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 The Philadelphia City Morgue at 13th and Wood Streets (Image via PlanPhilly)
Black Lives Matter
History
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Billy Penn

Three decades ago, Philly’s medical examiner sent 26 human brains to a Penn professor without consent

Despite vows to implement new policies, little appears to have been reformed.

5 years ago

American's Jacob Hoyle and Curtis McDowald wear pink face masks after losing to Japan in Men's  Épée. (Elsa/Getty Images)
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Social Justice
Sports

The U.S. men’s fencing team wore pink face masks to protest their own teammate

The American fencing team is not happy to have Alen Hadzic representing the U.S. at the Tokyo Olympics.

5 years ago

Young people play basketball at a 2020 YEAH Philly event at Kingsessing Rec Center. (YEAH Philly)
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Philadelphia
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Wearing victims’ names on their shirts, young people play basketball and grieve

The Healing in the Hood basketball tournament will be held at Kingsessing Rec Center Sunday.

5 years ago

Madelange Laroche at her bridal shop. (Courtesy of Madelange Laroche)
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia Fashion Incubator celebrates 10-year anniversary

Philadelphia Fashion Incubator will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a five-week event dedicated to the success of its alumni and the program itself.

5 years ago

Broad Street Run
Community Events
Philadelphia
Sports

Broad Street Run is back — and registration opens Sunday

Runners can register for the 2021 Blue Cross Broad Street Run starting Sunday Aug. 1. Registration costs $57 and it closes on Aug. 7.

5 years ago

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LGBTQ
Billy Penn

Friends and family honor the life of Dominique Rem’mie Fells with a big West Philly block party

Instead of a vigil, this year’s event is a celebration.

5 years ago

A new ADA-accessible dock is being built in East Falls to make it easier to get out onto the Schuylkill River. (Courtesy of Peg Shaw)
Outdoors
Philadelphia

New East Falls boat landing on the Schuylkill River will be ADA-accessible — and a great bird-watching spot

Philadelphia is a partner on the $360,000 project because the city believes community access to the river is essential. The new spot should also be great for bird-watching.

5 years ago

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A map at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia shows the forced migration of members of the Lenape Nation.
History
Pennsylvania

‘We just want to be welcomed back’: The Lenape seek a return home

The legacy of this region’s Indigenous people is all around, in place names and colonial history. Yet the state does not officially acknowledge them.

5 years ago

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A parents group wants TikTok to let parents see all the videos their kids access.
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Kids
Media
Public Safety

Parents are asking TikTok for access to the videos their kids are watching

Tragedies have led a group of parents to call on TikTok to let them see all the videos accessed by their children, to keep abreast of the dangers.

5 years ago

The exterior of Giovanni's Pizzeria
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Best pizza in Philly? Tyrese Maxey picks Giovani’s in Center City

The rising Sixers star gave the underrated sports bar a shoutout on Instagram.

5 years ago

(Left to right) Laura Foreman doing her job; Convicted state legislator Henry 'Buddy' Cianfrani speaking to the media about their relationship.
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The story of Laura Foreman, reporter whose affair inspired Inquirer ethics policy and proved double standard

“I don’t care if my reporters are sleeping with elephants, as long as they aren’t covering the circus.”

5 years ago

Philadelphia 3rd District Councilmember Jamie Gauthier speaks from a podium at a press conference, with elected officials behind her
Radio Times
Crime
Gun Violence
Income Inequality
Social Justice

Gun violence and community trauma in the Covid-19 pandemic

Philadelphia has been in a gun violence crisis for a long time, but the number of shootings in the city since the beginning of the pandemic is staggeringly high.

Air Date: July 29, 2021 10:00 am

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Kids
Pennsylvania
Public Health
6abc

Popular summer camp goes on pause after COVID-19 outbreak in Wynnewood, Pa.

When Kaiserman JCC summer camp returns from a self-imposed pause, they'll require masks for all, no matter the location or vaccination status.

5 years ago

Cedar Street Pool Party (Danya Henninger/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

6 secrets for throwing an epic Philly block party

Philly throws legendary block parties. Here are the tips you need to know to master summer’s favorite urban art form.

5 years ago

Dancers dance onstage.
Things To Do
Community Events

Dance for everybody, sharks, and Shakespeare in the parks in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This weekend, enjoy dance, Shakespeare, and sharks across the Delaware Valley.

5 years ago

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