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Media

Melony Roy named news/digital director at WHYY

Melony Roy has been promoted to news/digital director at WHYY. As director of digital news, Roy also had been serving as interim news director.

4 years ago

Steven Larín stands outside with his arms folded
PlanPhilly
Immigration
Law
Philadelphia
English version

For this Philly lawyer, immigration law is more than a profession — it’s a calling

For lawyer Steven Larín, immigration is both global and personal. He helps families find refuge and asylum through his work at the Nationalities Service Center.

4 years ago

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Steven Larín stands outside with his arms folded
PlanPhilly
Immigration
Law
Philadelphia
Bilingual version

Para este abogado, immigration law is more than a profession — es un llamado

For lawyer Steven Larín, immigration is both global and personal. He helps families find refuge and asylum through his work at the Nationalities Service Center.

4 years ago

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Steven Larín está afuera con los brazos cruzados
PlanPhilly
Immigration
Law
Philadelphia
Version en español

Para este abogado, la inmigración es algo más que una profesión; es un llamado

PEl abogado Steven Larín ayuda a las familias a encontrar refugio y asilo a través de su trabajo en Nationalities Service Center.

4 years ago

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A plate of spaghetti and meatballs at Mrs. Robino's Italian restaurant
Business
Delaware
Public Health

Vaccine incentive grants for Delaware businesses aim to repair lockdown damage

A new grant program helps Delaware businesses offer vaccinated folks incentives like free food or discounts. It’s designed to help those hardest hit by lockdown.

4 years ago

Renuka Iyer sits in an empty office
NPR
Employment

Working in sweatpants may be over as companies contemplate the Great Office Return

Many offices that have been closed since March 2020 are beginning to bring workers back, but not all companies think they need a return to the old ways.

4 years ago

Tamara Russell smiles while sitting on a couch
Media
Philadelphia

Reflecting on one year of ‘Mad or nah?’

Christopher Norris and Eric Marsh talk with N.I.C.E. partner Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., about the creation of “Mad or nah?” and its impact on communities.

4 years ago

Mumia Abu-Jamal leaving a court hearing
History
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

Mumia Abu-Jamal 101: How he ended up in prison, and why MOVE wants him freed

The former journalist was convicted of killing a police officer in 1981, in a trial many say was suffused with racial bias.

4 years ago

Anne Cavanaugh holds a white dog while wearing a Delaware SPCA T-shirt, while Patrick Carroll holds up a black dog while wearing a DHA T-shirt
Animals
Delaware

Two of Delaware’s busiest animal shelters will merge to better serve the state’s pets

Once the home of President Biden’s adopted dog Major, the Delaware Humane Association will join forces with the Delaware SPCA.

4 years ago

Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

There’s a new kind of donut at one of Center City’s oldest bakeries

Tiffany’s Bakery says it’s a “doyo,” but whatever you call them, the steamed cakes are pretty good.

4 years ago

Philly Naked Bike Ride 2019
Outdoors
Philadelphia

No shirts, pants, or undies needed on Philly bike ride — just a mask

Organizers of the annual Philly Naked Bike Ride say this year’s event will take place Aug. 28 and will require masks, based on the city's earlier coronavirus restrictions.

4 years ago

Volunteers with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia create address signs for homes on the 6000 block of Callowhill Street in the city’s Haddington neighborhood on June 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Block-wide home repairs resume in West Philly for the first time since the pandemic

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia has restarted its repair program for low-income homeowners, continuing to do the work despite pandemic protocols.

4 years ago

Ian Turner of East Coast Falcons releases a Harris's hawk on the Ocean City, N.J., boardwalk. The town hires falconers to keep the seagulls at bay during the tourist season. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Animals
New Jersey
Outdoors

Birds of prey protect beachgoers from seagulls in Ocean City, N.J. for fourth year

Hawks, falcons, and an owl are being used to keep seagulls away from humans on the Ocean City, N.J. boardwalk for the fourth year.

4 years ago

A cicada that have been living underground reemerges in Washington in May. (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
NPR
Animals

No, you don’t need to be worried your dog (or cat) is eating cicadas

Brood X, as this resurgence of cicadas is called, has been 17 years in the making.

4 years ago

LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Queering the Map: Submit your best memories and see Philly faves

Which spots stand out to the region’s LGBTQ community?

4 years ago

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