Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features a story about how to have […]
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June 15, 2025 (Around the Block)
Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features a story about a state program […]
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June 11, 2025
This episode features stories from our community news reporters about an effort to change the way school districts in Pennsylvania are funded, a new museum in New Jersey where you can dig for fossils – and take them home, a stand up comedy series that highlights women and queer comics, volunteers who work with dogs […]
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May 28, 2025
This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a push to strengthen Philadelphia’s Sanctuary Schools policy, a condom fashion show that highlights the need for comprehensive sex education, how participating in a cycling group for Black women helped motivate one reporter to compete in a triathlon, an art exhibit featuring works from a […]
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May 18, 2025 (Around the Block)
Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features a story about the annual Queen […]
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May 14, 2025
This episode features stories from our community news reporters a May Day Rally that brought thousands of people to Center City in support of labor and immigration rights, independent filmmakers in Philly, a South Philly artist, and a Fishtown fine dining restaurant that becomes a Cheesesteak spot once per month. Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s […]
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April 30, 2025
This episode features stories from our community news reporters about judicial elections and the upcoming Pennsylvania primary, SEPTA’s funding crisis, a Black-owned Comic Book Shop on South Street, and a program that lets Philadelphia high school students visit museums for free. Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community news radio program, featuring stories from Philadelphia’s […]
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April 27, 2025 (Around the Block)
Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features a story about SEPTA’s plan to […]
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April 16, 2025
This episode features stories from our community news reporters about how SEPTA could have to dramatically cut services and raise fares if additional funding isn’t secured soon, how news reporting about gun violence can affect the community, how one North Philly muralist uses art as a form of resistance and community building, a new social […]
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April 2, 2025
This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a fight over the future of a North Philly library, what it took to open a new Filipino restaurant in Brewerytown, a community arts center in Chinatown that grew out of activism against the proposed Sixers arena, and how a new third place is bringing […]