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Scuba Santa at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, N.J. (Adventure Aquarium / youtube)
Things To Do
Community
December 17 - 23, 2020

Lighting up the Delaware Valley, socially distant Santa and drive-thru holiday cheer in this week’s Things To Do

Drive-thru light shows and drive-in holiday theater are among the seasonal options in the greater Philadelphia area this weekend.

6 years ago

Listen 4:43
Signage telling people to
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Seriously, where are Philly’s public restrooms?

Public space writer Conrad Benner makes the case for public potties and talks to city officials about plans for a network of restrooms.

6 years ago

Listen 7:52
In a public meeting Wednesday, the 13 members of the Educational Nominating Panel voted to recommend nine candidates for the Board of Education to Mayor Jim Kenney. (Zoom screenshot)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Nine candidates recommended for three Philadelphia school board vacancies

Kenney will select three names from among the candidates. He has until Dec. 26 to request additional names from the committee, if needed.

6 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford gets her COVID-19 vaccination at a Philadelphia Department of Health clinic on Dec. 16, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Why the head of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium decided to get vaccinated

Dr. Ala Stanford has had the virus and thought she’d wait for natural antibodies to protect her. But she realized others would only see what she wasn’t doing.

6 years ago

Mumia Abu-Jama is escorted by police in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Justices turn down request to replace Abu-Jamal prosecutors

A divided court denied the request by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Officer Daniel Faulkner, to disqualify the Philly DA's from continuing to work on the matter.

6 years ago

Snow falls on Market Street during a snow storm on December 16, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather

Sleet, icing, snow: Parts of Pa. see biggest December snowfall in years, says state meteorologist

Pennsylvania’s top meteorologist says Wednesday’s winter storm is a big one for parts of the commonwealth.

6 years ago

A snow plow drives across a road in a heavy snowfall in Morrisville, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Weather

PennDOT, PA Turnpike: Road restrictions in response to winter snow storm

To keep up with the latest information as the storm progresses, follow 511PA via its traveler information website and mapping tool.

6 years ago

SEPTA’s Midvale bus depot was a hotspot for COVID-19.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA malware attack busted automated rider counters used to stop transit crowding

The automatic passenger counting system that checks SEPTA buses and trolleys for overcrowding remains inactive about four months after the malware attack.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly superintendent predicts — with ‘confidence’ — that public schools will reopen this school year

Hite added that a return to in-person learning is not contingent on teachers getting vaccinated.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks during a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia
Education

Philadelphia teachers next for vaccine, after health care workers and nursing home residents

There have been 81,708 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Philadelphia, including 1,223 new cases recorded Tuesday, according to the health department.

6 years ago

A woman approaches the Hoboken Terminal of the PATH train system as light snow falls at the beginning of a snowstorm
Weather

New Jersey declares State of Emergency, braces for first snowfall of the season

The New Jersey Department of Transportation has issued a commercial vehicle ban on seven interstate highways starting at 1 p.m. 

6 years ago

Bayhealth nurse Elisabeth Cote was vaccinated by co-worker Brittany Oakley
Health

Delaware frontline workers debate whether to get COVID-19 vaccine

Delaware has begun giving out shots from its first batch of about 9,000 vaccine doses. The general public will likely have to wait until March.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia police officer stands by a crime scene on Woodstock Street
Community

New Philly initiative seeks to increase convictions for gun-related crimes

The city has struggled to secure convictions for non-fatal shootings and illegal gun possession. A new collaboration seeks to change that.

6 years ago

Torrance State Hospital in Pa.
Community
Spotlight PA

State-run psychiatric hospital can’t recruit enough workers as Pa. risks violating federal requirements

Staff is “running out of gas” at Torrance State Hospital, where federal inspectors said short-staffing created safety risks in 2018 and 2019.

6 years ago

A snow day in Brooklyn.
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

No snow day for Philadelphia students, despite a storm and fond wishes

The district — which is not the only one taking a no snow day stance — is standing firm.

6 years ago

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