This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a coalition of religious leaders working to support immigrants, an group that brings women together to improve financial literacy and help put their money where their beliefs are… the status of a project that would cap part of the Vine Street Expressway and stitch together two parts of Chinatown that have been divided for decades… and a local cemetery that offers environmentally-friendly burial options.

Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community news radio program, featuring stories from Philadelphia’s neighborhoods as reported by PhillyCAM’s Radio News Fellows, a multigenerational cohort of burgeoning local journalists. Tune in for new episodes every other week, Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 PM on WPPM 106.5 FM and online at http://wppm.phillycam.org/.

Block by Block season 7 is produced by Angie Bacha, Ivan Felder III, Khalisah Hameed, Helen Horstmann-Allen, Amanda Johnson, Vanessa Lowe, Samantha Roehl, Winter Schneider, Kennedie Scurry, and Campbell Simmons.

Vanessa Lowe and Samantha Roehl hosted this episode, and Kennedie Scurry was board operator for the show.

Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Manager.

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 includes a roundup of some recent news headlines, a report on whether there’s a better way to select judges in Pennsylvania, and an interview with Pennsylvania State Representative Chriss Rabb, who is running for Congress in 2026.

Sultan Smalley and Crystal Herrera hosted this episode, and Allison Durham Emerson was our board operator.

Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Manager.

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a new women’s basketball league bringing its first travel games to Philly in January, why it’s important to take mental health as seriously as physical health, a long-running poetry series that’s gone through some big changes over the past few years, and an environmental educator in West Philadelphia helping connect city dwellers with nature.

Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community news radio program, featuring stories from Philadelphia’s neighborhoods as reported by PhillyCAM’s Radio News Fellows, a multigenerational cohort of burgeoning local journalists. Tune in for new episodes every other week, Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 PM on WPPM 106.5 FM and online at http://wppm.phillycam.org/.

Block by Block season 7 is produced by Angie Bacha, Ivan Felder III, Khalisah Hameed, Helen Horstmann-Allen, Amanda Johnson, Vanessa Lowe, Samantha Roehl, Winter Schneider, Kennedie Scurry, and Campbell Simmons.

Kennedie Scurry and Vanessa Lowe hosted this episode, and Helen Horstmann-Allen was board operator for the show.

Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Manager.