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The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at dusk in May 2020.
Economy
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Report: Racial disparities prevalent in job opportunities in Philly

Philadelphia faces the challenge of having fewer businesses and employment opportunities than other big East Coast cities.

5 years ago

(NBC10)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
NBC10

Gunman shoots 2 teens, 3 men in North Philadelphia

The victims were on North 30th and West Cumberland streets Tuesday afternoon when a gunman opened fire.

5 years ago

Jessica Mangold (left) and Leon Vaughn (right) are SEPTA social distancing coaches who hand out masks and encourage riders to stay safe during the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Enforcing mask-wearing in Pa.? The struggle is real

Pa. requires everyone to wear masks when they leave the house — but the state has left business owners, transit agencies and individuals to enforce it, which isn't easy.

Air Date: August 18, 2020

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Justin Zimmerman and Hannah Kliokis outside the PPA impound lot in South Philadelphia (Max Marin / Billy Penn)
Billy Penn

PPA charged couple $1,700 to get back a towed car it already sold

Officials blamed an online auction “glitch” and agreed to return most of the money.

5 years ago

Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally To Be Held Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
NPR
Business
National
Public Health

How bars are fueling COVID-19 outbreaks

"If you were to create a petri dish and say, how can we spread this the most? It would be cruise ships, jails and prisons, factories, and it would be bars."

5 years ago

A game-battered Panthers helmet.
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Sports

PIAA official: ‘Fairly confident’ fall sports can proceed

The Wolf administration says that youth sports increase the risk of spreading the virus and should be canceled for now.

5 years ago

(Ricardo Mundell/@XM_MEDIAA)
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Drinking and dining at Rose Garden, the new Black-owned hideaway on South Street West

The trio of first-time owners successfully pivoted their cocktail lounge so it works during the pandemic.

5 years ago

A bullet hole in a vehicle outside Clayborn and Lewis Playground in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

‘Your whole day is watching your back’: Philly on edge after another violent weekend

Thirty-five people were shot in Philly over the weekend, leaving communities on edge and residents to keep children inside and avoid their stoops.

5 years ago

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Yvette Palmer, 70, carries belongings out of the flooded first floor of her Eastwick home. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Infrastructure
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

‘How can I pay for this?’ Eastwick residents struggle to fix Isaias damage without federal aid

The city is not eligible for federal aid until the state declares Eastwick a disaster area.

5 years ago

A group of children walk with their caregivers on Vine Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Kids
Pennsylvania
Public Health

New study says Pennsylvania’s child care industry needs millions more in aid to survive

The Penn State study found federal aid has kept the sector afloat during COVID-19, but without more funding, hundreds of providers could close for good.

5 years ago

Indigo at the Ridge Avenue encampment
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Encampment residents file restraining order as mayor, councilmembers negotiate fate of protest settlements

The camps rose in June in protest of a housing crisis that organizers say the city’s leaders are not doing enough to address.

5 years ago

Lower Metedeconk River.
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

Police rescue semi-conscious woman from Jersey Shore river

A woman is recovering in a hospital after police rescued her from a Jersey Shore river Saturday evening, authorities said.

5 years ago

A historical reenactment of two married people, Jack and Parthenia, kept on Penn's estateCRUZ DANN PRODUCTIONS, 'PEOPLE NOT PROPERTY'
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Billy Penn

William Penn owned enslaved people. These are some of their names.

An important piece of Pennsylvania’s founders legacy.

5 years ago

Maps look at the overlap of poverty and violence
Criminal Justice
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This map compares poverty rate with shooting rate across Philadelphia

The coronavirus pandemic is not helping.

5 years ago

Kyle “the Conductor” Morris hypes the crowd with with a dance at the ECO Center's ribbon cutting.
PlanPhilly
Kids
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Educator who survived gun violence opens West Philly community center

A historic spike in shootings has residents urgently calling for more community support and resources. The new ECO Center in West Philly hopes to provide that.

5 years ago

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