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Philly sanitation workers blame filthy streets on ‘poor management’; apologize for rotting trash

Philadelphia sanitation workers say Mayor Jim Kenney’s management is to blame for the mounds of stinky trash proliferating across the city.

6 years ago

Members of Philadelphia's music community performed at a vigil for Elijah McClain, a violinist who was killed by police in Colorado in June. They performed 'Molto Adagio' (Lyric for Strings) from String Quartet No. 1 by American composer George Walker. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly musicians pay homage to Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse

Dozens of Philadelphia musicians gathered in Malcolm X Park to play in honor of Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse.

6 years ago

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Signs posted around the offices of Ceiba in Norris Square, Kensington encourage visitors to participate in the 2020 census. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
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Only half of Philly has filled out the census. Help is heading to low-response neighborhoods

Philly neighborhoods with the lowest self-response rates can expect to see socially distant, pop-up census booths this summer.

6 years ago

Sterling Johnson of the Black and Brown Workers Coop
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

City backs down from evicting homeless camp; Kenney to meet directly with protesters

Residents of the camp have said they would not leave until the city provided permanent housing options.

6 years ago

Juan Santos
Income Inequality
National

Number of laid-off workers seeking jobless aid stuck at 1.3M

The Labor Department’s report showed that applications for jobless aid fell by about 10,000 from the previous week. The figure has now topped 1 million for 17 straight weeks.

6 years ago

Twitter
NPR
National
Technology

Twitter says it was the victim of a ‘coordinated social engineering attack’

Twitter says it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on the social media platform.

6 years ago

Kimberly Kamara holds a children’s book she wrote to help explain to her grandson how his father’s life ended tragically. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly families live with crushing heartbreak as COVID-19, gun violence crises collide

The number of murders has risen to record levels in Philly, especially in neighborhoods also hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

Listen 4:31
Stephen McFadden, right, bottom next to his sister Gwenda Gee. Behind Gee stands Tony McFadden, Gina McFadden and Christopher McFadden, the author's father. (Courtesy of Joy McFadden)
PlanPhilly
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Transportation
Eyes on the Street

Remembering my Uncle Stephen McFadden, the SEPTA conductor who was slick with words

Stephen McFadden was loved by so many, but to me, he was simply my Uncle Stephen.

6 years ago

Skeletons on display at the museum
Things To Do
Community Events
July 16 - 22, 2020

Outdoor concert series, the area’s museums, attractions return, and how to fight racism in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This week, more cultural institutions are reopening around the Delaware Valley.

6 years ago

Listen 5:14
Jennifer Bennetch of Occupy PHA
Housing
Social Justice

Organizer refuses to dismantle smaller housing-protest camp targeting PHA

A group is camped out at Philadelphia Housing Authority headquarters. They say they will picket the CEO’s house until he meets with them in person.

6 years ago

National Guard tends to COVID-19 patients
Aging
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: By-appointment visits to begin at some long-term care facilities

Parents and legal guardians of residents in long-term care facilities in New Jersey may soon visit by appointment. Officials have not yet released a timeline.

6 years ago

Burlington County, N.J.
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Burlington County to phase out the title ‘freeholder’ immediately

"Chosen freeholders" in Burlington County will now be referred to as "county commissioners" as the state considers doing the same.

6 years ago

AMC
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

Judge nixes theater chains’ challenge to N.J. closure, for now

AMC, Cinemark and others sued Gov. Phil Murphy seeking a temporary restraining order to invalidate his executive order keeping theaters closed due to COVID-19 concerns.

6 years ago

George Floyd protest in Upper Darby
Pennsylvania
Policing
Social Justice

Upper Darby announces policing reforms and policy review

The town, Delaware County’s largest and one of the most racially diverse, has signed on to an Obama Foundation initiative pushing reforms.

6 years ago

'Black at' Philly colleges
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Filled with stories of discrimination, ‘Black at’ Philly college pages get mixed results

Villanova’s president made immediate changes, while Penn says little.

6 years ago

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