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Laron Campbell, a Philadelphia resident who narrowly avoideded eviction with the help of Community Legal Services, testifies during a City Council hearing on a bill that would guarantee legal counsel for evictees. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia

Trying to solve Philly’s eviction crisis with free lawyers

City Council is expected to vote next week on a bill to guarantee lawyers for low-income renters. Could it help fix Philly's eviction crisis?

Air Date: November 5, 2019

Listen 13:46
Amanda Thomashow was the first person to file a Title IX complaint against Larry Nassar in 2014 after he assaulted her during a medical exam. The claim was investigated by the university but dismissed as a routine medical procedure. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Gender
Social Justice

New Philly-based commission wants to learn from mishandling of Larry Nassar cases

A new commission of experts lead by Philly-based CHILD USA seeks to prevent future child sexual abuse in sports by holding institutions accountable.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

Why was water pouring out of a Center City Philly skyscraper Sunday morning? Ill-prepared fire test

The building has been instructed to provide more notice of such things in the future.

7 years ago

Noah Nasiali-Kadima, foreground, takes a selfie with members of the Africa Farmers Group during a tour of a member's farm in Machakos County, Kenya.
(Noah Nasiali-Kadim)
NPR
Business
Innovation
International

How 75,000 abandoned cabbages inspired a huge online forum for farmers in Africa

Making lemonade out of life's lemons is one thing.

7 years ago

Downtown Newark has been transformed since the completion of NJPAC in 1997. (Twenty20)
Economic Development
New Jersey
Public Health

Could Newark’s lead problems affect investment, development in resurgent city?

Health concerns are paramount. As those are being addressed, business interests seem to be weathering the storm

7 years ago

WURD Radio’s president and CEO Sara Lomax-Reese (right) hosts the Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman - Struggle and Progress, with panelists C. James Trotman, founding director of the Frederick Douglass Institute, (center), and Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman (left). (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Books
Community Events
Philadelphia

‘Two singular voices’: WURD radio hosts conversation on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

Scholars Erica Armstrong Dunbar and C. James Trotman talked about the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass at the Barnes Foundation.

7 years ago

Taking a break from assembling ramps and rails, skaters (from left) Tyler Nelson, Jake McNichol, TJ Hernandez Jr., and Enrique Herrera prepare to show off their skills. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Sports

Trenton’s historic Roebling building now holds an indoor winter skateboard park

The Freedom Skate Park is an experiment in the public benefits of skateboarding.

7 years ago

Protesters fighting to save  DACA are marching from New York to Washington D.C. ahead of a Supreme Court hearing. They stopped in Philadelphia on their way to D.C. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Activists fighting to save DACA make stop in Philly en route to SCOTUS in D.C.

They’ll arrive in D.C. on Nov. 12 — just in time for SCOTUS to start proceedings for oral arguments on the future of DACA.

7 years ago

**FILE** DuPont Washington Works plant along Ohio River in Parkersburg, W. Va. is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/The Marietta Times)
Business
Delaware
Environment
Movies

DuPont execs react to villain role in ‘Dark Waters’ film

Company executives react to DuPont’s role as the villain in a new film about chemical contamination starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway.

7 years ago

A tornado touched down in Delaware County on Halloween (NBC10)
Environment
Public Safety

What are you actually supposed to do when you get a tornado warning?

Safety experts recommend taking shelter when you get the alert on your phone — and seeking out more information when possible.

7 years ago

Fireworks over the Delaware River celebrate SugarHouse rebranding as Rivers Casino Philadelphia (Courtesy of Rivers Casino Philadelphia)
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

A decade in, are casinos good or bad for Philadelphia?

SugarHouse is expanding and more gaming halls are coming. They give back cash, but may also enable gambling addiction.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
History

Regional Roundup – 11/04/19

This week: What is Marcys Law, the ballot question in question, the races to look at in Tuesday's Philadelphia elections, and a new biography of Harriet Tubman.

Air Date: November 4, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
(Hanbit Kwon for Billy Penn)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

40 photos from West Philly’s adorable and outrageous Halloween celebrations

From a legendary haunted porch to a top-notch tot parade.

7 years ago

A fallen tree and down power lines block E Street Road near Middletown Road after Thursday's storm in Thornbury Township, Pa.  Friday, Nov. 1, 2019.  Homes have been destroyed in Pennsylvania and hundreds of thousands of utility customers were left without power after severe thunderstorms struck the Eastern Seaboard. At least 420,000 customers from South Carolina up to Maine and in Ohio were without power just before midnight Thursday.
 (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Storms destroy Pennsylvania houses, cause power woes

More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in the Philly suburbs early Friday. More outages occurred in western Pa., where storms caused flooding.

7 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Thousands remain without power at the Shore after severe storms

New Jersey is cleaning up after a Halloween storm packing powerful winds and severe thunderstorms blew across the state, downing trees and power lines.

7 years ago

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