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BlackStar Film Fest 2019 wraps up and announces awardees
The 2019 BlackStar Film Festival, held in various venues throughout the city, recently concluded, and award winners at the prestigious cinema showcase have been announced.
6 years ago
Terrifying orb-weaver spiders have returned to the Spring Garden El stop
Upside: Experts say they’re not harmful to humans.
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I love Philadelphia, but I might leave because of trash
The litter piles on Alisha Ebling’s North Philly street are out of control.
6 years ago
Comcast expands low-cost internet, along with learning programs that actually work
The media giant gave out $1 million for digital literacy workshops in Philly last year.
6 years ago
Pa. prison reform group calls for end to ‘long-term’ solitary confinement
Human Rights Coalition is pushing for the passage of a bill that would limit how long a person can be held in solitary confinement.
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Toni Morrison, whose soaring novels were rooted in black lives, dies at 88
Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, according to her publisher Penguin Random House.
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Off-road drivers still battling conservationists over access to Pinelands
It's been three years since the DEP scrapped its Motorized Access Plan that would have sharply reduced the number of Pinelands roads and trails that could be legally used.
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Using art to transform a community
Chester has been written off by people more times than anyone would care to count. Except for the people who call Chester home. For us, we see promise where others see peril.
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Network for young professionals of color founded by Philly natives
Rashaad Lambert and Vinasia Miles co-founded For(bes) The Culture as a way to connect young professionals of color. The network now has more than 3,000 global members.
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Listen 1:55‘Uniquely lawless’: Security firm drops 8chan website following El Paso shooting
A web security company is dropping its protections for 8chan.
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Delaware teen behind historical marker for lynching victim calls on thief to come forward
A historic marker dedicated to Del.’s only confirmed lynching victim was stolen last week. The teen behind the sign says she wants to talk to the thief.
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Tickets for trashy sidewalks are up 300%. It hasn’t fixed Philly’s litter problem.
More than half the violation notices issued by the city end up in the rubbish pile.
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This week: nepotism at the Philadelphia Parking Authority, NJ's moves to protect student borrowers, and the #1 classic car collector in the world.
Air Date: August 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:04Philly teen tech entrepreneurs take matters into their own hands, or phones
Teens Do Tech is a group of three teenagers from North Philadelphia who have decided to repair phones in school for almost no cost.
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Listen 3:09Camden Mayor: City can’t afford to go back to the days before tax breaks
An op-ed from Camden Mayor Frank Moran says the city can’t afford to go back to the days before tax breaks brought new businesses.
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