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University of Pennsylvania students play a game on a snowy quad. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

When campus is not a bubble, how does a university enforce physical distancing rules?

Thousands of university students live in Philadelphia — off campus. Their pandemic parties and study sessions are not pleasing the neighbors.

5 years ago

In cities, wildlife like raccoons and coyotes tend to elicit shrieks of horror, rather than cries for compassion. Why we should rethink our relationship with them. (Courtesy of Zach Hawn and the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium)
The Pulse
Science

Sharing the city with some really wild neighbors

In cities, wildlife like raccoons and coyotes tend to elicit shrieks of horror, rather than cries for compassion. Why we should rethink our relationship with urban wildlife.

5 years ago

Listen 9:18
People with appointments wait in line at Philadelphia's first standing city-run COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which opened at the Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center on Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Philly’s vaccine supply flowing to some wealthy suburbs 4 times faster than many city neighborhoods

Residents of dozens of suburban ZIP codes are being vaccinated using city supply at rates almost four times that of the least vaccinated areas of Philadelphia.

5 years ago

A photo of Olney Transportation Center Wednesday morning showed few commuters in the falling snow. (Facebook/Jeff Byrd)
PlanPhilly
Community

Neighbors avoid Olney transit hub after mass shooting: ‘I wouldn’t catch it there’

After gunmen injured eight victims Wednesday afternoon, North Philly commuters feel traumatized. “We’re just trying to make it out of our own neighborhood,” one person said.

5 years ago

(From left) Nikki Grant, with the Amistad Law Project, Kendra Van de Water with YEAH Philly, Clarise McCants with the Movement Alliance Project, and James Aye and Kameron Troy with YEAH Philly, at Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

New survey finds Philadelphians feel police aren’t keeping them safe

More than 90% of Philadelphians surveyed in a new poll from a coalition of community-based groups say they support redistributing money from police toward social services.

5 years ago

Eight people were shot on Feb. 17 at the Olney Transportation Center in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

8 people shot near Olney Transportation Center

Philadelphia police say eight people were shot just before 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon near the busy intersection of Broad Street and Olney Avenue.

5 years ago

water main break causes flooding in North Philly
Community
NBC10

Crews rescue 11 people during massive water main break in North Philly

Crews rescued 11 people after a massive water main break flooded roads and vehicles in North Philadelphia early Tuesday evening.

5 years ago

Ruby K. Lane and Katherine Kirby, outside a church in West Philadelphia right after they received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 13, 2021. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Black church leaders, health systems organize mass vaccination site in West Philadelphia

Area hospitals partnered with neighborhood faith leaders to encourage their flocks to get the COVID-19 shot. The first of 3 planned clinics was Saturday.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia household mixes political signs and holiday decor in their front windows during the turbulent fall of 2020. (Conrad Benner for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Black Lives Matter and rainbows: How Philly windows got political

The pandemic turned a place for cozy seasonal displays into a space for public dialogue.

5 years ago

Listen 8:35
A front view of a snow plow
Weather
Billy Penn

Towed during a ‘snow emergency,’ Philly resident’s car goes missing for a week

Memorize these routes or make sure you’re signed up for OEM alerts if you want to keep your vehicle away from the PPA during the next storm.

5 years ago

Jimi Lewis, the senior skating instructor at Laura Sims Skate House, holds a flyer from 1986 that he created. (Taylor Allen/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

West Philly is home to the first U.S. ice skating rink built by and for a Black community — and this week it turned 36

Laura Sims Skate House was the first U.S. ice skating rink created for an African American community by an African American architect.

5 years ago

¡Stop! by Rey Sierra (Photography Without Borders)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

La vida en lockdown: North Philly teens capture pandemic moments in photos

Philadelphia teens working with Photography Without Borders captured the range of emotions of life in lockdown.

5 years ago

Business on the 60th Street shopping corridor in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Save Your Biz Philly’ aims to help neighborhood businesses survive the pandemic

The program launched by the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations was inspired by an initiative born out of the 2008 financial crisis.

5 years ago

Natasha Mell-Taylor, Jared Greenwald, their child Juniper, and friend Phoebe sled at Fairmount Park
Weather

Philly adults and kids head for the snowy hills for a pandemic-friendly escape

There’s still more snow slated to hit Philly Monday, but some families couldn’t wait to get out of the house and braved the wintry mix to go sledding.

5 years ago

Jones pounces a ball at Rittenhouse Square.
PlanPhilly
Weather

Snowadelphia: The best Philly spots for snow play and wintry vibes

Philadelphia looks great in a layer of white. We’ve crowd-sourced 13 spots to brighten your snow day.

5 years ago

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