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Remnants of crime scene tape on Brown Street in North Philadelphia
WHYY

Who cleans up after shootings? Philly hires professionals to handle blood in the streets after years of residents shouldering the work

When someone is shot on a Philadelphia street, residents often handle the crime scene. City leaders are piloting a new protocol to help. Read more...
Eric Blanco from Esperanza Academy at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in 2019
WHYY

What Philly arts leaders want to see from the city’s 100th mayor

Leaders in the cultural sector realize the arts aren’t a magic wand. The city’s next mayor, they say, should instead view the arts as a tool to be...
Lithero CEO Nyron Burke
WURD

Why this tech company leader wants to see Philly’s tax code changed

Lithero CEO Nyron Burke thinks the current tax structure disincentivizes business owners to set up shop in the city. Hear him discuss in this...
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

Searching For Goliath, Part II

In the second part of the SUN interview with Republican mayoral candidate David Oh, he outlines his vision for education in the city, 76 Place, and...