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5 places to soak up sun in Philadelphia
We’ve never been more ready to get outside.
3 years ago
Advocates rally for Chesco woman facing eviction after loss of long-sought housing voucher
Manisha Divecha’s struggles to find a place to live preceded the pandemic, but advocates say her case is emblematic of a coming affordable-housing crisis.
3 years ago
Unpacking the phallic fallacy atop Philadelphia City Hall
Conrad Benner investigates a question that haunted his teenage years in Philadelphia and uncovers the history behind Billy Penn’s eyebrow-raising pose atop City Hall.
3 years ago
Listen 5:51Drexel’s headed to NCAAs for the first time in 25 years
The Dragons, whose last NCAA appearance came in 1996 as a member of the America East Conference, were 10 of 17 from 3-point range and went 29 of 51 in their three wins.
3 years ago
Nearly 1 in 3 women experience violence: Landmark report from WHO
According to the report, intimate partner violence was the most prevalent form – and it starts early.
3 years ago
Five winners score $50K in community investment from the Well City Challenge
The projects will now go through an incubator — with the chance for another big monetary infusion.
3 years ago
Workers are moving first, asking questions later. What happens when offices reopen?
As the pandemic stretched on, some employees moved hundreds of miles from the offices they're supposed to return to once it's safe. Will their bosses make them come back?
3 years ago
Delaware prisons resuming in-person visits, but virtual sessions remain popular option
One woman whose fiancé is incarcerated says they will stick with video for now, rather than deal with plexiglass dividers and masks required for in-person visits.
3 years ago
Listen 2:18Philly extends moratorium on water shut-offs through April 2022
The water will stay on for those unable to pay their utility bills through April 2022, officials announced Monday.
3 years ago
Occupy Cherry Hill: Unhoused people gather at upscale mall to protest lack of warming centers
Tawanda Jones is staging sit-ins to protest the lack of warming centers for those experiencing homelessness in Camden. The state’s involvement gives her hope.
3 years ago
‘I Gotchu’: Understanding and urging allyship
Three representatives of distinct communities joined WHYY in conversation about effective allyship and accelerating social movements through collaboration.
3 years ago
A Pennsylvania county went from bust to boom times with natural gas. Now, it’s nearly broke
Commissioners, led by Republicans, raised taxes amid a pandemic and for the first time since 2010, despite the county having received more than $37 million in gas impact fees.
3 years ago
This week; the rocky rollout of vaccines in the suburbs, how NJ Sen. Menendez will influence Biden, and who was Philly's Rosa Parks?
Air Date: March 8, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:42‘A hope for the future’: Flyers fans, workers return to the Wells Fargo Center
Getting to watch Sunday night’s Flyers game in person offered some fans a welcome distraction from the woes of one year of pandemic life.
3 years ago
NYC-to-Philly bike ride returns with new August dates and virtual option
Postponed by the pandemic, the first-of-its-kind trip is a fundraiser to help create a 3,000-mile route from Maine to Florida.
3 years ago