
Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a native of the city and calls South Philadelphia home.
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During brutal cold, Philly outreach prevents fatalities among homeless
After two weeks in deep freeze, Philadelphia ends its Code Blue declaration and extra push to get homeless into shelters.
8 years ago
Bitter cold sparks continuing Philly efforts to shelter homeless
Through Monday morning, the warming center at Cione Recreation will be open 24 hours a day —.and no ID is necessary to come inside.
8 years ago
Listen 1:36Number of murders in Camden hits 30-year low
One of the state’s most crime-ridden communities recorded a double-digit drop in murders in 2017.
8 years ago
Listen 1:54‘It will kill you’: Philly outreach workers keep making rounds as bitter cold snap continues
Even in bitterly cold weather, homeless people with addictions are often hesitant to take shelter if it means going to another part of the city and going through withdrawal.
8 years ago
Listen 2:53Philly-area nonprofits are fretting over new tax law
The GOP tax overhaul is giving some nonprofit organizations holiday heartburn. The reason: itemization. More specifically, it’s the lack thereof.
8 years ago
Listen 2:29Christmas marathon tailgating for hardy Eagles fans
Eagles fans crowd into the cold, blustery parking lots of Lincoln Financial field for the game to clinch home-field advantage in the playoffs
8 years ago
$28 million renovation of Sharswood senior apartments underway
Work on the Blumberg tower's 94 apartments in North Phily is expected to be finished in a year. It's part of a $500 million redevelopment of the Sharswood neighborhood.
8 years ago
Pa. state lawmaker plans bill to block Philly’s bulletproof glass measure
The bill is a direct response to a measure passed in Philadelphia City Council that could eventually bar some convenience stores from using bulletproof glass.
8 years ago
Council vote set on bulletproof glass measure dividing Philly community
Community activists have complained for years about people stopping at the beer delis, buying beer or shots of liquor and drinking them in the street.
8 years ago
Listen 3:56With ‘housing first’ initiative, N.J. cuts homeless rate by half in 10 years
HUD statistics show Pennsylvania, Delaware and particularly New Jersey are making headway in getting the homeless into permanent housing.
8 years ago
Incarceration can launch stubborn cycle of homelessness, Villanova researcher finds
Using homelessness as a barometer, a Villanova criminologist looked at the experiences of more than 10,000 state inmates for nearly a decade after they were released.
8 years ago
Listen 3:17Slain woman’s parents push Pa. to revoke license of architect in Philly building collapse
Jay Bryan and Nancy Winkler say they still haven’t heard a word from the state architecture license board about their complaint against Plato Marinakos, who continues to work.
8 years ago