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A tiny tile rowhome
Housing
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

A tiny tile rowhome appears in South Philly’s ‘electric’ art alley

The dollhouse-sized artwork, by an anonymous creator, is just down the block from several vibrant, large-scale murals.

5 years ago

A makeshift memorial in downtown Louisville, Ky., for Breonna Taylor in September 2020. Taylor was killed a year ago in her home during a botched narcotics raid carried out by Louisville police.
NPR
Policing
Social Justice

A year after Breonna Taylor’s killing, family says there’s ‘no accountability’

Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police last March. "I can't believe it's a year later and we're still just asking people to do the right thing."

5 years ago

Electric Time technician Dan LaMoore lights up a two-dial Howard Post Clock, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Medfield, Mass. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, March 14, 2021, when clocks are set ahead one hour. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
National

No need to lose sleep over shift to daylight saving time

The annual shift comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday in most of the United States.

5 years ago

Firefighter coats are lined up, with an ambulance in the background
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

‘The volunteer model in Pa. just doesn’t work’: COVID-related recruitment issues put suburban firefighting in the crosshairs

Volunteer shortages have caused fire companies in some counties to merge. In Montgomery County, the Ogontz Fire Company faces closure.

5 years ago

People congregate at Somerset Street and Kensington Avenue on April 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Public Health
Public Safety
Transportation

SEPTA to temporarily close Kensington’s Somerset Station over safety issues

Located in an area hard hit by Philadelphia’s opioid crisis, the MFL station’s elevators were destroyed by urine and needles, SEPTA officials said.

5 years ago

Visitors in the Eastern State Penitentiary courtyard wearing face masks.
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Public Health

Eastern State Penitentiary reopens following monthslong closure

Eastern State Penitentiary and other cultural institutions were forced to close under a citywide mandate amid Philly’s rising COVID-19 cases.

5 years ago

Delaware Blue Coats lost the G-League championship game in Orlando, Florida 97-78 on March 11, 2021. (Blue Coats/Twitter)
Delaware
Sports

Delaware Blue Coats fall in G-League championship, but high hopes for future in Wilmington

It wasn’t the ending the Blue Coats hoped for, but the team hopes making it to the championship will help draw more fans to home games in Wilmington.

5 years ago

Cyclists and joggers use Martin Luther King Drive on March 11, 2021, which has been closed to traffic since the start of the pandemic. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Drawn by sun and an open street, Philly welcomes spring on MLK Drive

As the skies brighten and the air warms, MLK Drive welcomes cyclists, runners, and walkers back to a car-free place to move.

5 years ago

Fashion District Philadelphia (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

When you gotta go, this is where to find free bathrooms in Center City

During the pandemic, options have gotten more scarce.

5 years ago

Wind turbines from the Deepwater Wind project off Block Island, Rhode Island
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Offshore wind critics say farms will damage Shore economies and ruin ocean views

But industry advocates say earlier wind farm shows benefits to tourism and limited impact if turbines are far offshore

5 years ago

Dr. Priya Mammen is an Emergency Physician and Public Health Specialist. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health

One year of COVID: 5 Philly area residents reflect on what they’ve lost — and found

A doctor. A business owner. A student. A musician. A therapist. Five Philly area residents share their reflections on the past year of the pandemic.

5 years ago

Gritty welcomes fans as they scan their tickets to enter the arena for a Flyers game
Things To Do
Community Events
March 11 - 18, 2021

Back on Broad St., Neighborhood Beckett, and Star Kitchen live(stream) in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March 11 - March 18: Weekend events in and around Philadelphia include Star Kitchen, ‘Rockaby’ and BalletX.

5 years ago

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Faheem Alexander, owner of Faheem’s Hands of Precision Barber Shop, said he and his staff try and set good examples for young people. But to fight gun violence it's going to take others to pitch in. (Ximena Conde / WHYY)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Quiet S. Philly neighborhood shaken by shooting, worries of violent year to come

Residents say gun violence is always top-of-mind, even when the shooting’s not in their neighborhood.

5 years ago

Siren light on roof of police car at street.
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly police chief calls for residents to stay ‘vigilant’ after two 15-year-olds shot, one fatally

As of Tuesday, a total of 34 children age 17 and under have been shot in 2021, according to police. Eight of them died.

5 years ago

An overhead view of the Rail Park
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

5 places to soak up sun in Philadelphia

We’ve never been more ready to get outside.

5 years ago

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