
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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Pay-what-you-can cafe in Philly needs more financial nourishment to continue serving needy
On any given night, 30-50 customers eat at the café, but not enough customers are paying more than the menu price, roughly $15 for a meal.
7 years ago
Rittenhouse residents bankroll outreach to homeless Philly neighbors
Mental Health Partnerships provides services to homeless people, particularly those struggling with mental illness. Philly condo owners raise funds to extend that work.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Racial inequity of pot arrests spurs ACLU call for legalizing drug in Pa.
In 2016, African-Americans were eight times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana than their white counterparts, despite using the drug at similar rates.
7 years ago
Volunteers refresh Philly homes languishing in shadow of opioid epidemic
Powered by scores of volunteers, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia does repairs for low-income seniors and veterans four times a year. Lately, it's been at work in Kensington.
7 years ago
Kenney jabs Sessions over letter claiming Philly’s sanctuary policy violates federal law
"In our view, this has all been about political showmanship," Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said during a press conference Thursday at City Hall.
7 years ago
‘This is madness’: Philadelphians search for answers at vigil for Las Vegas victims
Speaker after speaker at Tuesday night's "Standing with Las Vegas" vigil in Philadelphia decried the tragedy and pleaded with Congress to enact sensible gun control laws.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Inmates sue Philly’s Federal Detention Center for right to see loved ones while they await trial
Two current inmates are suing Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center to overturn a policy that blocks some of their loved ones from visiting them as they await trial.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Judge upholds releasing names of Philly cops involved in shootings within 72 hours
Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Anders has decided that city officials can continue releasing the names of officers in police-involved sh ...
7 years ago
Weighing decades of good works with inconsolable loss, Philly judge resentences juvenile lifer
Handcuffed, Andre Martin clutched a single sheet of paper and began to weep.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania changing ‘Motor Voter’ to keep noncitizens from registering to vote
PennDOT — Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation — announced Wednesday it’s changing its “Motor Voter” s ...
7 years ago
Hopes for North Philly neighborhood’s future tethered to new high school
Reopening Vaux High School is a critical part of a sweeping, half-billion dollar plan by the city’s housing authority to revitalize ...
7 years ago
ListenTale of two cities: Poverty in Camden ebbs, Philly rate stays flat
Census data released Thursday show that the city of Camden — one of South Jersey’s poorest communities — may be on the rise. ...
7 years ago