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Ya Fav Trashman and partners dump litter at Mayor Kenney’s feet to highlight city trash failures

The former sanitation worker is calling for the Streets Commissioner to resign, and also launching a cleanup app called Glitter.

4 years ago

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‘People are really, really suffering’: Philly area Cubans help amplify protesters’ cries for freedom

As unrest continues in that country, many Cuban Americans and immigrants living in the Philadelphia region are showing their solidarity.

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Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate

Health care should be considered a human right, says Put People First! PA, which organized a Center City march.

4 years ago

Protesters with the Philly Water Protectors gathered at 15th and JFK Boulevard outside TD Bank to rally against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline in Minnesota, which is being financed by TD, on July 16, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly environmental groups picket TD Bank over investment in tar sands pipeline

Environmental groups in Philadelphia picketed outside a TD Bank branch to call on the finance giant to end investments in the controversial Line 3 tar sands pipeline project.

4 years ago

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Councilmember Helen Gym amongst those arrested as state budget deal inches closer to finish line

A group including Philadelphia at-large Councilwoman Helen Gym demonstrated outside the Senate to demand that extra funds be spent on underfunded and underperforming schools.

4 years ago

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Protestors, police, and encampment residents mingled on Kensington Ave., one day after a Villanova prof sued the city over its treatment of homeless people.

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4 years ago

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The progressive activists staged a sit-in within Mayor Jim Kenney’s office. They oppose proposed cuts to the city’s business and parking taxes.

4 years ago

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Local businesses are still rebounding from civil unrest and pandemic

While some businesses are rebounding, others still face challenges.

4 years ago

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A week that changed Philadelphia: How the George Floyd protests unfolded

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Black Lives Matter protesters led by Romel Clark (center) march through Fishtown on June 2, 2020. (Layla A. Jones/WHYY)
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How reporting while Black during a summer of uprisings changed us

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