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Luz Fontanez, mother to graffiti legend Eliu
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New Hunting Park mural remembers Philly graffiti legend Karaz

Eliu Nazario aka Karaz, who died of brain cancer at the age of 51, is revered among fellow writers as the “king of the Wickeds,”

8 years ago

A SWAT team arriving at Tree of Life synagogue, Oct. 27, 2018. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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Pittsburgh trauma surgeon: ‘Stop the Bleed’ training saved lives after shooting, but stopping the need must be next

In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the “Stop the Bleed” program emerged as a way to empower the public to act as immediate responders.

8 years ago

Ontario and C streets is rated a “3” on Philadelphia’s Litter Index. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Trash talk: Bigger fines, free neighborhood cans in Philly

Residents are tired of construction companies — or their neighbors — dumping debris in vacant lots and public parks.

8 years ago

A view of the skyline from University City
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Good news and the bad in Philadelphia’s transportation plan

Philadelphia deserves a serious transportation agenda.

8 years ago

 Parker Preserve area in the Pinelands. (Photo courtesy of Pinelands Preservation Alliance)
Politics & Policy

DEP turns down plan for massive development in Pinelands

‘The struggle is not over,’ cautions one opponent of project for commercial space and thousands of houses in Barnegat Bay watershed

8 years ago

A passer-by looks at
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Mural by major Pakistani artist installed at Philly community college

Newly commissioned work by Shahzia Sikander installed in the Community College of Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Lisa Strickland and her mother Ann say they love their Eastwick neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Mapping Philly’s most walkable neighborhoods

Ann Strickland, 87, has lived in the southwest corner of Eastwick for 37 years.

8 years ago

Prince Gallitzin State Park Manager Jessica Lavelua (left) and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn demonstrate an electric vehicle charging station.
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Electric car drivers can get an extra charge out of visiting Pa. parks, forests

Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County now has the car-charging pedestals. Several other area parks will be outfitted with the devices by the end of 2019.

8 years ago

Hundreds of Philadelphians gather at Thomas Paine Plaza to remember the those homeless and formerly homeless Philadelphians who died in 2017 and to call for an end to homelessness on December 21, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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With Dilworth and LOVE Park remade for leisure, Paine Plaza redo is a chance to save a space for protest

Thomas Paine Plaza, the public space outside the Municipal Services Building, is so unremarkable that you’d be forgiven for not knowing its name.

8 years ago

A man displays his concealed handgun in this 2013 file photo. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
Courts & Law

Delaware judge rules gun restrictions in state parks unconstitutional

The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and other gun advocates took fault with the stipulations and filed a lawsuit.

8 years ago

Workers prepare the Cherry Street Pier art and civic space for its grand opening Friday night, Oct. 12, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Cherry Street Pier debuts this weekend

After a $5 million makeover, the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia opens as a public park.

8 years ago

Skaters from FDR Skatepark set up a sign and
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Skaters fill potholes left unfixed by city crews

Wearing the flat sneakers they skate in, the self-appointed streets team poured in wet cement and smoothed the surfaces.

8 years ago

A cyclist tentatively rolls into the street at Belmont and Parkside Avenues. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Life in the slow lane: The bureaucratic nightmare of building a bike network

How long does it take to build a bike lane?

8 years ago

Lovett Memorial Library, in Mt Airy on Oct 1, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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In neighborhoods and online, library loyalists organize to reverse cuts

The organizers are calling for the city to supercharge its annual contribution to the library budget by more than 36 percent

8 years ago

The Octavius Catto mural at Broad and Catharine streets was dedicated at a Tuesday ceremony.(Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Catto mural tells of collective resistance in 19th century Philly

A new mural of 19th century Philadelphia activist Octavius Catto shows a collective movement for civil rights.

8 years ago

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