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More than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980
Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the under-reporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting," but are reserving judgmen
4 years ago
Free Library picks a new director: Kelly Richards, a Black career librarian from Michigan
He’ll assume leadership 15 months after the previous library director resigned over widespread allegations of discrimination.
4 years ago
Roosevelt Boulevard crash takes down SEPTA wires, repairs to take hours
The crash happened in the southbound outer lanes at 7th Street.
4 years ago
Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl
The NFL, Pepsi, and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
4 years ago
Philly honors ‘60 Minutes’ journalist Ed Bradley with historical marker in his hometown
A grove of trees with an official state plaque has been erected in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, where Bradley got his start in broadcast news.
4 years ago
Philly advice for New Yorkers freaking out over spotted lanternflies
Yes, the bugs are back. But we've got this.
4 years ago
A 2016 monument identifying hundreds of previously unnamed graves near the Delaware psychiatric hospital is getting a facelift to better honor those buried there.
4 years ago
Listen 4:57My dad is homeless. I don’t think Philly is doing enough to help him
My mom and my aunt occasionally see my dad under the Market-Frankford El in Kensington. I’m grateful I haven’t seen him that way.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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%.
4 years ago
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