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A winter festival and toy drive are coming to Kensington’s McPherson Square. The events are part of a collaboration between the city and residents to make the park safer.
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Listen 4:13‘I’m a girl from Philly…but I cried’: Dawn Staley reacts to Brittney Griner’s release
"I was shocked actually ... and then, honestly, I cried," Staley said on ESPN's "First Take."
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We asked, you answered: WHYY audiences respond to ‘Stop and Frisk’ podcast
How do you feel about stop and frisk (and policing more broadly) as an answer to Philly's gun violence crisis?
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Philly’s flood-prone Eastwick neighborhood will finally get custom emergency alerts
In a place where flooding has required residents to be rescued by boat, the city wants a contractor to develop a better system of emergency alerts.
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FarmerJawn is expanding their agriculture access vision into Chester County
After bringing their vision to Cheltenham, FarmerJawn sees an opportunity for more organic food access and Black farmers at Westtown School.
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Eyes Gallery to reopen in new South Street storefront next year
The iconic shop is also hosting a holiday pop-up as it continues to rebuild from last summer’s devastating fire.
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Hoagies are coming to the Midwest as Wawa announces expansion to Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
Currently the 29th largest privately owned company in the U.S. — and the largest in Pa. — Wawa is hoping to do double its store count by the end of this decade.
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Philadelphia police identify victim in city’s oldest unsolved homicide case
The boy, discovered in a box in Northeast Philadelphia more than 60 years ago, has been identified as 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli.
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Delaware River Basin Commission votes to ban fracking wastewater discharges
After banning fracking in 2021, the DRBC now also prohibits wastewater disposal in the basin. But environmentalists say the new rules leave room for loopholes.
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Delaware’s 149 traffic fatalities this year are the most since 1988
With only a few weeks till the New Year, it’s been an especially deadly year on Delaware highways with 149 deaths — a number not seen since 1988.
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Philadelphia gas station owner hires armed agents to patrol property
Neil Patel says the crime targeting customers and his store and employees is rampant.
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Delaware town holding Christmas party at controversial museum that flies Confederate flag
A council member who shepherded funds to the museum says the party doesn’t aim to “stir up anything.” An NAACP leader says it doubles down on “white supremacy.”
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Deadly house fire in Darby Township, Delaware County now being investigated as suspicious
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said Monday the incident appears suspicious.
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Trea Turner, Phillies reach $300M, 11-year deal: AP source
The Philadelphia Phillies have landed Trea Turner, agreeing to a $300 million, 11-year contract with the dynamic shortstop.
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Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how
The database tool estimates that younger, white women will get increasingly more news coverage than other racial groups — such as Black, Latino and Indigenous people.
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