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SnackTime, a Philadelphia 10-man brass band playing in Rittenhouse Park. (Photo Courtesy of SnackTime)
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Community
Eyes on the Street

Dear Rittenhouse neighbors, please quit over-policing musicians in a public park

Residential groups and local businesses are using their influence to limit one band’s outdoor music performances in Rittenhouse Park.

5 years ago

30th Street Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Urban Planning

SEPTA won’t take paper tickets on Regional Rail any more — get your Key ready

Riders can now tap their SEPTA Key card at the platform validators or turnstiles at the beginning and end of their trip and load weekly and monthly passes on to the card.

5 years ago

Ellis Ferrell, 81, founder of the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club, feeds a mint to a horse called “El Dog.
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Concrete Cowboy’ debuts on Netflix as Philly riders who inspired the film fundraise to keep tradition alive

The Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club that inspired the Idris Elba movie screening on Netflix is fundraising to keep afloat.

5 years ago

A notice informs the public of the closure of the Somerset Street El stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA says it will reopen Somerset Station earlier than anticipated

The Market-Frankford Line station will reopen Sunday to local residents. It opens officially at 5 a.m. Monday.

5 years ago

A student walks through the halls of Cardozo High School
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Urban Planning

D.C. raised $5 billion to rebuild toxic schools. Can Philly do the same?

Over the last two decades, D.C. has modernized 75% of its public schools. Philly school advocates say lessons can be learned from the movement there.

5 years ago

A pharmacist giving a community member the Pfizer vaccine on March 21 in South Philadelphia during Juntos and VietLead’s organized vaccination event. (Courtesy of Thy Vu)
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Community
Eyes on the Street

Communities can’t solve Philadelphia’s inequitable vaccine rollout alone

In Philadelphia, the individuals and organizations doing the work are doing it for free without any funding from the city for vaccine outreach.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers a speech
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New trolleys, safer streets, e-buses: Philly could benefit from Biden’s infrastructure plan

Here is what Biden’s new plan could mean for Philadelphia’s future, according to four local transportation experts.

5 years ago

Homes on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

West Philly state rep. to introduce bill banning sheriff sales through August

Rep. Amen Brown expects to introduce legislation to halt sheriff sales in the city through much of the summer — just days before auctions are slated to resume.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. She joined local and state officials in calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Courts & Law

Philly police chief says agency can’t fund violence prevention even as spending grows

Philly is spending more on policing now than in the past, yet PPD can’t budget for anti-violence work amid a homicide crisis, the Commissioner Outlaw said.

5 years ago

Workers at Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., gather outside to protest work condition
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Primed: New Amazon warehouse derails land deal for SEPTA trolley facility

SEPTA’s trolley modernization project faces a setback after Amazon outbid the agency on a Southwest Philadelphia parcel it wanted to turn into a trolley barn.

5 years ago

Rowhouses at 34th and Spring Garden streets for sale or rent
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Community

CDC extends eviction ban through June as 30% of Pa. households fall behind on rent

While tenants and advocates for vulnerable populations applaud the move, some local landlords and their representatives are challenging it.

5 years ago

Philly rowhouses
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Urban Planning

Philly Council calls for hearings after sudden switch to online sheriff sales

City Councilmember Cherelle Parker wants to know why Sheriff Rochelle Bilal is selling the city’s distressed real estate on an online bidding platform.

5 years ago

Amir Bey Richardson at Francis Myers Recreation Center, where he played as a child and where a 17-year-old boy was recently shot and killed. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Community
Eyes on the Street

Philly’s Black community didn’t create the gun violence epidemic we face

West Philadelphian Amir Bey Richardson writes about his experiences with guns and how U.S. history and struggles for white power have shaped them.

5 years ago

Kensington residents gather at SEPTA’s Somerset Station to protest its closure
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA to reopen Somerset Station after repairs with a new police booth, more security

The temporarily closed Somerset Station on the Market Frankford Line could reopen by May — and when riders return, they can expect to see a police presence.

5 years ago

Adrian Bondy, a leader of the Build Like You Live Here neighborhood organization, speaks to protesters during a rally at 2400 East Huntingdon Street. A seven-story building is planned for that address in a neighborhood of two- and three-story rowhouses. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Neighbors protest Olde Richmond developer with checkered past

Developer Gagandeep Lakhmna faces loud opposition from people who live near his latest project in Philadelphia's Olde Richmond neighborhood.

5 years ago

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