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A rider descends the stairs to the 15th Street subway station, across the street from City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to recent violence at SEPTA stations

Tamara Russell hit the streets to talk to Philadelphians about SEPTA and their perceptions of safety within the transit system.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania Ballet
Things To Do
Community Events
March 25 - 31, 2021

Virtual ballet, Rembrandt revisited, and Freedom Seder in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March 25 - 31: The week’s events include virtual screenings of the Pennsylvania Ballet, local theater performances available online, and a historic Passover Seder.

5 years ago

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The streets of Chinatown in April 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Crime
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Police investigating ‘hateful and racist’ vandalism in Chinatown, South Philly

Philly police say they are actively investigating two incidents of racist vandalism in Chinatown and in South Philly.

5 years ago

Archaeologists discovered as many as 25 graves that likely belong to people enslaved at John Dickinson Plantation in Dover, Del. earlier this month.
Delaware
History
Race & Ethnicity

‘This is sacred ground’: Archaeologists find likely burial ground for enslaved people at Dover plantation

The search for the gravesite at John Dickinson Plantation in Delaware started after documents were found describing an area where as many as 400 enslaved people were buried.

5 years ago

Upper Tohickon Creek in Bucks County
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Six months in, Zoom still plagues Bucks quarry hearings, and prompts fairness concerns

A Clean Air Council attorney maintains the lawyer for developer H&K Group is coaching the quarry project manager through his witness testimony.

5 years ago

Leroy Robinson Jr. tends to a customer at Leroy's Barbershop on Lancaster Avenue. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

‘They are here to stay and they’re fighting’: Lancaster Avenue is pulling together to survive

Small businesses on Lancaster Avenue northwest of University City are supporting one another as they work to move past the struggles of 2020.

5 years ago

Listen 1:19

FILE PHOTO: Newsmen and spectators stand in front of the main gate of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Middletown, Penn., April 2, 1979. (Jack Kanthal/AP Photo)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Community group created to advise TMI cleanup

The panel is made up of 15 people who represent the plant and its neighbors, including school districts, first responders, nuclear planners and state historians.

5 years ago

Then-New York Jets quarterback Joe Flacco passes the ball during warmups before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Philadelphia
Sports
NBC10

Eagles signing veteran backup and South Jersey native Joe Flacco

With the Eagles, Flacco will perhaps get a chance to finish his career for his hometown team and also presumably back up second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts.

5 years ago

An empty SEPTA train car.
Crime
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

$1,000 for tips: Why do some SEPTA crimes merit a cash reward, while others do not?

The transit authority doesn’t seem to follow its official policy.

5 years ago

Homes on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Public Health

More aid is on the way for Philly renters. Here’s what you need to know to apply

The next phase of Philadelphia’s rental assistance program is set to launch by the end of March. Here are the facts you need to apply for help with rent.

5 years ago

(AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek,File)
Radio Times
Gun Violence
Race & Ethnicity

Regional Roundup – 03/22/21

This week; how is Philly's Asian community reacting to the shootings in Atlanta? A new app designed to reduce gun violence is coming soon. And, keeping migrating birds safe.

Air Date: March 22, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Police tape is pictured at SEPTA's 15th Street Station by City Hall.
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Person shot in SEPTA subway station near Philadelphia City Hall

The victim was shot at the Market-Frankford Line's 15th Street Station late Sunday night, SEPTA said.

5 years ago

A closeup of an interactive map illustrates the number of incidents involving white supremacist propaganda that were reported to the Anti-Defamation League in 2020 in Pennsylvania.
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

ADL says white supremacist propaganda distribution surged in Pa., N.J.

The Anti-Defamation League says N.J. and Pa. experienced two of the highest levels of white supremacist propaganda distribution in the country last year.

5 years ago

An elaborate
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Elaborate ‘Pride and Prejudice’ cake is a sign of better times to come for Mt. Airy bakeshop

The team at Night Kitchen Bakery is keenly awaiting the return of special occasion events.

5 years ago

A person lights candles during a peace vigil to honor victims of attacks on Asian Americans
NPR
National
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘We will not go back’: Vigils honoring Atlanta victims draw mourners across US

From Salt Lake City to New York to Atlanta, thousands gathered to remember the victims of Tuesday's shootings and to cry out against anti-Asian racism.

5 years ago

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