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Philly Catholics form young professionals group to strengthen their faith

The goal of the Young Catholic Professionals program is to connect people in their 20s and 30s, strengthen their faith, and integrate it with their work lives.

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Philadelphia
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Fighting back at gun violence, through lessons in martial arts and de-escalation

A summer program — Kicks Up, Guns Down — has this goal: to show kids there are better ways to handle conflict than shooting someone.

4 years ago

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Lyft and Uber prices are high. Wait times are long and drivers are scarce

In some cities, Uber and Lyft prices are up 79% from pre-pandemic levels, according to analytics firm Gridwise Inc.

4 years ago

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History
New Jersey
Performing Arts
Billy Penn

That time a match nearly torched a newlywed on the Atlantic City boardwalk

A Broadway actor who also showed up in Hollywood movies, she was saved by a comedian known as “the jolliest man in America.”

4 years ago

A man walks through a neighborhood of single-family homes in Los Angeles last week. The CDC announced a new temporary eviction ban a few days after the previous one expired. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
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Here’s what you need to know about the new eviction ban

For many Americans, COVID-19 has upended their lives. They've lost their jobs, and with them, the ability to pay their rent.

4 years ago

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NPR
LGBTQ
Sports

Canadian soccer player Quinn becomes the first out trans and nonbinary gold medalist

Canadian soccer player Quinn has just made Olympic history.

4 years ago

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A rash of trash: Can Camden solve its illegal dumping crisis?

WHYY and A New View Camden teamed up to host a Community Conversation about the city’s illegal dumping crisis. Mayor Vic Caststarphen joined the panel.

4 years ago

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Government
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

City water department to fix wave of erroneous bills

Customers in 19 ZIP codes may have received bills with a balance well into the thousands. The Inquirer reported one woman received a bill for nearly $15,000.

4 years ago

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Outdoors
Philadelphia
Sports

The Schuylkill River dredging project — in need of a new contractor — is at a standstill

Recreational and competitive rowers are frustrated that work to deepen the riverbed from Strawberry Mansion Bridge to Boathouse Row is on hold again.

4 years ago

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Employment
Pennsylvania
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AFL-CIO president, Pa. native Richard Trumka has died, Democrats say

The son and grandson of coal miners, Trumka grew up in the small southeast Pennsylvania town of Nemacolin, where he worked as a coal miner while attending PSU.

4 years ago

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Business
Philadelphia
Public Health

Wawa recommends masking when you order that shorti, regardless of vaccination status

Wawa is joining other retailers in requiring workers to mask up as coronavirus cases rise again. The company recommends customers do the same.

4 years ago

File photo: A group of kids from the Southwest Philadelphia Healthnastics program, ages 3-18, held signs at a protest demanding the Kenney administration do more to address gun violence in the city on Aug. 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Protests
Public Safety

‘We’re going to be processed to death’: Activists push Kenney to do more on gun violence

Even activists and city leaders paying close attention to Philadelphia’s gun violence prevention efforts say they don’t know specifics about how funds are being spent.

4 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaks
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Application window for Philly anti-violence grants starts Friday

The Anti-Violence Community Partnership program will announce its first recipients in early September.

4 years ago

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Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Jimmy G’s cheesesteak shop on North Broad closes without a word

The building at the Ridge Avenue intersection is now for sale.

4 years ago

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philadelphia police and residents join together for National Night Out

Police spread out across Philadelphia to join with residents for National Night Out events with the goal of fighting crime.

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