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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
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5 solutions to Philly’s gun violence crisis

Guest hosts Sam Searles and Kole Long asked two community leaders, a clinician, a high school student, and a city public safety staffer for their solutions to gun violence.

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Philadelphia police searching for suspect who stole antique brass railing outside City Hall

Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in identifying a City Hall theft suspect.

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Changing Communities
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Billy Penn

Life is surging back to Center City, despite Philly’s deep challenges

Can Philadelphia do what it needs to keep the momentum going?

4 years ago

Crews removed the box surrounding the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia's Marconi Plaza on Sunday night. (6abc)
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Crews remove box around Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia

The box has surrounded the statue for two years. On Friday, a judge ruled it needed to be removed.

4 years ago

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Community Events
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
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Moms Bonded by Grief host holiday party for those who lost loved ones to gun violence

A holiday party in South Philadelphia Sunday sought to empower and unite mothers and young kids who’ve lost loved ones to gun violence.

4 years ago

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Delaware
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SUV crashes into Delaware nursing home

The SUV narrowly missed oxygen tanks, which can explode.

4 years ago

A tribute to journalist Grant Wahl is seen on his previously assigned seat at the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between England and France, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Graham Dunbar)
International
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Memorial to American writer Grant Wahl placed at World Cup game

Wahl fell ill while working during extra time of the Argentina-Netherlands game on Friday at Lusail Stadium.

4 years ago

File photo: Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes attend the Ms. Foundation for Women Gloria Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, May 1, 2014. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
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Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84

Hughes died Dec. 1 in Tampa, Florida.

4 years ago

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The U.S. has taken custody of the alleged bomb maker in the 1988 Lockerbie attack

The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 killed 270 people, including 190 Americans, and launched a decades-long international manhunt for the attackers.

4 years ago

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A winter festival is coming to McPherson Square. It’s part of a months-long effort to ‘reclaim space’ in Kensington

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.

4 years ago

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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Stanford in Stanford, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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6abc

‘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."

4 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Gun Violence
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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?

4 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
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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.

4 years ago

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Explainers
K-12
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

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.

4 years ago

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Business
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Billy Penn

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.

4 years ago

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