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April Walker, from Southwest Philadelphia, is the General Manager of the United States Microsoft Technology Centers
Gender
Philadelphia
Technology

For Women’s History Month, tech trailblazer April Walker offers wisdom based on experience

Microsoft executive Walker, who grew up in Philly, has advice for young Black women entering the workforce, and the companies that want to retain them.

4 years ago

An aerial view of the Delaware County site where residents say construction continues. Energy Transfer says the work is remediation or restoration
Energy
Environment
Outdoors

Residents near Mariner East say ‘restoration’ work looks like more construction to them

Pipeline builder Energy Transfer announced in February that the project was done. This week, a section of pipe was switched out in Delco.

4 years ago

The Philly skyline
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly to host listening tour for anti-violence prevention efforts

Residents and community partners can attend in person or virtually to provide feedback on the city’s anti-violence strategy.

4 years ago

The LOVE sculpture at Penn, painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag The LOVE sculpture at Penn, painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. (Instagram/@leslie.sllvn)
Community Events
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How to support Ukrainian people this weekend in Philly

Eat brunch, buy pastries, attend a rally, or make a donation.

4 years ago

An aerial view of Kensington
Addiction
Economic Development
Philadelphia

Philly awards 2nd round of grants to Kensington community groups tackling opioid crisis

The Kensington Community Resilience Fund directs $200,000 to organizations focused on improving the quality of life in neighborhoods hard-hit by the opioid epidemic.

4 years ago

Homes are seen on South 24th between Reed and Wharton streets
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

South Philly street ceremonially renamed for Point Breeze icon Dorothy Allen

The late Point Breeze leader founded a community center and fought against child hunger.

4 years ago

File photo: Australia's Shane Warne clenches his fist as he holds the Cricket World Cup Trophy on the team balcony at Lords after Australia defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final of the Cricket World Cup, in London Sunday, June 20, 1999. Shane Warne, one of the greatest cricket players in history, has died. He was 52. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
International
Sports

Shane Warne, one of cricket’s iconic players, dies at 52

Warne was considered to be the greatest bowler in cricket history and helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999.

4 years ago

Drexel's Alina Bushma, of Ukraine is seen after winning her squash match against Princeton's Andrea Toth of Canada in Philadelphia, Friday, March 4, 2022
Higher Education
Military
Philadelphia
Sports

Drexel squash star Alina Bushma plays on for family in Ukraine

Alina Bushma is playing for Drexel in this weekend's Collegiate Squash Championships. Her parents and two grandparents have remained in Kyiv since the Russian invasion.

4 years ago

State leaders join Ukrainian ministers and U.S. Sec. of Transportation Pete Buttigieg raising the flag of Ukraine in Freedom Plaza in downtown Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
International
Military
Protests

‘We are all Ukrainian.’ Delaware leaders express solidarity with Ukrainian community

Wilmington-area Ukrainian religious leaders offer prayers for peace during Delaware rally in solidarity with Ukrainians combating Russian invasion.

4 years ago

The white nationalist group Patriot Front attends the March For Life
NPR
National
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

Distribution of white supremacist propaganda is increasingly coordinated, ADL says

Last year's numbers were the second highest since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking such incidents in 2017 and represented increasing levels of coordination.

4 years ago

A toddler poses on a stationary bike
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

At Urban Navigation, Philly kids can learn music production and engineering — or how to disarm a gun

“We’re teaching them how to respect the weapon,” a co-founder said of the safety training.

4 years ago

Students wear masks as they walk through a hallway at CAPA.
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philly schools plan to drop their mask mandate, leaving students to worry about safety and confusion

Some think it won’t make a difference, because masking wasn't well-enforced in the first place.

4 years ago

Rescue workers and volunteers gather at the site of a bomb explosio
International
Public Safety
Religion

At least 45 people are killed in bombing of Shiite mosque in Pakistan

Peshawar Police Chief Muhammed Ejaz Khan said the violence started when two armed attackers opened fire on police outside the mosque in Peshawar’s old city.

4 years ago

The Shutterbug photography students celebrated their work being published in Motivos Magazine in February at John B. Stetson Charter. Their photos lined the bookshelves of the library. (Photo by Jesús Rincón)
PlanPhilly
Kids
Media
Visual Arts

Self-portraits over selfies: This North Philly photo program empowers students to tell their own stories

North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.

4 years ago

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A Ukrainian girl and her cat wait at the platform inside Lviv railway station in Ukraine on Sunday. An international cat federation is banning Russian cats from its competitions for the next three months over its invasion of Ukraine. (Bernat Armangue/AP)
NPR
Animals
International

The ‘United Nations of cat federations’ bans Russian cats from its competitions

Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe), an international cat federation with members in about 40 countries, is banning Russian cats from its competitions.

4 years ago

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