Elizabeth Fiedler

New report examines controversial 10 year tax abatement

A new report analyzed the Brewerytown Square development’s connection with the controversial abatement that gives a tax break to ne ...

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Pennsylvania Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, D- Philadelphia (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)

Williams’ bill aims to crack down on witness intimidation in Pa.

Publishing the names of crime victims and witnesses online could soon mean a harsher punishment in Pennsylvania. St ...

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At Crescent Trail Park, skateboarders take advantage of a small park under the Grays Ferry Road. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Bigger plans for developing both sides of Schuylkill

The area along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia is alive with development. In the last few years new businesses, residences and unive ...

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Instructor Lori Pompa leads an Inside-Out class of Temple students and Graterford 'inside students' in the prison. (Photo courtesy of Ryan S. Brandenberg/Temple University)

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Temple class inside prison lets undergrads and inmates learn from each other

Each week, students from Temple University head to class. But first, they have to clear security. Once they’re inside 30-foot-high ...

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Pa. experimenting with tablets behind bars

Inside prison walls there are bars, cell blocks and soon there may also be electronic tablets for inmates. A pilot program would l ...

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Ann Corcoran walks her miniature schnauzers Clooney and Baby Knute at the proposed site of a dog park in Philadelphia's Spring Garden District. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Some Spring Garden residents on guard against dog park

There’s a battle over dogs in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood. The area west of Broad Street is full of attr ...

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Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Sam Hinkie in July. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Awful 76ers season could have silver lining if wunderkind GM pans out

It’s been a year of loss after loss for the Philadelphia 76ers and their fans. Believe it or not, there are potential bright ...

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Mapping gentrification in Philly by tracking permits

From coffee shops to fancy baby strollers: there are lots of signs gentrification is taking hold in a neighborhood. A new online map meas ...

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South Philly pilot program takes environmentally-friendly approach to cooking oil disposal

When we think of the damage oil can do, we often think of the large spills at sea. But the kind of oil problem we’re talking about ...

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U.S. investigates Temple over opportunities for female athletes

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether Temple University is providing equal athletic o ...

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The luxury apartments at 1616 Walnut St. are intended to help keep people healthy. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)

Want some vitamin C with your shower?

Luxury apartments sometimes tout kitchens full of granite and stainless steel or fancy bathroom fixtures. A historic building in P ...

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North Philadelphia resident Rodney Boston says he likes the snow (Elizabeth Fiedler/WHYY)

A beautiful quiet in North Philly

Winter weather is pummeling the Philadelphia area and officials are calling for residents to stay off the roads. In North Philadel ...

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