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As more Philly landlords move to sell and hold off on repairs, analysts see a threat
Nearly 21% of Philadelphia landlords listed a property for sale in 2020, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard.
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Listen 1:50‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to diminished services caused by labor shortages
P.O.C. of Revive Radio hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are coping with diminished government services caused by widespread labor shortages.
4 years ago
Listen 5:09Philly announces $900K in microgrants to fight gun violence
The announcement comes on the heels of the city recording its 400th homicide over the weekend.
4 years ago
Philly native Eve, Don Lemon headline B. PHL Innovation Festival
Now in its third year, the B. PHL Innovation Festival kicks off Wednesday and runs through Friday, Oct. 1.
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Mail delivery is about to get slower and pricier just in time for the holidays
Beginning Friday, the U.S. Postal Service will start to "implement new service standards" for first class mail and periodicals — slowing its target delivery time by about 30%.
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New Philly cafe and restaurant coming to 200-year-old ammunition factory
Guard House at the Frankford Arsenal will give Bridesburg a place to get La Colombe coffee, plus more.
4 years ago
Temple University students plagued with piles of trash in off-campus housing
Temple University students are demanding a solution to piles of trash in their off-campus apartment complex.
4 years ago
Philly Haitians, members of City Council slam Biden’s border policies
“What we saw was against humanity,” said Numa St. Louis, a Haitian-American Philadelphia resident, of the scene in Del Rio, Texas.
4 years ago
MED Week returns, offering support and visibility to business owners of color
COVID was hard on business owners — especially business owners of color. Philly’s annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week offers them a chance to network.
4 years ago
En cambio, un evento centrado en la comunidad atrajo a miles de personas a la costa.
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Instead, a community-focused event brought thousands to the waterfront.
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Philadelphia Flower Show will stay outside in 2022
This makes 2022 the second consecutive year that the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society show will be held outdoors at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park.
4 years ago
PennEast cancels natural gas pipeline project; cites lack of environmental permits from N.J.
In an astounding turnaround after years of battling N.J. over permits to build a natural gas pipeline from Northeast Pa. to Mercer County, PennEast has canceled its 116-mile p
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Track regulators, racing fans and horse lovers mostly agree that performance enhancing drugs, "doping", are doing major damage to the animals behind the scenes across PA.
Air Date: September 27, 2021 10:00 am
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LGBTQ students say high school support groups are life-changing. Why does Philly only have a dozen?
The district says there are more, but couldn't provide a number. School leaders wish for centralized guidance or a template.
4 years ago