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History
Philadelphia
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150 years of high hopes: The tale of Philly’s first professional baseball season

150 years ago, Philadelphia entered its first team in a pro baseball league. It was a different game back then, but that team has surprising ties to today.

4 years ago

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A pharmacist giving a community member the Pfizer vaccine on March 21 in South Philadelphia during Juntos and VietLead’s organized vaccination event. (Courtesy of Thy Vu)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Eyes on the Street

Communities can’t solve Philadelphia’s inequitable vaccine rollout alone

In Philadelphia, the individuals and organizations doing the work are doing it for free without any funding from the city for vaccine outreach.

4 years ago

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Things To Do
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April 1 - 7, 2021

Easter celebrations, drive-in movies, and Phillies baseball are showcased in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

April 1- 5: The week’s events including Easter options, Phillies and Andalusia reopening

4 years ago

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Meal boxes prepared by Bunny Hop PHL in December 2020 (Instagram/@BunnyHopPHL)
Food & Drink
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Left without a warehouse, Philly mutual aid group is pausing meal boxes for 350 families

Bunny Hop PHL was given advance notice of the pending change.

4 years ago

Employees work inside an Amazon fulfillment center
Business
Employment
National

‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote may spark more union pushes

The two sides are fully aware that it's not just the Bessemer warehouse on the line. Organizers hope what happens there will inspire workers nationwide to consider unionizing.

4 years ago

Philadelphians gathered on 10th street in Chinatown for a solidarity rally and march against violence directed at Asian Americans on March 25, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Gun Violence
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Donations for Asian American groups surge after killings

About $25.8 million has been pledged for such groups or causes by nearly 30 philanthropic donors in the aftermath of the shooting.

4 years ago

Rowhouses at 34th and Spring Garden streets for sale or rent
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Public Health

CDC extends eviction ban through June as 30% of Pa. households fall behind on rent

While tenants and advocates for vulnerable populations applaud the move, some local landlords and their representatives are challenging it.

4 years ago

Fairmount Avenue outside Eastern State Penitentiary
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Eastern State Penitentiary is opening a ‘fair chance’ beer garden with Triple Bottom Brewing

The former prison is partnering with the social justice-focused brewery on a new amenity for its spring edition night tours.

4 years ago

Andrew Jackson Public School at 1213 S. 12th St.
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

One of four historical figures will replace Andrew Jackson as namesake of South Philly school

All of the options are Black Americans with ties to Philadelphia.

4 years ago

A satellite image shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal
NPR
Economy
International

‘She’s free!’: Giant container ship blocking Suez Canal underway after days

The massive cargo ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal — bringing traffic to a standstill in one of the world's most important waterways — is finally free, authorities say.

4 years ago

Maegan Nelson (right) and her cousin, Sarah Nargi, stroll along Batsto Lake in Wharton State Forrest with Nargi's daughter, Paisley.
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Spaces

N.J. state parks prep for the return of the COVID-19 crowds

State officials hope to avoid parks getting “overrun” with crowds, as some did last year after reopening.

4 years ago

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Emma LeMay, now 22, with her mother at the Jersey shore. LeMay, adopted from Chongqing China, was raised in Vermont and now lives in Atlanta. (Emma LeMay)
NPR
Home & Family
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

‘Am I Asian enough?’ Adoptees struggle to make sense of spike in anti-Asian violence

Many Asian adoptees say they feel left out of the conversation about anti-Asian hate because they don't think they belong in either the Asian community or white America.

4 years ago

In this June 6, 2020, file photo, hundreds of demonstrators gather on the Champs de Mars as the Eiffel Tower is seen in the background during a demonstration in Paris to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
International
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say

As Minneapolis braces for Monday’s opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer who is charged with murder in George Floyd’s death, so does the world.

4 years ago

Horseradish will be on many Seder tables. It's a symbol of the bitterness of slavery and also the harshness of life today.
NPR
Food & Drink
Religion

The sting that cuts through numbness: Horseradish on pandemic Passover tables

The horseradish on Seder tables may be more poignant on this pandemic Passover. It symbolizes the bitterness of slavery. Hardships change and so do the rituals that mark them.

4 years ago

Hundreds march to Chinatown for a rally against anti-Asian hate in Philadelphia on March 27, 2021. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Protests
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

Philadelphia joins national day of protest against anti-Asian racism

A gathering at Franklin Square is one of scores planned across the U.S. in response to a spike in anti-Asian violence.

4 years ago

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