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Delaware’s Twin Poets mix art and activism at DSU seminar
The twin-brother team that makes up Delaware’s poets laureate help students discover “the heart that art brings into our lives.”
5 years ago
Valuing wetlands as places to keep intact, not build over
Leonard Stewart tells WHYY about the lowest point in Philadelphia, his Eastwick neighborhood, and the water that is a constant companion.
5 years ago
Listen 5:55Disinformation fuels a white Evangelical movement. It led 1 Virginia pastor to quit
A recent survey by the conservative American Enterprise Institute shows that 3 in 5 white evangelicals say Biden was not legitimately elected.
5 years ago
Why aren’t there any Black-owned supermarkets in Philly? These grocers are helping blaze a trail
Proprietors say their shops do more than provide food — they become community hubs.
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Cody Anderson, radio pioneer and long-time general manager of WDAS 105.3, dies
Philadelphia radio legend Cody Anderson has died.
5 years ago
South Philly Mexican businesses come together to raise COVID-19 relief funds
Philly is at risk of losing the restaurants that make its food scene what it is. A new GoFundMe campaign aims to help businesses survive.
5 years ago
Montgomery County introduces new hospitality industry recovery program
The county announced the end of the previous grant program and introduced a new program with funding coming from the state.
5 years ago
The five-year saga of Carson Wentz and the Eagles (as told in Carson Wentz GIFs)
There was a brief period of exhilarating hopefulness — followed by lots of drama.
5 years ago
Famed Ms. Tootsie’s RBL now up for sale
The celebrated restaurant owned by KeVen Parker, who died on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, was a staple in the community.
5 years ago
Neighbors avoid Olney transit hub after mass shooting: ‘I wouldn’t catch it there’
After gunmen injured eight victims Wednesday afternoon, North Philly commuters feel traumatized. “We’re just trying to make it out of our own neighborhood,” one person said.
5 years ago
Carson Wentz traded to Colts, source confirms to NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles on Thursday agreed to trade Wentz to the Colts for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick.
5 years ago
Philly’s only lesbian bar is shutting down, adding to a somber nationwide trend
Bars catering to queer women, like the Gayborhood’s Toasted Walnut, are disappearing across the U.S.
5 years ago
New survey finds Philadelphians feel police aren’t keeping them safe
More than 90% of Philadelphians surveyed in a new poll from a coalition of community-based groups say they support redistributing money from police toward social services.
5 years ago
Coming home to West Philadelphia without survivor’s guilt
Writer Kyle V. Hiller left West Philadelphia, where he was raised, to attend college. His 2020 return was a homecoming he never could have anticipated.
5 years ago
The week’s events in and around Philadelphia include Black history on celluloid and an East Passyunk food fest.
5 years ago
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