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Call for nominations: Suggest your favorite Philly peeps for the 2020 Billy Penn Awards
Who deserves recognition at the Billies this year?
4 years ago
Philly issues new eviction notice to Parkway homeless-protest encampment
The notice says residents must leave by Sept. 9. It’s the first step toward evicting the group, following a judge’s ruling authorizing the city to do so.
4 years ago
Wolf won’t extend state’s eviction moratorium, office says
Gov. Tom Wolf will not extend his executive order halting evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania because of legal limits that prevent him from taking further action.
4 years ago
Black Americans worry postal changes could disrupt history of secure jobs
Unions say that could disrupt an important role the Postal Service has played in providing generations of African Americans secure middle-class employment.
4 years ago
Preventing college parties? Shame and blame don’t work, but beer pong outside might
With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?
4 years ago
Should Philly revamp its ‘beyond toothless’ police oversight commission? Your vote will decide
Critics have low expectations for the chronically underfunded watchdog group.
4 years ago
This week; the flaws in Pa's rental assistance program, how remote learning affects special education, and hiking into fiction.
Air Date: August 31, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:46N.J. coronavirus recovery: Restaurants may resume indoor dining Friday, with restrictions
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced that restaurants will be able to open for indoor dining beginning Sept. 4 at 25% capacity, with social distancing between tables.
4 years ago
Protesters seek restoration of high school sports in Delaware
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association voted 15-0 to postpone fall sports until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
4 years ago
Why a North Philly developer gave up a ‘money grab’ to give back to local creators
Real estate investor Ani Sanyal and his partners are offering gallery space to local artists — for free — as part of a three-and-a-half-month artist-in-residence program.
4 years ago
Philly youth rally, cry for peace in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence
As gun violence continues to surge in the city, young Philadelphians say they’re tired of seeing people their age increasingly caught in the crossfire.
4 years ago
Temple University suspends in-person classes after 103 test positive for COVID-19
All instruction except “essential” classes will take place online through at least Sept. 11, after 103 Temple students tested positive for the coronavirus.
4 years ago
NFL teams huddling up to devise plans for social change
Many NFL teams are weighing how to tackle racial justice issues in the days since Jacob Blake, 29, was left with paralysis after being shot in the back by a police officer.
4 years ago
Avoid ALL social gatherings, Philly warns college students — no matter what size
In issuing new guidance, city health officials say they’re trying to avoid outbreaks like those seen elsewhere.
4 years ago
Mural of slain Philadelphia police sergeant vandalized
Sgt. Robert Wilson was killed while thwarting a robbery as he shopped for a gift for his son.
4 years ago