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File photo: A group of kids from the Southwest Philadelphia Healthnastics program, ages 3-18, held signs at a protest demanding the Kenney administration do more to address gun violence in the city on Aug. 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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‘We’re going to be processed to death’: Activists push Kenney to do more on gun violence

Even activists and city leaders paying close attention to Philadelphia’s gun violence prevention efforts say they don’t know specifics about how funds are being spent.

5 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaks
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Philadelphia
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Application window for Philly anti-violence grants starts Friday

The Anti-Violence Community Partnership program will announce its first recipients in early September.

5 years ago

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Jimmy G’s cheesesteak shop on North Broad closes without a word

The building at the Ridge Avenue intersection is now for sale.

5 years ago

Marvin Ebron and son MJ speak to a police officer
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Philadelphia police and residents join together for National Night Out

Police spread out across Philadelphia to join with residents for National Night Out events with the goal of fighting crime.

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Kenneth Taylor plays the trumpet during a rally to remember the victims of the MOVE bombing
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Former MOVE members are speaking out about abusive behavior within the organization

Their stories are being detailed on a new blog called “Leaving MOVE.”

5 years ago

Emani Outterbridge holds up yarn in front of one of her vending machines
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Philly crochet influencer Emani Milan is selling yarn at Cherry Street Pier

The entrepreneur began to build her yarn empire at 15. But the idea for a vending machine came to Outterbridge during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Rashonda Pinson cleans a portion of the park
Philadelphia
Policing

‘An excuse to be neighborly’: Philly officials call for unity on National Night Out

National Night Out, now in its 38th year, aims to bring together the police and the communities they serve.

5 years ago

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The exterior of Don Chucho in South Philly
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Billy Penn

Hungry past 9 p.m.? These neighborhood favorites have you covered

Tips on seven spots for great late-night eats in Philly.

5 years ago

Athing Mu is cheered to victory in the 800 meters at the Tokyo Olympics by her high school coaches (from left) Nigiel Boone and Al Jennings,
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Sports

‘Always go for gold’: Trenton celebrates hometown Olympic hero

Athing Mu had a cheering section in her hometown of Trenton, N.J., as she raced for the gold in the women's 800-meter race.

5 years ago

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A bartender works while wearing a face mask
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Food & Drink
Philadelphia

What you need to know as events and restaurants start requiring proof of vax

With requests for evidence of inoculation on the rise, here’s a look at what to expect when asked to prove your vaccination status.

5 years ago

Left to right: The interiors of Irwin's and Martha restaurants
Business
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly area restaurants are requiring vaccination: A running list

Show your vax card, or dine outside.

5 years ago

A masked student raises his hand in class.
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Regional Roundup – 8/2/21

Philadelphia public schools grapple with masks under the threat of the delta variant. And, we talk with the director of an acclaimed film making its US premiere at BlackStar.

Air Date: August 2, 2021 10:00 am

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New Jersey
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After security used K-9 to attack a Black patron, protesters demand justice from South Jersey restaurant

After a video showing a white security guard and his K-9 dog charging at a Black man went viral, protesters aim to hold a popular South Jersey restaurant accountable.

5 years ago

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

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