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The Philadelphia skyline behind Eakins Oval. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Government Accountability
Outdoors
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

Philly drops to 32nd place on national ParkScore index, because of funding cuts

The Kenney admin is boosting the Parks & Rec budget this year, but advocates say it’s not enough.

4 years ago

The Philly skyline
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Travel

Philly tourism is up, but not to pre-pandemic levels yet

The new report shows that the rebound after COVID lockdowns is real, and both recreational and business travelers are coming back to Philadelphia.

4 years ago

Names of police officers lost since 2019 are etched on the Living Flame Memorial at Franklin Square Park in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

14 Philadelphia lives honored at 2022 Living Flame Memorial Service

The names of 14 police officers and firefighters lost since 2019 are now etched on the Living Flame Memorial in Philadelphia’s Franklin Square Park.

4 years ago

Pro-choice demonstrators make signs Tuesday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.
(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care
Public Health
Social Justice

A Canadian official says Americans can get abortions there if Roe is overturned

Karina Gould, the minister of families, children, and social development said that Canada would allow Americans to obtain abortions.

4 years ago

Meaghan Washington with her children, Naïm and Ife, at their Philadelphia home
Media
Pennsylvania

WHYY wins 11 Keystone Media Awards for pandemic, suburbs coverage

The Keystone Awards recognize “journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences.”

4 years ago

Vehicles on fire at the oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces
International
Military
Public Safety

Russia pounds Ukraine, targeting supply of Western arms

Meanwhile, the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports.

4 years ago

A.J. Brown throws the first pitch at a Phillies game
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

What to know about Philly’s newest sports superstar, Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown

He’s best buds with QB Jalen Hurts — and he’s not bad on a baseball diamond, either.

4 years ago

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Animals
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
6abc

Crews use doughnuts to lure black bear spotted roaming through Drexel Hill, Delaware County

Police urge everyone in the area to keep their distance if they happen to see the animal.

4 years ago

Local civilians line up to get humanitarian aid distributed in the United Humanitarian Center in Mariupol
International
Public Safety

Ukrainian fighters: Russian forces storming Mariupol plant

The assault began almost two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military not to storm the plant to finish off the defenders but to seal it off.

4 years ago

Google doodle honoring inventor Elijah McCoy. (Google/Screenshot by NPR)
NPR
History
Technology

Google honors the Black inventor who likely inspired the phrase ‘the real McCoy’

Elijah McCoy patented his invention in 1872: An automatic lubricator that kept engines oiled while they were in operation.

4 years ago

Google has expanded its policies to make it easier for people to request personal contact information be removed from online search results. (Google / Screenshot by NPR)
NPR
Media
Technology

You can now ask Google to take your personal data out of its search results

The new policy sharply lowers Google's bar for removing data from search results.

4 years ago

File photo: Christian Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, speaks at a rally outside an Amazon facility on Staten Island in New York, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union are headed for a rematch Monday, May 2, 2022, when a federal labor board will tally votes cast by warehouse workers in yet another election on Staten Island.
Economic Development
Economy
Employment
National

Amazon workers in NYC reject union in a reversal of fortune

Amazon warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Monday, dealing a blow to organizers who last month pulled off the first successful U.S. Amazon unionization.

4 years ago

The historical marker that honors Dr. John Fryer at 13th and Locust Streets in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
History
LGBTQ
Social Justice

Doctor who challenged LGBTQ psychiatric diagnosis 50 years ago honored in Philadelphia

Dr. John Fryer who testified at ‘Dr. Henry Anonymous’ before the APA is recognized for removing the stigma of being gay on the 50th anniversary of his testimony.

4 years ago

Business members and officials gather outside New Olympia House Restaurant to celebrate small biz week.
Business
Economic Development
Philadelphia

Small biz week comes with a call for relief from Philly’s COVID regulations

The owners of small businesses are hoping the city will not go back to the masking regulations that cut their sales — especially for establishments selling food.

4 years ago

EPA chief Michael Regan (left) talks with U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and an unidentified woman at The Warehouse for teens in Wilmington. Behind them is the center's electric bus.
Delaware
Energy
Environment
K-12

New ‘American standard’: EPA chief Regan touts zero emission school buses at Wilmington teen center

Clean energy and electric vehicles took center stage in Wilmington on Monday when the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited a teen center.

4 years ago

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