Elizabeth Fiedler

Behind the scenes at Philly restaurants, addiction is on the menu

During the past two weeks, you may have dined out during Restaurant Week at one of Philadelphia’s eateries. You order ...

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Residents divided over shopping center plan in Delaware County

A plan to build a shopping complex including a supermarket and a fitness center has sparked debate among some suburban Philadelphia resid ...

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New service delivers Reading Terminal Market goods to your doorstep

The same-day grocery delivery service “InstaCart” is known for partnering with major chains including Whole Foods, Acme and S ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its violent death-tracking database to Pennsylvania. (Image courtesy of cdc.gov)

CDC expands violent death-tracking database to Pa.

Violent deaths in Pennsylvania will now be under increased scrutiny. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pouring $7. ...

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Graphic ad aims to build support for ending Pa. pigeon shoots

A new TV ad soon to appear on screens across Pennsylvania features some stomach-turning footage. The commercial is the latest atte ...

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Anthony Dorsey, 4, enjoys the new splash fountains at Dilworth Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

New Dilworth Park making a splash with visitors

Crowds are gathering near Philadelphia City Hall to explore the newly opened Dilworth Park. The project took two years and more th ...

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Doobie's owner Pat Brett plans to end her ban on Eagles games this weekend (Elizabeth Fiedler/WHYY)

Vick’s departure means Eagles games back on Philly bar’s TV

This weekend when the Eagles take the field against the Jacksonville Jaguars one of the most controversial figures in Philadelphia sports ...

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Estelle Wilson says more students have moved into the neighborhood around 15th and Norris in the 60 years she's lived there. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Temple police expand patrol grid, as students cover more ground

Temple police are patrolling more streets around the university’s North Philadelphia campus. The expanded zone is designed t ...

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Michael Whitehead from Chester County took the day off work, without pay, to join fast food workers protesting in Philadelphia, September 2014. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Philly fast-food workers stand up — and sit down — for minimum wage hike [photos]

Demanding an increase in the minimum wage, protesters stopped traffic in Center City Philadelphia Thursday. Police took away demonstrator ...

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Bryn Mawr school discouraging young players from heading soccer ball

A Bryn Mawr school is taking dramatic steps to protect its student athletes. The Shipley School has become one of the first in the nation ...

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Orleans Technical Institute's electrical trade students celebrate the school's 40th anniversary [Image courtesy of Orleans Technical Institute]

Celebrating 40 years of a school where you get your hands dirty

A Philadelphia institution of higher learning is celebrating its 40th anniversary. But the school isn’t an “Ivy” or ...

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The former Best Western on 22nd Street is being demolished to make way for luxury apartments and a bigger Whole Foods Market. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Development in Art Museum neighborhood includes market, luxury apartments

Philadelphia’s Art Museum neighborhood will soon be home to a new mixed-use development. The massive project, called “Rodin S ...

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