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Upper Darby and the township workers union are at odds over a no-layoff clause

The union represents the township’s sanitation workers and animal control, parking enforcement, and other non-first responder uniformed employees.

5 years ago

Left: Rosa Parks honored during SEPTA ceremony (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Right: Caroline LeCount (Courtesy of Transportationhistory.org)
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Philadelphia
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Before Rosa Parks: The fight for Philly transit equity and the Black women on the frontlines

As SEPTA honored Rosa Parks on her birthday, history remembers Caroline LeCount, who risked her life to desegregate 19th century Philadelphia’s streetcars.

5 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads

Conspiracy theorists in the family? We want to hear from you.

Have you lost a family member to a world of conspiracy theories? Share your story.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Duce Staley watches warm ups before a preseason NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Sports
Billy Penn

After recent improvements, diversity on Eagles’ coaching staff takes a dip

Duce Staley was one of six Black coaches last year, but he left after being passed over for the top job.

5 years ago

Heather Kerstetter
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Getting around on SEPTA is a ‘nightmare,’ so she’s crowdfunding a wheelchair van

Heather Kerstetter is tired of showing up late. The transit authority says upgrades to CCT are coming.

5 years ago

A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks during a winter storm near the Robert Indiana sculpture

Tell us: How are you showing your love this Valentine’s Day?

The pandemic is forcing lovers, friends, and all-around fans of Valentine’s Day to get a little creative this year. 

5 years ago

¡Stop! by Rey Sierra (Photography Without Borders)
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Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

La vida en lockdown: North Philly teens capture pandemic moments in photos

Philadelphia teens working with Photography Without Borders captured the range of emotions of life in lockdown.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (center) and sculptor Branly Cadet unveil a statue of Octavius Valentine Catto at City Hall in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. A century before the fight to end Jim Crow segregation laws, Octavius Valentine Catto was leading a civil rights movement in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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February 4 - 10, 2021

Celebrating Black History Month, Lunar New Year, and the Disco Biscuits live in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

There are plenty of virtual offerings available to kick-off the start of Black History Month, which takes on special resonance this year.

5 years ago

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Crystal Clark, principal of Wyncote Elementary School, speaks during Montgomery County's Black History Month virtual panel. (Zoom screenshot)
K-12
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Education ‘as a beacon of hope’: Montco kicks off Black History Month conversations

In the first of four virtual panels on “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity,” a panel of educators talked about the power of learning.

5 years ago

The Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia
Public Health
Sports
NBC10

Wells Fargo Center takes notable step toward welcoming back fans

The Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers have been playing in front of a mostly empty Wells Fargo Center so far this season.

5 years ago

A view inside Rotunda which will hold Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick's remains
NPR
New Jersey
Policing

Lawmakers honor slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick at US Capitol

Sicknick, 42, was responding to the riots led by a pro-Trump mob attempting to stop lawmakers from certifying President Biden's Electoral College victory.

5 years ago

Business on the 60th Street shopping corridor in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Economic Development
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

‘Save Your Biz Philly’ aims to help neighborhood businesses survive the pandemic

The program launched by the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations was inspired by an initiative born out of the 2008 financial crisis.

5 years ago

On January 27 at the COVID-19 vaccination center at Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ, Marisol Rivera shows off the Prichard Industries Employee of the Month certificate she's just been awarded. (April Saul for WHYY)
New Jersey
Public Health

‘I forgot I was supposed to be nervous’: Costumed custodian eases fear at Camden County vaccine clinic

Marisol Rivera is a 53-year-old custodian who is on a mission to make people laugh while they receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

5 years ago

Khing Hnin Wai's video of herself dancing while seemingly unaware of Myanmar's military coup unfolding in the background has gone viral since Monday. (Khing Hnin Wai/Screenshot by NPR)
NPR
International
Military

Coup caught on camera: Myanmar woman goes viral for dance video with surreal backdrop

Fitness instructor Khing Hnin Wai inadvertently captured the country's military coup unfolding in the background.

5 years ago

 Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon, at the introduction of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite personal devices, in Santa Monica, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Business

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO

Amazon said he'll be replaced in the fall by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business. Bezos will then become the company's executive chairman.

5 years ago

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