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Police on the streets in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly residents losing respect for police but don’t want fewer officers, Pew study finds

Will a year of coronavirus, record-breaking gun violence, and civil unrest drive Philadelphians out of the city? Researchers wanted to find out.

6 years ago

Community Conversations
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Neighbors in the crossfire: Solving the problem

Gun violence has taken over 300 lives in Philadelphia this year. Politicians and community leaders consider how to solve the problem in part 3 of our conversation.

6 years ago

Diamond Franklin and her grandmother Ida Robinson
Philadelphia
Politics
Public Health

Some Philly COVID-19 survivors reject the president’s downplaying of the virus

More than 210,000 Americans have died from the disease, including 1,817 in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

President Trump participates in the first presidential debate
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Politics

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to Trump’s ‘bad things’ comment

Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to get residents' reactions to President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about the City of Brotherly Love.

6 years ago

Listen 4:30
Two people eat in an otherwise empty Continental restaurant in Atlantic City
Business
Food & Drink
New Jersey

Coronavirus leads two prime Atlantic City restaurants to close

The two eateries combined employed more than 100 people. Employees were notified late Monday that the businesses would not reopen.

6 years ago

Oscar's Tavern has outdoor seating on Sansom Street in Center City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Philadelphia

Survey: Center City restaurants’ recovery boosted by outdoor seating

The numbers are in: More outdoor seating has helped Center City rebound and appears key to a sustained recovery of Philadelphia’s vibrant downtown.

6 years ago

Tamika Morales holds a photo of her son Ahmad, who was killed July 2020 in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philadelphia is suing Pennsylvania so the city can enact stronger gun control laws

The legal action comes as local lawmakers struggle to combat rising violence, with homicides hitting a decade-long high.

6 years ago

Listen 2:43
IAFF 22 Firefighters and EMTs protest their union's endorsement of Trump without their knowledge or consent. (Robby Brod /WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics
Public Safety

Philly firefighters protest union’s Trump endorsement again as union brass cancels meeting

IAFF Local 22 members again protest the union's endorsement of Trump, balking at union boss’ decision to cancel meeting.

6 years ago

Cyclists and pedestrians on the Schuylkill River trail
Elections
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Ballot question: Should Philly borrow $134 million to fund transit improvements, parks and sanitation?

Voters must decide whether to give the cash-strapped city authorization for the purpose.

6 years ago

Ciclistas y peatones en la ruta del río Schuylkill
Elections
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

¿Debería Filadelfia pedir prestado $ 134 millones para financiar mejoras de tránsito, parques y saneamiento?

Los votantes deben decidir si dan a la ciudad (que tiene falta de fondos) la autorización para el propósito.

6 years ago

Kids at Today’s Child day care
Economy
Kids
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Hundreds of Pa. child-care centers have closed, and some fear it will get worse

Between March and the beginning of September, more than 260 licensed child-care programs across Pennsylvania permanently closed.

6 years ago

A homeless encampment at 21st and Ridge Avenue
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Housing
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

City, activists come to agreement to clear Ridge Avenue homeless encampment

The Philadelphia Housing Authority and leaders of the Camp Teddy encampment on Ridge Avenue have reached an agreement to clear the site.

6 years ago

Chalk circles drawn on the sidewalk mark where shell casings landed at 22nd and Jackson Streets in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Changing Communities
Criminal Justice
Public Health
Public Safety

Philadelphia surpasses 2019’s homicide total with nearly three months left in 2020

Meanwhile, the number shooting victims is up 47% over 2019 with police reporting more than 1,600 people injured by gunfire so far this year.

6 years ago

FILE - In this May 7, 2017 file photo, the entrance to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: State probes Trump fundraiser for COVID-19 violations

Contact tracers are getting a “mixed bag” of cooperation. It’s unclear if indoor gathering limits or prohibitions on buffet-style food serving were violated.

6 years ago

The in-progress storefront of the coming Aldi
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Aldi on North Broad will open in November, as Philly’s supermarket scene revs up

There’s also an Amazon grocery store planned for Northern Liberties.

6 years ago

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