Community
Bucks County extends incentives for landlords who rent to people at risk of homelessness
Landlords can receive $2,000 if they sign 1-year leases with participants in Bucks County Housing Link, the county’s housing crisis response system.
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RIP famed Pa. brewer Bill Moeller, who made history at Ortlieb’s, Schmidt’s, and Dock Street
You could call him the last great beermaker of the Pennsylvania German tradition.
4 years ago
Uyghur kids recall physical and mental torment at Chinese boarding schools in Xinjiang
Two Uyghur children recount abusive experiences in boarding school in Xinjiang, where they also lost their mother tongues.
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Made by North Philly residents, monuments to local heroes put Black history on display
“Bad” Bennie Briscoe, a sanitation worker turned champion boxer, is one of the North Philly icons memorialized through the interactive installations.
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Listen 1:59Rosa Parks honored with red roses and a seat on SEPTA
A special SEPTA bus running on Route 38 will save a seat for Rosa Parks during the month of February.
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‘Everyone should have heat’: Interfaith leaders allege PGW left vulnerable families in the cold
Advocates claim delays caused by the gas utility left some Philadelphians without heat. Philadelphia Gas Works calls the group’s claims “fabricated.”
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2022 WHYY Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit
WHYY’s Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit features thoughtful conversations on journalism, community, and collaboration, hosted by Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris.
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Calls to volunteer fire departments are at a high but they have few first responders
Some volunteer departments were already stretched dangerously thin, and then along came the pandemic.
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Located in Delaware, the village has had some well-known residents.
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Longed-for pandemic mortgage assistance program launches in Pa.
The day the Pennsylvania Homeowners Assistance Fund application portal opened, it crashed, inundated with people trying to register.
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Listen 1:45Flexibility ‘here to stay’: Philly companies predict hybrid work is the future
The top reason for hybrid or remote work was, unsurprisingly, COVID-19 itself. The second most given reason was attracting and retaining employees.
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Cobbler by day, abolitionist at night, Abraham Shadd honored by Delaware
A prominent abolitionist is getting new recognition in Delaware. Wilmington-born Abraham Shadd became one of the first Black elected officials in Canada.
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2022 Conversations of King: Give us the ballot
Local voting rights advocates Abu Edwards, Saj “Purple” Blackwell, Brittany Smalls, and Rev. Gregory Holston join Christopher Norris for a Community Conversation about voting
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The transit authority inadvertently faked out some riders, who got excited about a weekend update that went out too early.
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Philly alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 95 years of service
Delta Sigma Theta is marking its 95 years of service by partnering with Life Turning Point of Philadelphia, which supports women and children experiencing homelessness.
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