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Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative (Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News)
Economic Development
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Solutions to North Philly’s poverty level: New initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment

The Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative will bring together more than a dozen collaborating partners in an effort to reduce the 9% unemployment rate in the area.

6 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Media

WHYY staffers file for union election

A group of 85 WHYY staffers have filed a petition with the NLRB asking that a vote be taken to see if those employees want to join the SAG-AFTRA union.

6 years ago

Father and son artists, Vince Ito (left) and Willie Ito, at their StoryCorps interview in Los Angeles last month. (Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan/StoryCorps)
NPR
National
Visual Arts

Before he animated for Disney, he sketched cartoons in an internment camp

Willie Ito, 85, wanted to be an animator from the moment he first saw Snow White in theaters as a young boy.

6 years ago

FILE: A herd of Holstein cows on dairy farm in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bowe)
Economic Development
Economy
Pennsylvania

U.S. Agriculture Secretary says small farms are in trouble. But Pa. advocates have hope.

The U.S. Agriculture Secretary caused some indignation on a recent visit to Wisconsin after saying small dairy farms may not survive a changing market.

6 years ago

Philly skyline above the Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

What’s the future of local news in Philly? And why should people care?

Come to GREATPHL19 to discuss the Philadelphia media landscape and what it means for our community.

6 years ago

Some homes in the 3700 block of North 15th Street, where six Philadelphia police officers were wounded during a shoot out in August, still have the bullet holes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Building trades to donate repairs for houses shot up in North Philly police standoff

The city offers few options for assistance in making needed fixes due to bullets.

6 years ago

Imani Dawson moderates a panel with William Cobb, David Nathan and Desiree Ivey, at a cannabis in the media workshop at WHYY. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Business
Media
Philadelphia

Covering cannabis: Four takeaways for journalists reporting on pot and communities of color

The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists hosted a workshop for journalists on covering cannabis in a new legal, cultural and economic landscape.

6 years ago

Victorian houses along the beach in Cape May.
Down the Shore
Economy
New Jersey

‘Mind-boggling’ summer revenue in Cape May County, officials say

Cape May County officials are crediting favorable summer weather for a likely record-breaking revenue season.

6 years ago

Gisele Fetterman opens flowers at Hollander's in Braddock, Pa. Hollander's is a co-working space and business incubator for minority, female entrepreneurs from Braddock and surrounding Mon Valley communities on Sept. 19, 2019. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Politics
PA Post

Pa. second lady Gisele Fetterman: From ‘invisible’ undocumented immigrant to loud, proud advocate

Every day, as she headed out the door for school, Gisele Barreto Fetterman’s mother would tell her that she loved her. Then she told her to be invisible.

6 years ago

Courtesy of Site/Sound Festival
Things To Do
Community Events
October 3 - 9, 2019

Festivals devoted to dragons, design, and natural hair in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dragons, design, natural hair, and food trucks form the diverse lineup of fall festivals in this week’s “Things To Do.”

6 years ago

Listen 4:32
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Media

WHYY reporters, producers form union, ask for voluntary recognition

WHYY reporters and producers seek to form a union with demands of fair compensation, advancement opportunities and reasonable work schedules.

6 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Dry conditions spark ban on backyard fire pits, campfires in Cape May County

Outdoor fire restrictions are in effect for Cape May County due to abnormally dry conditions, state officials announced. 

6 years ago

Beach replenishment begins in the borough of Ship Bottom in Ocean County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Feds award $32.5 million beach replenishment contract in Ocean City, N.J. area

More beach replenishment and dune building is coming to Cape May County, federal officials announced. 

6 years ago

The Danish company Ørsted plans to place wind turbines like this 853-foot tall GE Haliade X-12 turbine in the Skipjack Wind Farm east of the Delaware’s southern beaches. (GE photo)
Delaware
Energy
New Jersey

Skyscrapers in the sea: Massive wind turbines planned off Delaware coast

The latest plans to harness the power of the wind feature massive sea skyscrapers installed east of the state’s beaches in the Skipjack Wind Farm.

6 years ago

An official Pennsylvania historical marker is unveiled at the Bethel Burying Ground, located under the site of Weccacoe Playground, in Queen Village, on Tuesday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

As Mother Bethel burial ground gets historical marker, community reflects on those forgotten

The site, which lies beneath Weccacoe Playground in South Philadelphia, is considered one of the first independent cemeteries for free African Americans.

6 years ago

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