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Environment
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Cleanups, planting, and playing with worms: Earth Day 2021 in Philly

Here’s how the Philadelphia area will be celebrating Earth Day this year, and how you can participate — from cleanups and plantings to scavenger hunts.

5 years ago

Law enforcement confer at the scene, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Gun Violence
National
Religion

Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting

Indianapolis' tight-knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse.

5 years ago

Protesters gathered at the Art Museum on April 17, 2021 after police shot and killed Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.(NBC10)
Black Lives Matter
Philadelphia
Protests
NBC10

Dozens march in Center City in protest of the killing of Daunte Wright by police

Dozens of demonstrators marched through the streets of Philadelphia in protest of the deadly police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis last week.

5 years ago

8 year-old Lewis King hangs with Maleek Jackson at his boxing gym in Northern Liberties. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Northern Liberties gym owner who grew up in the streets is giving Philly kids an alternative

Maleek Jackson’s path to entrepreneurship hasn’t been easy.

5 years ago

The former home of artist Dox Thrash is in a state of disrepair at the corner of Cecil B. Moore Avenue and 24th Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
Preservation
Visual Arts

Black arts landmark Dox Thrash House to live again as apartments, commercial space

Developer Beech Community Services bought the Sharswood landmark last year after activists worked to raise awareness of the Black history that happened there.

5 years ago

From front left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince Andrew. Prince Edward, Prince William, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry, Earl of Snowdon and Tim Laurence follow the coffin the coffin makes it's way past the Round Tower during the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
International

Prince Philip is laid to rest as somber queen sits alone

Coronavirus restrictions mean that instead of the 800 mourners included in the plans for his funeral, there will be only 30 inside the castle's St. George’s Chapel.

5 years ago

Abolition Hall in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
History
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Anonymous gift to help preserve Abolition Hall in Whitemarsh

A $3.95 million agreement will allow the township and Whitemarsh Art Center to purchase the Underground Railroad stop.

5 years ago

In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins, right, celebrates his run with Ryan Howard on a single by Chase Utley during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Philadelphia. When Rollins made his first All-Star team as a rookie with the Phillies 20 years ago, the percentage of Black players in the majors was 13. It’s down to 7.6% this year. Rollins pointed to Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds as popular players who were marketed well when he was growing up. “But when you start going outside of that select few, the sport itself isn’t marketing anyone else in a major way where kids from the inner cities are attracted to it,
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Jimmy Rollins reflects on decline of Black players in MLB

When Jimmy Rollins made his first All-Star team as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies 20 years ago, the percentage of Black players in the majors was 13. It’s down to 7.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by community leaders, police leadership, business owners and faith leaders to announce resources and planning in advance of the verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Black Lives Matter
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

‘Let us stay united’: Mayor Kenney writes open letter to city ahead of Chauvin verdict

Mayor Jim Kenney released an open letter to Philadelphians, offering his thoughts in advance of the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd.

5 years ago

Careda Matthews is the owner of Careda’s Caribbean Cuisine
Business
Food & Drink
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Caribbean Restaurant Week seeks to drive traffic to local eateries

Blane Stoddart, of the Young Caribbean Professional Network, who co-organized Caribbean Restaurant Week, said that about 30% of Philly's restaurants have gone out of business.

5 years ago

seedlings
Radio Times
Environment
Outdoors
Sustainability

Getting back to the garden

After a seemingly endless winter, signs of spring are finally sprouting throughout the region. Here's how to make the most out of your garden during this growing season.

Air Date: April 16, 2021

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Protesters marched in West Philadelphia after police killed Walter Wallace Jr. while responding to a 911 call
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

Averting another Walter Wallace Jr. tragedy: $13 million boost for mental health crisis response

Mayor Kenney’s proposed city budget would up the number of units available and help integrate with police dispatch.

5 years ago

Police stand near the scene where multiple people were shot at the FedEx Ground facility early Friday morning, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis. A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently taking his own life in a late-night attack at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings in the United States after a relative lull during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Gun Violence
National
Public Safety

Police ID killer in FedEx shooting as 19-year-old man

They said they could not yet say why he opened fire with a rifle late Thursday night at a FedEx processing center near the Indianapolis airport.

5 years ago

Micah Harrigan interacts with Jeff Brown at a pop-up at the ShopRite of Oregon Avenue. (Abdul R. Sulayman/Philadelphia Tribune)
Food & Drink
Kids
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Lemonade venture leads to sweet success for 10-year-old entrepreneur

After two years of running his stand and selling his drinks in various pop ups, Micah is gearing up to take his business on the road.

5 years ago

A 6-year-old boy was hurt, and his father killed, in a shooting in West Philly Wednesday night. (NBC10)
Gun Violence
Public Safety

A 6-year-old was shot and lost his dad in one night. The impact will be felt well beyond the family

More than 50 children under the age of 18 have been shot in Philly so far this year. Victims advocates on the impact and resources for young people and families.

5 years ago

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