadliest single fire in at least a century, with eight children among those who lost their lives.

3 years ago

The exterior of a rowhouse that burned in Fairmount
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

How to help survivors of the devastating and tragic Fairmount fire

The blaze tore through a home owned by PHA, taking 12 lives — eight of them children.

3 years ago

More than $100,000 will be used to engage people in clean water stewardship through freshwater mussel education, and to fund its 2022 Pennsylvania Coast Day event. (courtesy of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary)
Environment
Infrastructure
Sustainability

Projects to improve the ecosystem along the Delaware and river access in Chester receive $575K from DEP

The grant funds will help pay for 12 education, design, and engineering efforts to protect and restore the 3-county Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone.

3 years ago

Todd Bernstein, founder and director of the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service at Girard College announces the slate of activities for this year’s event. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Philly’s mostly virtual MLK Day of Service to explore theme of ‘Combating Racism and Building Community’

The 27th annual Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. will focus on issues of health justice, voting rights, gun violence, early literacy, and living wage jobs.

3 years ago

Police confer at the scene of a fire on North 23rd Street
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘I feel broken’: 8 children among 12 people killed in Fairmount rowhouse fire

City property records indicate the Philadelphia Housing Authority owns the single-family home, which had been converted into two apartments.

3 years ago

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Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
6abc

Officer-involved shooting leaves man dead in South Philadelphia

Authorities say the incident started as a domestic dispute this morning and SWAT officers were later called to the scene.

3 years ago

A hand railing collapses and fans fall onto Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) following the end of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. Philadelphia won 20-16. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Public Safety
Sports

Jalen Hurts asks Washington for response to railing collapse: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’

On Tuesday, the Eagles QB sent a letter to the NFL and the team, saying: "I am writing to inquire what follow-up action is being considered."

3 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox (91) leads out his team before a game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Jan. 02, 2022 in Landover. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Crime
Gun Violence
Public Safety
Sports

Philadelphia Eagles players, organization team up to help anti-violence efforts

Thirty-two nonprofits serving the Philly region through social justice work will benefit from the contribution.

3 years ago

FILE - A hiring sign is shown at a booth for Jameson's Irish Pub during a job fair on Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Hiring in California slowed significantly in November 2021 even as the state's unemployment rate dipped below 7% for the first time since March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, according to data made public Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Business
Economy
Employment

A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November

The Labor Department also reported that employers posted 10.6 million job openings in November, down from 11.1 million in October but still high by historical standards.

3 years ago

Asyod Boyd sits on his stoop
Homelessness
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s unique and successful Way Home program is helping LGBTQ people find housing

Originally dependent on CARES Act funding, advocates are working to make it last.

3 years ago

Jeff Guaracino poses for a photo
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

City to honor Visit Philly’s Jeff Guaracino on the day of his funeral

Friends said the groundbreaking CEO of Visit Philadelphia, the city’s tourism marketing corporation, planned his own funeral while succumbing to cancer at age 48.

3 years ago

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