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The Eagles player is promising more town halls to get residents involved in what the Philadelphia Police Department could become under new leadership.
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Her daughter went missing. Then the social media attacks began
Five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez’s disappearance has subjected her mother to a social media-fueled tsunami of criticism and rumors.
Air Date: October 29, 2019
Listen 12:25The swing vote for decades on the U.S. Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia. He called for tolerance and civic discourse.
5 years ago
‘You can’t talk yourself out:’ Black officers train Philly residents on their rights in police stops
Following the fatal shooting of a woman in Texas, two organizations of black officers hosted a training for people of color in Philly on interacting with police.
5 years ago
First ‘mentored deer hunt’ at Philly’s Heinz Refuge draws 30 newbies to the woods
For the first time in its history, the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is open for an eight-day deer hunt, part of an effort to boost the ranks of hunters in Pa.
5 years ago
Listen 4:32Princeton is the 2nd N.J. locality, first in Philly region to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Local officials say Princeton is not replacing Columbus Day since it did not observe the holiday to begin with.
5 years ago
The new Fashion District store may fit into Forever 21’s post-bankruptcy plan
Four stores in the region will close. One thing the retailer might have considered: the condition of some of its locations.
5 years ago
Philly’s 57th Puerto Rican Day Parade a nod to indigenous ancestors’ history of perseverance
Hundreds of people participated in the 57th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, paying homage to the first inhabitants of their island: the Taíno.
5 years ago
Mütter Museum is reviving a 1918 Philly parade that sparked a killer flu outbreak
Philadelphia was one of the worst-hit cities during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic but no memorial exists for them. The Mütter Museum is changing that.
5 years ago
Meet the woman trying to keep Colombian senior discos in Philly — out of her own rowhouse
After a Colombian nightclub closed, Sandra Colon hosted her own viejoteca in the living room of her Northeast Philly rowhome.
5 years ago
Listen 4:49Hear that? Philly’s carillonists get creative to ‘unhide’ some of America’s oldest bells
Philly is home to two of the oldest carillons in North America, but these one-of-a-kind bell instruments are “hidden in plain sight.”
5 years ago
Listen 4:44‘Edgy’ or offensive? Shane Gillis controversy fans fierce debate among Philly comedians
Four Philly comedians told WHYY this was the most divided the community had been in recent years.
5 years ago
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