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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Owner of building in deadly collapse denies seeing wall fall, fleeing scene
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Architect in Philly collapse saw danger of unsupported wall, relied on contractor
Plato Marinakos didn't mince words Monday while on the witness stand.
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Celebrating 30 years of uplifting families with better housing in North Philadelphia
Sharonel Monroe felt like she was living under a heavy rock. It was 1999 and her family was sharing a dilapidated house in North P ...
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Child care costs overshadow other necessities
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Had he known of danger, testifies Salvation Army officer, he would have shut down thrift store
A retired colonel with The Salvation Army told a Philadelphia jury Wednesday he would have closed a company thrift store, or allowed stor ...
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An overlooked constituency, issue on campaign trail
Nationwide, about 43 million people live below the federal poverty line. Here in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 800,00 ...
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