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Amanda Seyfried plays a police officer investigating the disappearance of her sister in <em>Long Bright River.</em>

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A police officer investigates her own sister's disappearance in 'Long Bright River'

Set in a Philadelphia neighborhood that's been ravaged by opioids, Amanda Seyfried stars in this heartfelt Peacock series that centers wounded communities and families.

March 18, 2025
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By:
  • John Powers
Eliza Griswold writes for <em>The New Yorker</em> and teaches at Princeton University. Her book <em>Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America </em>was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction.

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  • Religion

How culture wars divided one small progressive church in Philadelphia

Journalist Eliza Griswold says complaints about homophobia, white privilege and diversity are splintering progressive organizations — including one particular church. Her book is Circle of Hope.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Andrew DiDonato, a construction plan review specialist with Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspections, stands near City Hall on July 22, 2024. After four years of working a hybrid schedule, he's been called back into the office five days a week.

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  • Business

Working from home allowed him to be a more engaged dad. Now it’s over

The mayor of Philadelphia ordered all city employees back to the office full-time this summer. Now some workers are wondering whether their jobs are worth the flexibility they're giving up.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Damari was worried about his future after he was arrested for carrying a gun. The Youth Gun Offender Program gave him a second chance.

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  • Home Page Top Stories

In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around

An innovative program in Tampa aims to stop community violence by focusing on teens arrested for carrying guns. It offers support and mentors so they can get a new start outside of the jail system.

July 01, 2024
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By:
  • Stephanie Colombini and
  • Sammy Caiola
On weekends, Philadelphia's Center City has fully rebounded to its pre-pandemic volume of people out and about. Other cities are also seeing after-hours activity rebound with a vengeance.

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  • National

What does a downtown rebound look like? More residents and weekend visitors

Ever since the start of the pandemic, the futures of America’s big-city downtowns have been in question. Philadelphia is just one example of a center city finding new ways to thrive.

June 11, 2024
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  • Laurel Wamsley

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  • Economy

How are moving companies faring with high mortgage rates?

HOOAH! It's our first Beigie Award for 2024! The Beigie Award is back to recognize the regional Federal Reserve Bank with the best Beige Book entry. This edition's winner took us to the City of Brotherly Love, detailing how high home interest rates and low existing home sales in the area are financially affecting our buff brethren in arms: movers.

March 14, 2024
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  • Robert Smith,
  • Wailin Wong,
  • and 1 more
Carl Day is a pastor at Culture Changing Christians in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.

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  • Politics

Philly's 'pastor of the hood' Carl Day weighs in on the 2024 election

Carl Day joined NPR to weigh in on the Biden campaign in 2020. We caught up with him to hear what he's thinking heading into 2024.

September 20, 2023
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  • Kai McNamee
JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple University, speaks during a Temple University graduation ceremony, May 11, 2023, at the Liacouras Center on Temple's campus in Philadelphia. Epps has died after collapsing at a memorial service Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 19, the university said.

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  • Education

Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after a collapse

Epps died after collapsing at a memorial service Tuesday afternoon, the university said. She was 72.

September 19, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Police work the scene of a July 3 shooting in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia.

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  • National

A suspect has been charged with murder in a Philadelphia shooting that killed 5

Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was apprehended by police shortly after the shooting. Two boys, aged 13 and two, were also shot and injured.

July 05, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Philadelphia police stand at the intersection of 56th Street and Kingsessing Avenue after multiple people were shot in Southwest Philadelphia, late Monday, July 3, 2023.

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  • National

Gunman opens fire on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 and wounding 2

At least five people were killed and two boys injured Monday night when a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in a Philadelphia neighborhood, police said.

July 04, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
A year ago, the schoolyard at the Add B. Anderson School in West Philadelphia was nothing but bare concrete. Now, it's a revamped green space that serves the whole community.

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  • Health

These kids revamped their schoolyard. It could be a model to make cities healthier

Living near parks can boost health and well being. But low-income communities and those of color often have less access than wealthier, white ones. Revamping schoolyards could be a game changer.

June 17, 2023
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Jurors in a federal court in New Jersey awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile 2018 arrests of two Black men at one of the chain's Philadelphia locations.

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  • Law

Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in case tied to arrests of 2 Black men

Jurors in federal court awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the arrests of two Black men in 2018.

June 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Firefighters work near a section of I-95 in Philadelphia that collapsed Sunday following a vehicle fire.

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  • National

A section of I-95 in Philadelphia has collapsed after a tanker truck fire

Images shared by the city and on social media showed a scorched section of the highway caved in on the road below. Lanes in both directions were closed.

June 11, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Children play outside in Kensington, a neighborhood in Philadelphia known for open-air drug markets and gun violence. Last year, due to safety concerns, the Philadelphia Police Department downsized its outdoor summer play program.

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  • Health

Study finds gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during pandemic

A study of roughly 2,700 shootings in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia found widening racial disparities after the pandemic began, with black children the most frequent victims.

April 26, 2023
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By:
  • Sammy Caiola
Philadelphia is seen across the Delaware River. Officials say the water is safe to drink — at least through Tuesday afternoon — after a latex finishing solution spilled into a Delaware River tributary late Friday.

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  • National

Philadelphia's water 'safe to drink' through Tuesday afternoon after chemical spill

City officials assured residents on Monday that the water was safe to drink throughout the day, but added that they are continuing to test the water supply.

March 27, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Jonathan Franklin
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