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Emani Outterbridge next to her first yarn vending machine in a barbershop at 16th and Cecil B. Moore. (Twitter/@_EmaniMilan)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Yarn vending machine? Bright pink box lands in North Philly, thanks to a young Black entrepreneur

It’s a new venture from the woman behind Emani Milan, whose custom crochet is worn by Cardi B. and Megan Thee Stallion.

6 years ago

Outside the satellite voting center at Jules E. Mastbaum School in Kensington. (Max Marin/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

In low-turnout North Philly, voters battle misinformation to get out and vote early

Oct. 27 deadline to request a mail ballot approaches as officials push to spread info about satellite offices.

6 years ago

yellow police crime scene tape with a blurred police car in the background.
Courts & Law

Philly DA’s Office employee kills armed man in self-defense, officials say

An employee with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office shot and killed an armed man who tried to rob him at gunpoint, officials confirmed with NBC10.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney listens during the daily coronavirus update at City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Kenney’s first 2020 veto reversed in win for Society Hill Civic

Council overrode the veto despite objections from critics who said the regulations set the city back on efforts to create housing and reduce car use.

6 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and Police Director Sheilah Coley speak to reporters in the wake of Tuesday's double homicide
Community

Teen, brother killed in Trenton shooting as city inches closer to homicide record

Trenton officials decried what they called “senseless violence” after a double shooting claimed the lives of 8-year-old Johnny Perez and 16-year-old Gustavo Perez.

6 years ago

City Council President Darrell Clarke announced the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative in Philadelphia’s South Kensington neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Why Philly’s 10-year tax abatement is back on the negotiating table

Philadelphia’s City Council wants to fund a $400 million anti-poverty program with a construction tax — and an old-fashioned horse-trade.

6 years ago

An aerial view of Society Hill.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Kenney vetoes Society Hill height limit

The legislation, which passed unanimously earlier this month, would have limited development in the area to just 65 feet, or about six stories.

6 years ago

Apartments are seen in Hilltop west of downtown Wilmington
Urban Planning

‘It puts you in tears’: Wilmington Council aims to hold landlords accountable with ‘blight bill’

The bill no longer includes a fee increase for landlords and won’t pertain to people who live in their own homes but can’t afford repairs.

6 years ago

Carmen Guerrero dances with Kapulli Kamaxtle Xiuhcoatl
Community

Ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, activists in Philly suburbs call for more than marching

After a summer of protests, a group of racial justice activists in Montgomery County is pushing for changes to school curricula, among other demands.

6 years ago

Art students led by Marcy Morris display drawings with a
Arts & Entertainment

Camden IDEA center offers kids an arts oasis during the pandemic

The pandemic delayed, but did not stop, the IDEA center in Camden from offering young people ways to create art.

6 years ago

Korkor Kamara, owner of Kamara African foods on Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Miles Bryan/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘We stand very strong’: Community sharing helps African businesses in Philly stay afloat during COVID-19

Mutual aid ‘susus’ have been used by Southwest Philadelphia’s African community for years, but the financial-sharing practice has new importance during the pandemic.

6 years ago

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Samir Hernandez is a former student, now instructor, at the Philabundance Community Kitchen. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philabundance is training chefs in a $12-million facility built on a vacant city lot

Philabundance Community Kitchen’s $12M new facility in North Philadelphia allows the 20-year-old free culinary training program to expand beyond their creator’s dreams.

6 years ago

President Trump participates in the first presidential debate
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to Trump’s ‘bad things’ comment

Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to get residents' reactions to President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about the City of Brotherly Love.

6 years ago

Listen 4:30
A view of Society Hill taken from inside the Society Hill Towers.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council approves bill allowing down zoning for Society Hill

Included are strict new building-height limits, increased parking requirements, and an end to bonuses and exemptions in the name of historic preservation.

6 years ago

Jenna Robb distributes postcards in Grays Ferry. (Courtesy of Jenna Robb)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

An organization that builds parks is making public art about heat

The Trust for Public Land is working with Philadelphia artists and community leaders in three of the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

6 years ago

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