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Courtney Bowles explains how the People's Paper Co-op invites people who recently had their criminal records expunged to turn their old records into pulp, which is then made into new paper on which to write their future lives. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly project for art and criminal justice to receive international award

For almost 10 years, the People’s Paper Co-op has used art to help women get out of jail, and to get people’s criminal records expunged.

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Parents charged after boy found in locked dog cage inside Philadelphia home

A 30-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

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Signs are pictured at a SEPTA train station.
Community
6abc

SEPTA to install new gates to deter fare jumpers

SEPTA says anyone trying to get out of paying would not be able to go over or under the gates.

1 week ago

A view of the
Community

Philly hopes to add new restaurant at Love Park

A deal to convert the space fell apart during the pandemic. Now the Parks and Rec Department is hoping for a new concept to move in.

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6abc's Chopper 6 was live over the scene where there was a heavy police and fire presence. (6abc)
Community
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Mayfair hazmat situation possibly caused by fentanyl, Philadelphia police say; 1 dead

A number of Philadelphia police officers, firefighters and medics were decontaminated due to possible exposure.

1 week ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw urged suspects to
Politics & Policy

Trio of leading women in Philly government honored by City Council

The resolutions are part of the council’s recognition of Women’s History Month.

1 week ago

The DEA is warning about the dangers of fentanyl laced with xylazine. (6abc)
Health

Fentanyl laced with animal tranquilizer xylazine has Philly care providers on high alert

The DEA warns that xylazine-fentanyl mixtures are exacerbating the deadly consequences of the opioid crisis.

1 week ago

A tufted carnival figure is shown.
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

‘Building a community’: Rug-makers and artists to converge at TuftCon in Philly

Tufting rose in popularity during the height of the pandemic. Now, Philly’s TuftCon will celebrate the craft in person.

1 week ago

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David April smiles, posing outside of a red brick rowhome.
Community

Fishtown Beer Runners say goodbye to founder

The founder of the Fishtown Beer Runners is stepping away from the club after 15 years. The group says it will continue its runs each week.

1 week ago

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Side-by-side photos of Ethan Mollick. One is a deep fake and one is real, even though both look nearly identical.
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Science

It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that’s only the start

Wharton professor Ethan Mollick is part of a growing chorus of people worried that this proliferation of what's known as "generative AI" will supercharge propaganda.

1 week ago

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins
Arts & Entertainment

Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins taken off field with left knee injury

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins has been carted off the field during a spring training game. Hoskins apparently hurt his left knee while fielding a grounder.

1 week ago

A century-old gas station located at 20th and Arch streets took a slow roll through the city to its new home in Fairmount Park
Community
6abc

Historic Philadelphia gas station moves to new home in Fairmount Park

At 10 p.m., workers began driving the gas station very slowly to its new home a few miles away.

1 week ago

Litter on a South Philly sidewalk
Community
Billy Penn

Philadelphia is pulling out of a program that pays community members to collect litter

A union grievance has thrown a wrench in the gears of a public-private partnership aimed at tackling cleaning up Philly’s pervasive trash.

1 week ago

Byron Cotter, Michelle Anne Simmons, Marcus Pearson and Delia Avery pose for a photo outdoors.
Courts & Law

Racial disparities in Philly prisons persist, despite 47% decline in incarcerated population

A local nonprofit has proposed some solutions to help curb the trend.

1 week ago

Lemuel Bannister estimates the height of the flooding caused by Isaias in 2020
PlanPhilly
Community

Eastwick United launches grant program to fill another gap in Isaias recovery

More than two years after a flood devastated low-lying Eastwick, a community organization is distributing funding for lingering repairs.

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