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Meet Jennifer Mora, the Philadelphia baker who makes desserts, then gives them away to her neighbors for free. “I feel like I'm sending people off on a good journey,” she says

The billionaire gave employees of his newly-purchased company until Thursday evening to commit to "being extremely hardcore" and staying or take a severance package.

Residents listened to unhoused peoples’ stories in the frigid cold and slept outside in solidarity. Advocates push for more shelters and affordable housing.

Starbucks fans eagerly await the day the company gives out holiday cups. The union organizing Starbucks workers hope those same customers will support their cause.

Located on 44th and Chestnut, the unisex barbershop and salon of 25 years creates an atmosphere of comfort and openness for their community and clients.

Protesters symbolically mourned the Atlantic Sturgeon during a mock funeral to urge regulatory agencies to protect the endangered species.

At the Young Chances Foundation in South Philly's Grays Ferry area, gun violence prevention involves feeding kids, mentoring them, and building their trust in law enforcement.

Mayor Jim Kenney called Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus asylum-seekers to Philadelphia a “purposefully cruel policy using immigrant families … as pawns.”

In the midst of Philadelphia’s ongoing gun violence crisis, some people are asking whether the controversial policing practice stop and frisk is part of the answer.

WHYY and Temple University collaborated on a podcast looking at the controversial policing practice stop and frisk. Episode one is “How Did We Get Here?”

Philly City Council members reignited the debate on stop and frisk as a solution to the city’s gun violence crisis, raising questions about what makes residents feel safe.

A few weeks ago, a report commissioned by the Office of Violence Prevention revealed that CCIP staff are undertrained, and often overwhelmed, and lacking cohesion.

A new podcast from WHYY and Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting looks at the controversial policing practice stop and frisk.

From local nonprofits to thrift shops, and national charities to upcycling stores, where to send clothes and other items for a purposeful second life.

The new podcast from WHYY and the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting asks neighborhood communities for answers to tough questions.