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Employment
Energy
Philadelphia

PECO offers a chance at employment to some residents in underserved Philly neighborhoods

Twenty-three Philly residents are participating in the program, which PECO bills as a way to provide communities it serves with a path to family-sustaining jobs.

4 years ago

Sonny Liston holds a china dog from his collection as he sits with his wife Geraldine
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
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Billy Penn

How racial profiling drove away Philly’s first heavyweight boxing champion

"I'd rather be a lamppost in Denver than the mayor of Philadelphia."

4 years ago

A demonstrator marches to Faneuil Hall with other protesters while participating in the Indigenous Peoples Day rally and march in Boston on Oct. 10, 2020. (Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
NPR
History
National

Goodbye, Columbus? Here’s what Indigenous Peoples’ Day means to Native Americans

4 years ago

Charron Powell stands with a photo of her son, LeGend Talieferro, at her home
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Gun violence is killing an increasing number of U.S. children and teens. These are some of their stories

Shaquille Barbour, Legend Taliferro, and Amaria Jones are just a handful of the rising number of children and teenagers who have lost their lives to gun violence in the U.S.

4 years ago

Yuengling Lager
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania
WESA

Pennsylvania’s wine, beer and cider industries awarded nearly $2 million in support grants

Some $600,000 of that total given by the Liquor Control Board was awarded to Penn State University for eight different wine and malt and brewed beverage projects.

4 years ago

Eden Hall
Animals
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania
Preservation
WESA

‘We look at this and see a catastrophe in the making,’ says researcher about Pennsylvania’s forests

"Forests get the double whammy of both too many invaders, many species, and too many deer.”

4 years ago

Runners take off at the start of at the start of the Broad Street Run. Participants had to provide proof of vaccination. (Mallory Falk, WHYY)
Community Events
Philadelphia

Broad Street Run a ‘rejuvenating’ return to a new normal in Philly

The nation’s largest 10-mile road race was back on in Philly on Sunday — with some notable changes. Many of the 18,000 runners said it still felt good to be back.

4 years ago

The old Folcroft Avenue bridge in Folcroft, Delco catches fire early Sunday morning. Debris from the fire is causing delays on Amtrak and has SEPTA's Newark line suspended. (6abc)
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Transportation
6abc

SEPTA’s Newark line suspended after abandoned bridge catches fire in Delco

Fire officials tell 6abc the bridge has been abandoned for at least 30 years and should be demolished.

4 years ago

Pastries at Kouklet Brazillian Bakehouse, opening soon in South Philly (Instagram/@KOUKLETBAKEHOUSE)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Where to find late-night sweets: 10 dessert cafes in Philadelphia

Looking to spice up date night? Go out for a treat.

4 years ago

Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus continues to divide those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those horrified by an annual tribute that ignores the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
National
Philadelphia
Protests

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Activists say efforts to end a formal holiday in Columbus’ name remain stalled by politicians and organizations focusing on Italian American heritage.

4 years ago

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Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Take the Philly trivia quiz and test your local knowledge

24 questions about everything Philadelphia.

4 years ago

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Community Events
Philadelphia

LumiNature to return to Philadelphia Zoo with more space — and more wattage

The holiday light show debuted in November 2019, but went dark in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago

Wissahickon Valley Park.
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Wissahickon Valley Park is getting more bathrooms

The Friends of the Wissahickon is working with architects on a master plan that aims to bring new bathroom facilities to the sprawling forest park.

4 years ago

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Gender
Philadelphia
Protests

Philly Trans March returns to demand justice, equity, and liberation

Violence against trans women of color and housing insecurity are just a few of the issues that organizers hoped to highlight at this year’s march.

4 years ago

Vladmir Slepak's son attended Temple University's med school — and helped disentangle him from the USSR
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Philadelphia ties of the Soviet refusenik once called a ‘modern-day Moses’

When Masha and Vladimir Slepak were released after 17 years, they had Philly friends to thank.

4 years ago

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