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Aaliyah Manon, a student at Liguori Academy, in one of the reading nooks COURTESY CMI AND COMPAS
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K-12
Billy Penn

Port Richmond school gets a library after years of planning, and students are reading up a storm

Donations are helping Liguori Academy fill up the shelves.

3 years ago

A person looks out of a SEPTA Regional Rail train
Infrastructure
Transportation
Billy Penn

SEPTA kicks off Regional Rail makeover by asking you to dream up your ideal schedule

Convenience? Speed? Frequency? The transit authority is asking riders to help prioritize what gets addressed first.

3 years ago

A group of Philadelphia teens advocate for stronger gun policies is in Harrisburg, PA on April 26. The group was organized by Ceasefire PA, and some of them remain active on the issue through the Enough is Enough steering committee. (Courtesy of CeaseFirePA)
Gun Violence
Public Safety

Teen committee conducts gun violence survey to bring solutions to city officials

A new teen committee surveyed 1300 students throughout the Philadelphia area on gun violence solutions. “Better gun laws” and more support for families were among the asks.

3 years ago

Attendees at the Black Enterprise National Entrepreneurs Summit. (Courtesy of Black Enterprise)
Business
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Black Enterprise group fights pandemic and wealth gap during Philly summit

The national group, Black Enterprise, meets in Philly for three days to talk up Black businesses, dealing with the pandemic, and the wealth gap.

3 years ago

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(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, file)
Government
Income Inequality

Pa. families have more time to apply for LIHEAP assistance paying for heating bills

The application deadline was moved from May 20 to June 17, to give Pennsylvanians in need more time to apply for help paying off this winter’s heating bills.

3 years ago

Chellie Cameron speaks at the Philadelphia International Airport
Business
Government
Philadelphia

Leadership shake-up for Philly airports: CEO for aviation departs for Chamber of Commerce

The city will start a national search to replace Philadelphia’s CEO for aviation, who will now lead the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Wayne Jones, holds his son Donell, while speaking during an interview with The Associated Press about his mother Celestine Chaney, who was killed in Saturday's shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Gun Violence
Race & Ethnicity

The Buffalo shooting and the rise in violent extremism

The suspected gunman that killed 10 Black Americans in Buffalo was inspired by white supremacist and racist ideology. How do we counter violent far-right extremism?

Air Date: May 19, 2022 10:00 am

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Police cars are seen in Philadelphia
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Five people wounded in shooting near Temple University

One of the victims, a 28-year-old man, is in extremely critical condition after being shot 14 times.

3 years ago

A protected bike lane near 15th Street
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

Philadelphia Parking Authority bike officers to take to the streets to keep bike lanes open

The officers will be tasked with keeping cars from illegally parking in bike lanes in Philadelphia in order to stop cyclists from being forced into the streets.

3 years ago

File photo: A white-painted ghost bike is parked on the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, ahead of the Ride of Silence on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

Philadelphia’s Ride of Silence honors bicyclists who lost their lives

Philadelphia’s Ride of Silence will honor bicyclists who died or who were injured Wednesday evening.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola speaking at the event with Philabundance on May 18, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Food & Drink
Income Inequality

Phillies, Philabundance, and Citizens Bank team up to help those who are food insecure

Philabundance is getting help from the Phillies and Citizens Bank to pay for meals for food insecure families, which has been on the rise since the pandemic.

3 years ago

Chandler Jones, right, 26, from Baltimore County who will graduate this spring from the University of Baltimore School of Law, participates in a pro-choice rally in Baltimore, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
National
Public Health
Technology

With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy

Companies that collect data from digital clues people leave online often know their most sensitive health info — gleaned from web searches, health apps and location trackers.

3 years ago

FILE  - Former members and members of the U.S. Women's National soccer team, from left,  Briana Scurry, Margaret 'Midge' Purce, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Foudy, and Cindy Parlow Cone, President of U.S. Soccer, pose for a photo with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., before an event to celebrate Equal Pay Day and Women's History Month in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Employment
Gender
Sports

U.S. Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men

Led by Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, American women long have pressed for gender equity.

3 years ago

A portrait of American statesman, writer and scientist Benjamin Franklin, circa 1750. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care
History
Public Health

Benjamin Franklin gave instructions on at-home abortions in a book in the 1700s

Benjamin Franklin is revered in history for his fixation on inventing practical ways to make everyday life easier.

3 years ago

The Upper side of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. (Courtesy of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary)
Changing Communities
Housing
Pennsylvania
Religion

Senior living, hotel to replace St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Main Line Health plans to redevelop a 73-acre seminary in Wynnewood to build a health and wellness campus over the next 10 to 12 years.

3 years ago

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