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Updated on February 11, 2021 at 9:03 am NBC Universal, Inc. NBC10 is one of dozens of news organizations producing BROKE in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty and the city’s push toward economic justice. Follow us at @BrokeInPhilly. A proposal to use the Eagles’ stadium as a mass coronavirus vaccination site has buy-in from some City Council members, but Philadelphia’s top doctor says it could leave out those who most need a vaccine, exacerbate racial inequities and possibly divert vaccines toward non-Philadelphians. Download our mobile app for iOS  to...

Philadelphia Councilmember Allan Domb led a group of city leaders Wednesday outside the Linc and laid out a proposal to use the stadium as a mass vaccination clinic.

South Philly woman surprises neighborhood families with gifts on Christmas Eve FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson shares the story. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Dozens of families got an early Christmas treat after a South Philly woman surprised them with gifts.  "Show them what you got," said Brittney Clark to her 6-year-old daughter. They’re getting an early Christmas before Santa arrives overnight. The little girl and other children came outside of their South Philly homes to find a U-Haul and cars filled with gifts just for them.  "This is excellent. This is nice. This is something I ain't experience ...

The wall was once home to a mural of LGBTQ activist and Latinx community icon Gloria Casarez. "I was really surprised and enraged," said artist Michelle Angela-Ortiz, who created the mural. The image of the mural was projected Wednesday night on the blank wall with the banner that says, "You can't erase our history." Artist Michelle Angela Ortiz projected the mural of Gloria Casarez on the painted wall. “Even though this mural has been whitewashed her history is not gone,” she said. Ortiz says she has no plans to work with the developer on new mural after failing to consult with her.@6abc...

Philadelphia legislators are expected to revive proposals to mandate that some private developers build affordable housing units, a prospect deeply unpopular among city developers. At least two members of City Council are drafting proposals for the mandate, which is typically referred to as inclusionary zoning. Councilwomen Maria Quiñones-Sánchez said she would introduce her proposal, which would limit the mandate to certain areas of the city, in January after legislators return from winter break. After several failed attempts in City Council to pass inclusionary zoning over the years, ...