My Top 5 of 2013
In 2013 I really got to dig into my new beat as Urban Life Correspondent. Here’s my Top 4 of 2013: Big time Philadelphia developer was a tax delinquent…until a […]
The stories a 14 year old former dog fighter tells
14 year old Terrence Murphy, a Chicago teen who fought dogs when he was younger (Elizabeth Fiedler/ WHYY) I went on a reporting trip 3 years ago and one young […]
How To: “Raise kids in a car-less (or car-light) world”
Have kids? Who needs a car. Many younger Philadelphians are refusing to depend on a car to get around the city even after they’ve got little ones in tow. “When […]
Philadelphia’s struggle against gangs in South Philly
A three-part Series I created, reported and produced on Philadelphia gangs, law enforcement efforts to crack down and a boxing gym where kids who once formed their own gang-like groups, […]
Poll shows Pa. voters oppose pigeon shoots
A new poll shows Pennsylvania voters want to end a controversial practice that some liken to dogfighting. The statewide survey shows strong opposition to live pigeon shoots in the Keystone […]
Bar owner bans Eagles game, the latest in Philly’s response to Michael Vick
Philadelphia continues to respond to Michael Vick’s presence in this city. He’s no doubt one of the most controversial players ever to serve prison time and return to the NFL. […]
Across Pennsylvania, some inmates serving mandatory life sentences, their families and the survivors of their victims are waiting for a state court ruling. They hope it will clarify a year-old […]
Philly man continues search for his long-lost father
I know more about my dad than I ever did, but I never felt further away from finding him than I do right now. —Doug Oliver
Crumbling buildings trouble neighbors
When six people died last month in a Center City building collapse, it took only a few days for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to announce sweeping reforms to prevent another […]
