Community
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.
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How to support Ukrainian people this weekend in Philly
Eat brunch, buy pastries, attend a rally, or make a donation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.
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Listen 1:58The ‘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.
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Tatiana Poladko and her family of six live near Kyiv. Since the bombing began, they have been on the move, by car and train.
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Listen 3:37Russians besiege crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast
Ukrainian leaders, meanwhile, are calling on citizens to rise up and wage guerrilla war against the invaders.
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