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Barbara Jackson at Rosa Photo
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Secret Philly: The story of Rosa Photo, that FBI fingerprinting truck at 16th and Callowhill

Started by a lawyer from the Dominican Republic, the business became a staple in the Philly immigrant community.

6 years ago

A volunteer prepares a meal via Catering by Design
Homelessness
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Step Up to the Plate to offer Christmas meals in Kensington

The team of Philly nonprofits, which serves meals to those experiencing housing and food insecurity, aims to extend its program through March amid the pandemic.

6 years ago

Police on horses gather a crowd of protesters towards the sidewalk on Highland Park Boulevard in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Approximately 300 protesters showed up on August 2, 2018, outside of the Make America Great Again rally. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pennsylvania State Police are recruiting…horses

Pa.'s State Police mounted patrol unit provides security and crowd control at community and large scale events. Now PSP is looking for members to fill out its 28 horse team.

6 years ago

A scene from the 2020 Mummers Parade
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Thousands say they’re going to the Mummers march on New Year’s Day

The city says it’s “prepared to manage” the event, which is billed as a protest — not a parade.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Home & Family
Mental Health
Sex & Relationships

“Fault Lines: Fractured Families and how to Mend Them”

Family gatherings may be physically distant this year but the tensions and old resentments will still show up over Zoom or on phone calls.

Air Date: December 22, 2020

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More than 10 million people in the U.S. are out of jobs, and the hardest-hit industries are also some of the lowest paying, including retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism. (Sarah Gonzales for NPR)
NPR
Income Inequality
Public Health

$4 in my bank account: Pandemic has left millions of livelihoods in limbo

More than 10 million people are out of jobs, and some of the hardest-hit industries are also among the lowest paying, including retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism.

6 years ago

The Dolles sign atop the salt water taffy story has been a landmark in Rehoboth Beach for more than a half-century. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Business
Delaware
Food & Drink

Famous fluorescent sign atop Rehoboth Beach salt-water taffy store coming down — but could resurface nearby

The iconic orange sign atop Dolles Candyland was constructed in 1962 after a storm destroyed the store and much of the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Kenney speaks at a June press conference.
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Jim Kenney’s no good, very bad year: As pandemic and protests roiled Philadelphia, the mayor had regrets

“No big city mayor got it right in 2020,” said one Philly councilmember.

6 years ago

Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester
Medicine
Public Health

Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine? Tell us why — or why not

Are you interested in getting the vaccine as soon as it's available, will you wait, or not get it at all? Let us know, and we’ll use your input to inform our reporting.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Homelessness
Music

Regional Roundup – 12/21/2020

This week; staving off evictions in Philly, a former hotel repurposed as a homeless shelter in Delaware, and remembering Philly blues legend Frank Bey.

Air Date: December 21, 2020 10:00 am

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Customers wearing face coverings to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, shop at a produce stand on South 9th Street in the Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The 47: Historias along a bus route

The antojitos of Ninth Street — How cravings connect us back to our culture

The small stores that sell the crunchy and sweet snacks my mother grew up eating in Mexico help me feel like I belong.

6 years ago

Bill Sandeen, dressed as Santa Claus, waits for the opening of a Santa drive-through selfie station in Las Vegas
NPR
Home & Family
Public Health

‘I vaccinated Santa Claus,’ Fauci tells kids

In a virtual town hall for kids on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he made a trip to the North Pole to get Santa vaccinated for COVID-19. "He is good to go."

6 years ago

A catered dish
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Catering workers describe maskless parties and high-risk gigs, as biz owners hope for a safer spring

Once alcohol starts flowing, COVID mitigation rules often go out the window, staffers said.

6 years ago

Housing activists erect a
NPR
Homelessness
Housing
National

Why the CDC eviction ban isn’t really a ban: ‘I have nowhere to go’

Families are getting put out on the street despite an order to block evictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Advocates say the order needs to be extende

6 years ago

Girish Venkatesh with his family before he left India to study in Arizona. He is among the roughly 1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities. (Courtesy of Girish Venkatesh)
NPR
Home & Family
International
Public Health

Missing your loved ones over the holidays? International students offer a few lessons

For many people, this is the first year they'll spend holidays and other milestones apart from family due to COVID-19. That's something international students know all about.

6 years ago

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