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Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro listens as he sits with students holding guitars
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro visits West Philly music program to push for additional funding for youth diversion programs

State-funded Beyond the Bars started as a music workshop for incarcerated youth and now boasts dozens of music labs around the city.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:22
Police outside the Christy Rec Center
Courts & Law
6abc

Philadelphia police arrest alleged gunman in rec center shooting that injured 5

Surveillance video shows the alleged gunman and several others arriving at the scene and fleeing after shots were fired.

3 weeks ago

A close-up photo of an adult snapping a child into a car seat
Community

CHOP finds virtual appointments to check child car seats are effective, will continue to offer them

Recent national data show that the vast majority of parents install their child's car seat incorrectly.

3 weeks ago

Bump stock
Courts & Law

Philadelphia gun bump stock ban upheld in court, defying previous legal defeats

A Philadelphia judge upheld the city’s ban on gun modifiers like switches and bump stocks, a rare legal win amid ongoing state preemption battles.

3 weeks ago

Public transit supporters rallied outside SEPTA headquarters
Politics & Policy

Philly-area Republicans present a plan to increase SEPTA accountability, but provide no financial support

As SEPTA service cuts loom, Republican state senators lay out a transit transparency bill that offers oversight, but not funding.

3 weeks ago

Emil Bove sitting in the courtroom
Courts & Law

Democrats and court watchers express concern for controversial new member of consequential 3rd Circuit Court

Emil Bove’s confirmation on the 3rd Circuit shifts the balance of the key appeals court in favor of right-wing Republicans.

3 weeks ago

Practice sculptures by University of the Arts students
Arts & Entertainment

Art by the pound: Thousands of abandoned artworks are being salvaged from Philadelphia’s University of the Arts

UArts’ Anderson Hall has been sold to become a mixed-use development. Thunderbird Salvage is trying to rescue everything left behind.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:14
Billy Penn staff try out the Squid Games virtual reality experience
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Sandbox VR brings real-life laughs, teamwork and betrayal to Philly’s Rittenhouse Square

WHYY's Billy Penn tested out the virtual “Squid Games” experience — and everyone made it out in one piece.

3 weeks ago

Play Captains aim to make Philly's Playstreets
Education
Billy Penn

Fab Youth Philly brings playful learning to city’s Playstreets

The organization’s Play Captain program allows teens to become leaders through workforce development training and activity leading on Playstreets.

3 weeks ago

Audience members look towards a screen that says
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

The BlackStar Film Festival, performances from Goo Goo Dolls and The Weeknd and a corn fest in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

July 31 - Aug. 3: The Descendants in Delaware, First Friday events in Philly and a dragon boat race in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

3 weeks ago

Listen 4:58
Police outside the Christy Rec Center
Community
6abc

5 people, including children, shot at West Philadelphia recreation center

Officials say a 16-year-old is in critical condition, while a 10-year-old, 11-year-old and another teenager are listed as stable. A Christy Rec Center employee was also shot.

3 weeks ago

Tomato plants in the Summer Winter Community Garden
PlanPhilly
Community

Gardeners breathe a ‘sigh of relief’ over Summer Winter Community Garden preservation

City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier hopes the Summer Winter Community Garden deal will be a model for securing more garden land.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:01
Sadie Alexander stands alongside President Harry Truman and others
Urban Planning

New statue to honor a trailblazing civil rights leader outside Philadelphia’s Municipal Services Building

The bronze likeness of Sadie Alexander will be installed not far from where former Mayor Frank Rizzo’s statue used to be, before it was taken down.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:29
a fence by Angelo Pizza
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Market Street shops brace as construction continues to stifle business

A summer of sidewalk closures, fencing and noise has already hurt foot traffic and revenue in Philly. Now, a new wave of road work threatens to prolong the pain.

3 weeks ago

Airplane pulls up to a gate at Philadelphia International Airport
Community
Billy Penn

Philly airport ranked 3rd-worst in the U.S. in a recent survey. Is it really that bad?

AirHelp ranked PHL low on its national list, largely due to an emphasis on flight delays in its scoring.

3 weeks ago

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