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After a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2022’s parade theme is “250 Years of Faith, Family, Friendship, and Heritage.”
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Philly plans permanent statue honoring Harriet Tubman
The newly commissioned permanent statue will be larger than the temporary Tubman statue currently at City Hall.
4 years ago
MLB lockout nears end, players accept terms in time for 162
Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season.
4 years ago
A brief history of ‘The Process’: Everything you need to know to be an informed Sixers fan
Will this finally be the season it comes full circle? All Philly can do is trust.
4 years ago
Russian strike on Ukrainian hospital that killed 3 draws outrage
Mariupol’s city council and Ukraine's president said a child was among the dead in Wednesday's attack in the southern port.
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Philly’s newest EV chargers designed to help drivers living in rowhouses go electric
The new charging station in the Port Richmond neighborhood was pitched as an incentive for low-income families to buy a plug-in car.
4 years ago
MLB pushes opening day back to at least April 14 as lockout persists
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that another two series of games are being canceled, as players will not be paid for the games they don't play.
4 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Mixed reactions to Philly dropping indoor mask mandate
P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how everyday people are reacting to the end of the mask mandate.
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Listen 4:53Another Montco shelter is set to close. Advocates for the center in Pottstown hope to start anew
Al’s Heart Warming Center, which has 36 beds for men and women experiencing homelessness, was denied approval to continue operation.
4 years ago
The women powering West Philly’s thriving Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant scene
Baltimore Avenue has been a culinary center for the culture since the 1980s.
4 years ago
Ukrainians in the U.S. try to help their country. But getting aid there is difficult
As Russia bombs Ukraine, many Ukrainians in the U.S. are trying to help their country, but are finding challenges as normal shipping channels are broken with dangerous roads.
4 years ago
Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital; 17 reported hurt
The attack comes amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.
4 years ago
False promises? Recipients of Philly’s gun violence grants are still spending their own money
Philadelphia has set aside funding for community groups combating gun violence. But nonprofit leaders say actually getting the money has been a challenge.
4 years ago
Listen 4:14‘Get out now’: A Philly resident’s account of his wife’s escape from Kyiv to Lviv
Friends have been coming forward with support, he said. “The one thing I haven’t felt in the last few days was alone.”
4 years ago
Two years of COVID-19: Remembering more than 1,800 lives lost in Delco
Sunday, March 6 marked two years since Pennsylvania’s first case of COVID-19 was reported in Delco.
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