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Resolve Philly illustration reads
Home & Family
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Did you miss a chance to say goodbye because of COVID?

Send in your farewell message and Resolve Philly will publish it.

5 years ago

Jamal Johnson protests in the snow at City Hall
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Snow, sleet, and no food for 15 days: Germantown man won’t give up till Kenney moves on gun violence resolution

Jamal Johnson wants the mayor to treat the shooting epidemic as urgently as COVID-19.

5 years ago

A foreclosure sign in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Growing surge of Philly homeowners risk foreclosure as pandemic continues

Experts say the number of people falling behind on their mortgages is growing to levels rivaling those seen during the 2008 housing crisis.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, people march with those who say they are members of the Proud Boys as they attend a rally in Washington in support of President Donald Trump. In its annual report set to be released Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, the Southern Poverty Law Center said it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020. The SPLC’s report comes out nearly a month after a mostly white mob of Trump supporters and members of far-right groups violently breached the U.S. Capitol building. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Public Spaces

Hate groups migrate online, making tracking more difficult

In its annual report, released Monday, the Southern Poverty Law Center said it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020.

5 years ago

Instead of cutting a ribbon, Gov. John Carney joined leaders from the Delaware River and Bay Authority to cut a cake marking the return of commercial passenger flights to Delaware via Frontier Airlines. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Business
Delaware
Travel

Air service returns to Delaware, the only state without commercial flights

Frontier Airlines will relaunch flights from Delaware to Orlando on Feb. 11, ending the state’s status as the only state without commercial flights.

5 years ago

FILE - In this May 29, 2015, file photo, television actor Dustin Diamond, center, leaves court in Port Washington, Wis. (AP Photo/Dana Ferguson, File)
TV

‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44

Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom, was hospitalized last month in Florida and his team disclosed later that he had cancer.

5 years ago

Broad Street Run
Community Events
Philadelphia
Public Health

Broad Street Run postponed again due to COVID concerns

For the second year in a row, the country’s largest 10-mile road race has been tentatively rescheduled for the fall.

5 years ago

Sandra Huffman, shown here at her home in East Greenville, Pa.
Employment
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Stress, delays, and confusion still plague jobless in Pa., and January brought little relief

Pandemic unemployment benefits are a lifeline for over 400,000 in Pa. who don’t qualify for traditional unemployment. But payments stalled this year and people are struggling.

5 years ago

Restoration pro Tom Rudnitsky with the Frank-Bauer family piano
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Rare piano that survived Holocaust awaits restoration in South Philly, and a fourth-generation home

Unlike many of its kind, the Ibach was successfully extracted from Nazi Germany in 1936.

5 years ago

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians. (AP Photo/Doug Murray)
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Temple Made in the Big Game: Bucs coach is first former Owl to lead a Super Bowl contender

Seven other Temple University alum are on Bruce Arians’ staff as he guns for the Lombardi Trophy.

5 years ago

Flames burn and smoke rises into the air behind a rollercoaster at an Ocean City Boardwalk amusement park. (Ted Greenberg/NBC10)
New Jersey
Public Safety
NBC10

Fire breaks out at Ocean City boardwalk amusement park

The fire began around 8 a.m. at Playland’s Castaway Cove. Black smoke could be seen blowing into the air from miles away.

5 years ago

Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Home & Family
Housing
Immigration
Bilingual version

En South Philly, three immigrant mothers came together to form una ‘bonita familia’

Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.

5 years ago

Listen 5:29
Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
Home & Family
Housing
Immigration
Version en Español

En la calle Wolf tres mujeres, inmigrantes, se juntan para armar una ‘bonita familia’

Las mujeres representan una proporción mayor de inmigrantes que se establecen en los EE. UU. En Filadelfia, tres madres comparten recursos para prosperar.

5 years ago

Listen 5:29
Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
Home & Family
Housing
Immigration
English version

On Wolf Street, three immigrant mothers came together to form a ‘beautiful’ family

Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.

5 years ago

Listen 5:29
Temple University guard Eddie Jones, right, keeps basketball coach John Chaney in a headlock as they walk off the court after their practice session at the USAir Arena, Thursday, Match 17, 1994. (AP Photo/Ted Mathias)
Philadelphia

John Chaney, iconic Temple basketball coach, dies at 89

The Hall of Famer began his coaching career at local high schools and rose through the ranks to become one Philadelphia’s winningest athletics figures.

5 years ago

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