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Racial homeownership gap persists in Philly metro, analysis finds
The finding suggests the metro’s racial homeownership gap is the result of systemic roadblocks that go beyond income, according to a report released last week.
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Listen 1:27Tiger Woods hires former West Philadelphia principal to run his TGR Lab at Cobbs Creek Golf Course
Meredith Foote, a veteran educator who taught school in Philadelphia and Newark, was named executive director of TGR Learning Lab in July.
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There are still roughly 300 each season, or one every four to five games.
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Meet the Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors
The volunteers are a formidable force wielding buckets, trash cans, wire cutters and even chainsaws in the fight against trash.
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NBA G League player Terry Roberts shot outside bar in Olney section of Philadelphia
It was close at first, but doctors now say Roberts will survive. He was taken off a ventilator and was able to talk with his parents on Monday.
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Philadelphia Navy Yard begins autonomous, electric shuttle service
The Navy Yard’s AV shuttle can fit nine seated passengers and a wheelchair.
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Listen :47Black-owned roaster Win Win Coffee will soon start brewing in Kensington
The Philly entrepreneurs are building a network of coffee farmers across the African diaspora to build more Black wealth.
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Listen 1:01Bucks County residents are fighting a youth camp development proposal near wetlands
In addition to concerns about traffic and increased noise, residents say they worry development might impact the environment.
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Listen 4:50Philly’s racial wealth gap is wider now than in 1960. Here are programs working to fix it
New initiatives want to stop persistent wealth discrepancies between people of color and their white counterparts.
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Listen 1:58A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.
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Listen 2:07SEPTA rolls out new multi-rider feature for Key card holders
Starting Monday, passengers with a SEPTA Key card can tap in up to five riders for the same trip.
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Listen 1:03Wilmington leans into Bob Marley connection with plans for museum to promote cultural awareness
Bob Marley's cousin Judy Malcolm is spearheading the effort to create a Jamaican Heritage and Reggae Museum in Wilmington to empower culture and revive unity.
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Listen 1:13The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says
Navalny, 47, Russia’s most well-known opposition politician, unexpectedly died on Feb. 16 in an Arctic penal colony.
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While competing for prizes, participants learn about Philly history during the Fairmount Park scavenger hunt.
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Before it was PHL, this patch of land was home to hogs and the world’s biggest shipyard
Hog Island transitioned from its farming past and the country’s industrial future.
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