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A statue of Harriet Tubman is unveiled on the North Apron of City Hall
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Visual Arts

City of Philadelphia asking for artist submissions for permanent Harriet Tubman statue

The project, with a budget of $500,000, will be the first statue of an African American historic female figure in the city’s public art collection.

4 years ago

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Thursday is the deadline for Philly’s Homestead Exemption

The Homestead Exemption program enables homeowners to reduce their property tax bill by reducing the taxable portion of their property’s value.

4 years ago

A group of police officers gathered on a street corner.
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Philadelphia
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D.C. police turn to Philly to find new recruits

D.C. Metro police offer better pay and an incentive for potential new cops to move from Philly to Washington, D.C.

4 years ago

Friends joke around outside Constitution High School in Center City.
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Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Will the city’s new curfew reduce violence? Philly teens think it’s unlikely

“Kids could be out before 10 p.m. and also do violence,” one high schooler observed.

4 years ago

Kira Kinsman explains the transformation of the building. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Philly’s William Way LGBT Community Center will undergo $2.5 million expansion

The facility will create office space and barrier-free facilities with the $2.5 million dollars in state grant money.

4 years ago

A bus of asylum-seekers at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station
Immigration
Philadelphia
Social Justice

How you can help people seeking asylum in Philadelphia

Officials are encouraging residents to donate to the city’s Welcoming Fund, which will disperse money to local nonprofits to aid asylum-seekers.

4 years ago

A woman smiles slightly and looks upwards.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

‘I’m just in survival mode’: UC Townhomes deadline looms as mother searches for affordable housing

Rasheda Alexander has roughly two months to move out of University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia.

4 years ago

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A bag of groceries is seen from above.
Delaware
Food & Drink
Sustainability
Technology

A new app aims to ‘rescue’ food to help Delawareans in need

Delaware’s 302 Food Rescue app will use volunteers to collect unused food from groceries, restaurants, and elsewhere to deliver to agencies serving those in need.

4 years ago

Hundreds march in West Philadelphia over the Philly police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Episode 3: The police

Central to the question of solving Philly's gun violence crisis is the role law enforcement should play in the most affected neighborhoods.

Air Date: November 29, 2022

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A man holds a microphone up to a woman at the Credible Messenger Film Festival
Gun Violence
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Can journalism that centers community help stop shootings? PGCVR is betting on it

Inside the two-year effort to turn gun violence reporting on its head.

4 years ago

A person applies a tourniquet to a nurse instructor's arm.
Gun Violence
Medicine
Philadelphia

‘Who am I in this situation?’: ‘Stop the Bleed’ trauma first aid class targets gunshot injuries

“Stop The Bleed” teaches emergency responsiveness, and many Philadelphians are training to combat gunshot wounds.

4 years ago

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A vendor smiles as she prepares a purchase for a customer at her table.
Business
Community Events
Economic Development
Philadelphia

‘A kept gem’: Small Business Saturday lifts up Germantown culture, despite looming economic downturn

Germantown shop owners are encouraging people to buy local on Small Business Saturday — and throughout the holiday season — despite the strain of inflation costs.

4 years ago

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Aerial view of Lincoln Financial Field with the Serbian coat of arms floating above it.
Philadelphia
Sports
Technology
Billy Penn

The #Eagles hashtag is showing the Serbian flag because of a medieval coat of arms (and the World Cup)

It’s not a glitch, but it’s been causing confusion among Philadelphia fans.

4 years ago

A Christmas Tree is lit up outside City Hall in Philadelphia
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Economy
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Center City business district promotes unique and boutique holiday shopping experience

Philly businesses in Center City encourage holiday shoppers to visit shops downtown — the majority of which are locally-owned — this season.

4 years ago

Corner of 54th st. and Chester Ave.
Economic Development
Immigration
Philadelphia

Southwest Philly will soon be home to ‘Africatown,’ powered by a grant-winning nonprofit

The African Cultural Alliance of North America, a nonprofit supporting African immigrants, got a $9 million state grant towards developing Africatown.

4 years ago

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