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Inside Temple PD’s Staffing Shortage

America is in the middle of a cop crunch–police officers are resigning their positions in droves, and the Temple University Police Department is no exception. But TUPD’s predicament comes with a twist: A growing number of Owl officers are flying…

Mark Loughney’s Portraits of Change

From 2012 to 2022, Mark Loughney spent ten years in Pennsylvania state prison. Those incarcerated often use their time behind bars to begin a redemptive journey, but Loughney’s journey led him even farther–to advocacy through art. The Dunmore, Pennsylvania native…

How a Philly-Based Group is Changing Queer Nightlife

There’s a Philly-based group changing the way Black and LGBTQ+ people party. Sub-Zero scouts diverse talent to play their events; uses a pay-what-you-can system to make clubbing more affordable; and holds revelers to a list of rules designed to ensure…

Immigrants Bring Fresh Flavors to the Free Library

Video: Euna Lee, Shane Dunleavy Philadelphia hosted the Global Food Festival on September 15th to welcome immigrants to the United States. 110 participants representing 11 countries, including Russia, India, Morocco, and Sudan, came to show their dishes at the Parkway library. Let’s…

What Will Bus Revolution Mean for Philadelphia?

Of all the proposed changes to public transit in Philadelphia in the spring of 2021, almost none reach as far into Philadelphians’ lives as “Bus Revolution.” SEPTA hasn’t revised its bus lines wholesale since the Johnson administration; the new plan,…

A Dynamic Duo: Tasheed & Ahmad

Tasheed Carr is a basketball trainer in the inner city of Philadelphia. He trains over 200 young children to play the game of basketball and also the game of life. Of the many students he works with, Tasheed has left a lifelong impression on one talented teen who hopes to take his career to the next level.

Manayunk Brewery Reopens Six Months After Hurricane Ida

The remnants of Hurricane Ida spilled into the Manayunk Brewing Company last September, making it their seventh flood they have survived. After being closed for six months, the restaurant has made yet another comeback. The Temp’s Nicolle Majette reports.

The Temp: April 2021 Broadcast

This year’s second broadcast of the Temp will air tomorrow April 21st at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on TUTV. We filmed from the Kal & Lucille Rudman Media Production Center with Paul Gluck and his broadcast class. Hosts Kamryn…