Elizabeth Estrada

South Philly Bikes owner Dan Oettinger said he’d keep the shop open as long as he’s healthy and permitted to do so. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Philadelphia bike shops, declared an essential business and allowed to remain open are seeing a surge in demand from coronavirus-wary commuters.

5 years ago

Street cleaners organized by the Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia work on a North Philadelphia block. (Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia)

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Politics & Policy

Eyes on the Street

9 Philadelphians tell Mayor Kenney how to clean their neighborhoods

Philadelphians have a number of neighborhood-specific suggestions how Mayor Kenney can make the streets cleaner.

5 years ago

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Urban Planning

Listen: Here’s what happened when a real estate developer, an artist, a historian and an activist got together to talk Philly preservation, displacement and culture

Listen to a live conversation between Philly developer Ori Feibush, Paul Farber of Monument Lab, preservationist Faye Anderson and artist Karyn Olivier.

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Children visit with officers as officials conduct an investigation at the scene of Wednesday's standoff with police in Philadelphia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The gunman, identified as Maurice Hill, wounded six police officers before surrendering early Thursday, after an hours-long standoff. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

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Community

A shooting barricaded a Philly neighborhood. Hear from people who experienced it.

We asked a few members of the Nicetown-Tioga community to tell us about their experience of their neighborhood, and the event that shut it down it on Wednesday.

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