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'Maja' by Gerhard Marcks at Maja Park (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Once considered ‘degenerate,’ Maja returns to the Parkway

A new park along the Ben Franklin Parkway is named after the sculpture by Gerhard Marcks, once considered “degenerate” by the Nazis.

5 years ago

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A past iteration of Manayunk Arts Festival.
Things To Do
Community

Manayunk arts fest, freedom shows, Chill Moody and friends, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

June 24- 27 - Chill Moody, art in Manayunk, Erin McKeown

5 years ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember-at-large Helen Gym. (Courtesy of Philadelphia City Council)
Politics & Policy

Councilmember Helen Gym amongst those arrested as state budget deal inches closer to finish line

A group including Philadelphia at-large Councilwoman Helen Gym demonstrated outside the Senate to demand that extra funds be spent on underfunded and underperforming schools.

5 years ago

PPD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw addresses the media alongside a group of other state and local leaders
Politics & Policy

Philly to join national anti-violence collaboration

Mayor Jim Kenney said Wednesday that help can’t come soon enough. Year to date, homicides are up 38%.

5 years ago

A nearly 900-pound, 11-foot-long great white shark pinged off the coast of Atlantic City as she made her way north last weekend. (6ABC)
Science

Massive 883-pound great white shark recently tracked off South Jersey coast

Her name is Freya, and she was tagged and continues to be tracked by OCEARCH, an ocean research organization.

5 years ago

Traci Murphy of the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence (left) supports the ban on so-called ghost guns. Mitch Denham of Delaware Gun Rights owns them and predicts it will be overturned in court.  (Courtesy of Traci Murphy, Mitch Denham)
Courts & Law

What are ghost guns and why is Delaware banning them?

Delaware is outlawing ghost guns, which are often assembled at home using unfinished firing mechanisms and other untraceable parts.

5 years ago

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The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Courts & Law

Philly agrees to $125K fine for not giving incarcerated people enough out-of-cell time

Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.

5 years ago

Gov. Carney holds up freshly signed legislation making permanent the expansion of telehealth he ordered during the pandemic. (screenshot/Facebook)
Politics & Policy

Pandemic ‘silver lining’: Emergency telehealth expansion made permanent in Delaware

Delaware’s temporary expansion of telehealth rules during the pandemic is now permanent under legislation signed into law by Gov. John Carney Wednesday.

5 years ago

The city of Camden in New Jersey. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

N.J. coronavirus update: Eviction moratorium could end sooner for some renters

A bill moving through the New Jersey Legislature could end the eviction moratorium earlier for higher-income renters.

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Community

LGBTQ activists start to plan a new Pride event after the parade is canceled

LGBTQ activists say Philly Pride Presents has been problematic for years, and will now try to plan something in the wake of its sudden cancellation.

5 years ago

The Positive Movement Entertainment drill team leads a protest
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to Juneteenth being named a federal holiday

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to garner reactions to the news that Juneteenth is America’s newest federal holiday.

5 years ago

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Two players are seen from behind their chairs at an esports arena
Community

N.J. money aims to make Atlantic City the national esports hub

It's the latest manifestation of New Jersey’s interest in being not only a player but a leader in the fast-growing esports industry.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Supreme Court
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules in favor of Pa. cheerleader over cursing Snapchat post

The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.

5 years ago

A close-up of a Pennsylvania congressional map.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Panel agrees to put guardrails on how Pa. lawmakers draw congressional maps, but not their own

The decision diminished anti-gerrymandering advocates’ hopes of preventing Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers from drawing maps that unfairly benefit one political party.

5 years ago

Carli Lloyd slides on astro turf during a soccer game
Community

N.J.’s Carli Lloyd makes U.S. soccer team for her 4th Olympics

Carli Lloyd is among the 18 players named to the Olympic team by coach Vlatko Andonovski.

5 years ago

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