
Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a city native and calls South Philadelphia home.
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Should feds let debt collectors call 7 times a week? Stakeholders clash in West Philly
Under a lengthy proposal the CFPB released Tuesday, debt collectors could also email and text borrowers as much as they want. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns.
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U-Haul fined $1 million after fatal food truck explosion in North Philly
U-Haul wasn’t charged in connection with the 2014 deadly food truck explosion in North Philadelphia, but it is on the hook for more money.
6 years ago
New Philabundance kitchen in North Philly a ‘dream come true’
The Philabundance Community Kitchen has outgrown its current space. It’ll move into a much larger space in North Philly next year.
6 years ago
Can a tax on natural gas drilling help fix Pa.’s infrastructure problem?
Wolf hopes to use a severance tax on natural gas drilling to fund broadband internet access, emergency infrastructure, and blight removal, among other things.
6 years ago
Notary license taken from Philly’s top election official
Philadelphia City Commissioners chairwoman Lisa Deeley quietly surrendered her notary license last summer. It could impact her re-election bid.
6 years ago
Report: Anti-Semitic incidents dip in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey
Despite a nationwide drop of anti-Semitic incidents in 2018, the Anti-Defamation League recorded the second-highest number of those events in the last decade.
6 years ago
Critiquing Kenney: Could the mayor’s signature soda tax sink his re-election bid?
Philadelphia’s soda tax — which raises money to fund pre-K, community schools, improving parks, and other initiatives — has many critics and some defenders
6 years ago
Philly housing costs rising faster for poor and middle class than for the wealthy
Housing costs are growing for low-income renters but not higher-income renters and homeowners, worsening income inequality in the Philadelphia region and nationally.
6 years ago
To help choose from a crowded field, Philly voters pack WHYY to question council hopefuls
WHYY and a host of partners sponsored a speed-dating style event to help voters when they hit the ballot box on May 21.
6 years ago
Drivers from these gentrifying Philly neighborhoods get the most parking tickets
PPA data indicates that not all drivers are created equal: Residents from five gentrifying ZIP codes near Center City receive tickets at a higher rate than anyone else.
6 years ago
Listen 2:57Philly names 6 neighborhoods for street cleaning experiment
Philadelphia will launch a new street cleaning effort in six areas now battling extreme amounts of litter. The new brooms will officially roll out Tuesday.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmaker continues push to give certain ‘lifers’ second chance
State Sen. Sharif Street is again trying to give the state parole board the option of releasing hundreds of inmates serving life without parole.
6 years ago
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