@NotesFromHeL

Journalist. Columnist. Content creator. Founder, The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism.

 Philadelphia, PA
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Joined February 2009
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out here blowing in the wind 💨
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I am blown away and humbled by this incredibly kind tribute. Thank you, Caterina.
CaterinaGouvisRoman@CaterinaGRoman17 Jul 2025
Just read that Helen Ubiñas (@NotesFromHeL ) is moving on from the @PhillyInquirer . I wrote a Substack essay as a tribute to her work. She’s chronicled the toll of gun violence here, demanding accountability from leaders. Link to my letter to her: caterinaroman.substack.com/p…
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Ok, this made me LOL.
Wood Chopper & Water Carrier@OgBobby21515 Jul 2025
Parker is raking up the W’s inquirer.com/opinion/helen-u…

Thank you, Philadelphia. It’s been a privilege to tell your stories. | Helen Ubiñas

After 30 years in journalism, I'm dedicating some time to growing the Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism, among other projects.

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Here is the fundraising information for Azir Harris. If you are in a position to give, I know the family would be very grateful. gofundme.com/f/support-azirs…
Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL11 Jul 2025
Woke up with a heavy heart and Azir on my mind. Gratefully overwhelmed with messages from people who want to help his family, including the mother of his child, who was also shot, and their 1-year-old son. I promise that as soon as I have that information I will pass it along.
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Woke up with a heavy heart and Azir on my mind. Gratefully overwhelmed with messages from people who want to help his family, including the mother of his child, who was also shot, and their 1-year-old son. I promise that as soon as I have that information I will pass it along.
Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL8 Jul 2025
This is the column I hoped I’d never have to write. New @PhillyInquirer column: inquirer.com/opinion/azir-ha…
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Mayor talks about growing “trust in government.” I mean, I’ve got some thoughts on how to start doing that in Philly on her watch. First, real transparency: inquirer.com/opinion/philade… Also, the math still ain’t mathing here for me: inquirer.com/opinion/comment…

At this rate of ‘transparency,’ Philadelphians will need a drawbridge to access City Hall | Helen...

Mayor Parker promised transparency. But early moves — including an aggressive all-caps email to city staff — prove otherwise.

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Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL9 Jul 2025
Mayor asks residents to give the city some “grace” while they get everything back up and running. 🚩 Anytime someone has asked me to show them some grace, I’ve been on the losing end of some hot mess.
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Mayor asks residents to give the city some “grace” while they get everything back up and running. 🚩 Anytime someone has asked me to show them some grace, I’ve been on the losing end of some hot mess.
Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL9 Jul 2025
I mean, I maybe woulda started this by thanking the residents of Philadelphia for having to put up with this mess for the last 8 days — they deserve a round of applause, but that’s just me. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Oh, oh…we finally got to the residents! “it wasn’t pleasant for anyone. We did the best we could with that we had.”
Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL9 Jul 2025
I mean, I maybe woulda started this by thanking the residents of Philadelphia for having to put up with this mess for the last 8 days — they deserve a round of applause, but that’s just me. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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I mean, I maybe woulda started this by thanking the residents of Philadelphia for having to put up with this mess for the last 8 days — they deserve a round of applause, but that’s just me. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL9 Jul 2025
Watching the Mayor’s press conference on the end of the DC 33 strike. And, um…In the meantime, inquirer.com/opinion/mayor-c…

The trash strike threatened to turn into Mayor Cherelle Parker’s kryptonite | Helen Ubiñas

The mayor is unstoppable on the mic, unflappable in a debate, and almost always armed with a snappy slogan, but the eight-day strike proved to be her biggest adversary yet.

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Watching the Mayor’s press conference on the end of the DC 33 strike. And, um…In the meantime, inquirer.com/opinion/mayor-c…

The trash strike threatened to turn into Mayor Cherelle Parker’s kryptonite | Helen Ubiñas

The mayor is unstoppable on the mic, unflappable in a debate, and almost always armed with a snappy slogan, but the eight-day strike proved to be her biggest adversary yet.

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This is the column I hoped I’d never have to write. New @PhillyInquirer column: inquirer.com/opinion/azir-ha…
Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL10 Apr 2018
Tonight, I spoke to 17-year-old Azir Harris, who was shot in Philly and likely paralyzed. News to you? That’s because he was shot a day after the Parkland school shooting, and because we don’t pay enough attention to everyday gun violence. youcaring.com/azirharris-115…
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What if all these honorable heroes, in the National Guard, in the Marines, in all the areas this administration is using for their sick gains, stood up to this insanity and said: NO! inquirer.com/opinion/trump-a…

Warnings from a global writing festival as U.S. democracy hangs by a thread | Helen Ubiñas

The world is sounding the alarm as Donald Trump runs the well-worn authoritarian playbook. Are we listening?

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Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom9 Jun 2025
U.S. Marines have served honorably across multiple wars in defense of democracy. They are heroes. They shouldn't be deployed on American soil facing their own countrymen to fulfill the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial President. This is un-American.
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Says the world-class hater.
Stephen Miller
@StephenM9 Jun 2025
Los Angeles is all the proof you need that mass migration unravels societies. You can have all the other plans and budgets you want. If you don’t fix migration, then nothing else can be fixed — or saved.
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This is more bullshit from the mainstream media that is terrified of the tyrant in the @WhiteHouse just because you become a journalist, member of congress or otherwise, you do NOT give up your First Amendment Rights. I stand with #TerryMoran he is a free American citizen too.
Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump8 Jun 2025
BREAKING: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended “pending further evaluation” over a post calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.” This comes less than two hours after the White House called on ABC to punish the journalist for expressing his views.
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Bill Kristol
@BillKristol8 Jun 2025
Fact check: True.
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I wanted to share this from @NotesFromHeL. Indeed, #PhillyRicans don't have the votes or the money to wield any power. I can talk all day as to why, but many of the dynamics also take hold in #PuertoRico, impacting residents there, too: share.inquirer.com/p64vJS
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Hey @SEPTAPHILLY @SEPTA_SOCIAL your conductor on the CHW into CC right now is downright delightful. Watching his personal “good morning” to passengers turn these frowns upside down. Thought you should know.
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mitchell clair@mitcheagle23 Apr 2025
Replying to @NotesFromHeL @GovernorShapiro @PhillyInquirer
I actually think he made the right decision. The story needs to be seen as a national story, not a local or even a regional one.
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Glad the guv and his fam are safe. But dayuuuum @GovernorShapiro, how you gonna do @PhillyInquirer like this… Nice piece. Woulda been nicer in your hometown paper. Next time you wanna write, hit me up…I got connections over here. 😜
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If you jumped on the “reckoning” bandwagon for clout, cash or to distract from your role in environments that needed a reckoning, and are suddenly silent on all the DEI rollbacks and the industry-wide purging of journalists of color, you’re the problem: inquirer.com/opinion/marjori…

Focus! Trump World’s distractions are accelerating democracy’s demise. | Helen Ubiñas

I am genuinely concerned about the future of journalism, especially under the suffocating orange haze of oligarchy.

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