Meir Rinde covers business at WHYY. He was previously a staff writer at WHYY’s Billy Penn, the Trenton Times and the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, and his work has appeared at NPR, NJ Spotlight, Shelterforce, and other outlets. He has degrees from Columbia Journalism School, Brandeis University and UC Berkeley. He lives in Passyunk Square with his family.
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Chinatown Stitch design advances despite funding cancellation
City seeking $200 million for highway cap after federal budget bill rescinds grant.
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The lonely quest to commemorate Ben Franklin’s early home
A Franklin aficionado is pitching a new historic site on the 100 block of Market Street.
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Trump administration bashes green technology while investigating SEPTA electric bus fires
Federal Transit Administration describes buses as a “green deal initiative” that “backfired.”
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Homeowners push back against a wave of new historic districts
Critics argue the Historical Commission’s work harms economic development, increases home upkeep costs.
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Fairmount Park Conservancy taps UPenn exec for top job
Tony Sorrentino will focus on private-public partnerships to boost city parks.
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No end in sight for constant flooding of FDR Park road
The city put up a detour sign, and PennDOT says a fix could take a year or more.
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State-appointed SEPTA prosecutor finally starts prosecuting
A state-appointed prosecutor has started taking control of cases that ordinarily would have been handled by Philly’s district attorney.
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Republicans are trying to pull Pat Dugan back into the District Attorney race
A new poll asks voters whether they’d support him as the Republican nominee.
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