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Dobbins High School in Philadelphia (Google maps)
Education

‘We need help’: Students at Dobbins High School walk out over safety concerns

Between 50 and 100 students walked out of Dobbins High School Monday afternoon to protest unsafe conditions at the school.

3 years ago

Members of the development team break ground for the mixed-use Riverview at Festival Pier. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s Festival Pier to be transformed into massive mixed-use development

The site of the city’s trash incinerator in the 70s and 80s and a concert venue in the 2000s will soon be home to apartment units and retail spaces.

3 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall
Courts & Law

City Council investigates real estate dealings that locked Philadelphia homeowners out of the right to sell their homes

Homeowners told City Council that MV Realty deceptively locked them into a 40-year exclusive sales agreement for a few hundred dollars.

3 years ago

State Rep. Amen Brown (Pa. House)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

What to know about Amen Brown, the state rep running for Philly mayor

The 35-year-old Philadelphia native is not your run-of-the-mill Democrat.

3 years ago

File - Third graders at Fanny Coppin Elementary school listen as Superintendent Tony Watlington reads aloud from ''Looking Like Me'' by Walter Dean Myers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Philly schools will require masking for 2 weeks following winter break

The school district’s decision comes amid concerns of the "tripledemic" of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (flu), and COVID-19.

3 years ago

FILE - Musician Meek Mill, right, speaks about his incarceration along with Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin at the launch of REFORM Alliance in New York on Jan. 23, 2019. The pair shared laughs Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at an outing meant to brighten the day for kids from families caught in the criminal justice system. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Courts & Law

Meek Mill goes deep for Philly kids caught in justice system

Meek Mill and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin shared laughs Tuesday at an outing arranged to brighten the day for children from families caught in the criminal justice system.

3 years ago

A view looking down Front Street towards the Benjamin Franklin Bridge
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly’s heralded eviction diversion program is considered a win-win — for most

The program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing.

3 years ago

Listen 5:52
Philly POPS musicians and Local 77 members addressed the collective bargaining issues the union's had with executives during a press conference on Dec. 13, 2022. (Cory Sharber)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly POPS musicians vote to strike if necessary, citing ‘decade of mismanagement’

95% of Philly POPS union members vote to authorize strike, if needed, as collective bargaining discussions with POPS executives stall.

3 years ago

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs on her 30th birthday in Madison Square Garden. 
(Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Arts & Entertainment

Some Philly Swifties are getting another chance at Eras Tour tix after Ticketmaster fail

Fans with presale codes will receive invites to try again.

3 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Community

Future of Center City discussion calls for better office design, more attractions

What does the future hold for Philadelphia's downtown area? It could mean an expansion of Center City’s residential footprint.

3 years ago

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Curt Simmons, left, autographs a ball for teammate John 'Jocko' Thompson before Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Oct. 4, 1950. Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies 'Whiz Kids' team, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Ambler, Pa. He was 93. (AP Photo/File)
Community

Former Phillies ace, Whiz Kid Curt Simmons dead at 93

Curt Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids team, has died. He was 93.

3 years ago

A group of people speak into microphones at a roundtable discussion.
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

5 solutions to Philly’s gun violence crisis

Guest hosts Sam Searles and Kole Long asked two community leaders, a clinician, a high school student, and a city public safety staffer for their solutions to gun violence.

3 years ago

Di Hargrove, an ACLU community ambassador, hands out 'Know Your Rights' pamphlets and many other resources at and around the the Cecil B. Moore Library in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Courts & Law

Policing is changing in some Philly neighborhoods. This community program is spreading the word

A PPD pilot program changes the way police officers handle minor violations. In response, the ACLU has community ambassadors informing the public about their rights.

3 years ago

Listen 3:35
Tyrique Glasgow, Adam Geer, Taahzje Ellis (top) join Ajourdi Hargrove and Diamond Walker (bottom) for a roundtable conversation about solutions to gun violence. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Courts & Law

Episode 5: What happens next

WHYY gun violence prevention reporter Sam Searles and Temple University student Kole Long host a panel of concerned community members.

Air Date: December 13, 2022

Listen 41:29
City and elected officials break ground on eight new homes for middle income residents. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY News)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New affordable housing units are coming to Grays Ferry and Point Breeze

At least 1,000 new homes will be built, under the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. The goal is to turn middle income renters into first-time homebuyers.

3 years ago

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