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Composer Randy Gibson walking the trails of Tacony Creek Park
Arts & Entertainment

Philly composer writes a series of jazz and blues songs inspired by Tacony Creek

Randy Gibson’s seven-song Tacony Creek Suite responds to George Floyd, the coronavirus pandemic and its titular water source.

6 years ago

Listen 3:33
Fresh crayons and markers await preschool students.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa.’s free pre-K program provides a meaningful math and language boost, says new study

Those results were consistent across the state, in urban and rural areas alike. And they remained evident in the second half of kindergarten.

6 years ago

Protesters exchange points of view outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes were being counted, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Keystone Crossroads
Community
America Amplified

Trump, Biden, COVID: Perfect recipe for a deeply divided family Christmas

As the pandemic surges and the hyper-polarization of the election has yet to wane, preparing for the holidays this year is causing many families to navigate deep divides.

6 years ago

Listen 5:46
Pre-k teacher Monica Alvarez cleans and disinfects teaching tools as she prepares her classroom
Education

Rural schools need help to make remote learning accessible to all

Countless children in small towns across are being robbed of their right to learn and develop, writes Edward Albert of the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools.

6 years ago

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Corey booker speaks during the National Urban League Conference  in Indianapolis, in this Thursday, July 25, 2019, file photo. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Politics & Policy

Booker, Democratic lawmakers introduce NCAA reform bill

If passed, it could wreak havoc on the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics and the association's model for amateurism.

6 years ago

The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Hack against US is ‘grave threat,’ cybersecurity agency says

The hack compromised federal agencies and “critical infrastructure” in a sophisticated attack that was hard to detect and will be difficult to undo.

6 years ago

Then-mayoral candidate Eddie Moran gives a speech to supporters gathered at Jet Set Restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania on Nov. 2, 2019. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Politics & Policy

This Pa. mayor’s trip to Puerto Rico during the pandemic drew criticism, attention to Latino health disparities

Trips like Mayor Eddie Moran’s are by no means prohibited by any law or mandate, but they cut against the new social norms brought about by the coronavirus.

6 years ago

In this March 22, 2019, file photo, Heather Randazzo, a grow employee at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary, trims leaves off marijuana plants in the company's grow house in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Courts & Law

N.J. lawmakers approve bill regulating new recreational marijuana market

After years of false starts, the New Jersey Legislature on Thursday passed a bill to set up the state’s budding recreational marijuana market.

6 years ago

The West Avenue Grille in Jenkintown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Montco announces new grant program ‘specifically for the restaurant industry’

Starting Dec. 30, restaurants and food service businesses can apply for $10,000 through the MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program.

6 years ago

Nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Health

2nd COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in US with panel endorsement

The FDA is expected to follow the recommendation for the vaccine from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.

6 years ago

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge spanning the Delaware River between Camden N.J., foreground, and Philadelphia is reflected the mud revealed amid low and high tide, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Money

Camden County Freeholders set aside $5M in CARES money for businesses

In a “use it or lose it” situation, Camden County Freeholders opted to use $5 million in federal CARES Act funding to give businesses additional help.

6 years ago

Snow falls at City Hall on Dec. 16, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA selects San Francisco firm to redesign bus network

The redesign is expected to kick off in early 2021 and last for three years with the goal of adapting the city’s bus network to meet changing demands.

6 years ago

At right, Dr. Karyl Rattay, Delaware's public health director, checks out the arrival of COVID-19 vaccination doses on Wednesday. (State of Delaware)
Health

Employees at ravaged Delaware nursing homes start COVID-19 vaccinations

Residents of Delaware nursing homes have accounted for more than half of coronavirus-related deaths, but fewer than 1 in 25 cases.

6 years ago

doctor-stethoscope
Community

Delaware groups get funding to combat root causes of poor health outcomes

New grant money from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield will help fight hunger, homelessness, substance use and other factors that lead to poor health.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 8, 2020 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. In an indictment released Thursday, Dec. 17, a federal grand jury charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer in what investigators say was a plot by anti-government extremists angry over her policies to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Courts & Law

Delaware man among six indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Investigators say the plot by the anti-government extremists was because they were angry over her coronavirus policies.

6 years ago

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