
Asha Prihar
Reporter
Asha Prihar is a general assignment reporter at Billy Penn. She has previously written for several daily newspapers across the Midwest, and she covered Pennsylvania state government and politics for The PLS Reporter in the fall of 2020. Asha graduated in 2021 from Yale University, where she majored in political science and served as managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
Recent Articles
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Procrastinator’s Guide to the May 2022 primary election in Philadelphia

With ‘significant’ $10 million funding boost, Free Library forecasts stable five-day-a-week service and major hiring spree

Stikman-style street art is popping up in Philly crosswalks to support peace in Ukraine
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‘Fight like hell’: How Philly and Pa. officials are reacting to the Supreme Court abortion leak

Students are upset and angry about USciences’ plan to yank birth control from health centers post-St. Joe’s merger

If voters approve, Philly will boot gendered references like ‘fireman’ from the city’s official governing documents

1 in 5 young Pa. voters can’t participate in the big Senate or governor races because the commonwealth has closed primaries

Retail boom in Northern Liberties: Over a dozen new storefronts are coming to the neighborhood

The story of Zitner’s Butter Krak Eggs and Philly’s 100-year-old Easter tradition
