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A team at the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge restoring ‘the water control structure.’ (Courtesy of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum)
Weather

Isaias poured floodwaters on the Heinz Refuge in August. It’s been rising above them since

Rain from Tropical Storm Isaias sent Darby Creek overflowing. More than 3 months and a major restoration effort later, things are almost the way they were.

6 years ago

Listen 1:19
A man wearing a face mask bicycles along Broad Street, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Keystone Crossroads
Money
Broke in Philly

$1 billion in relief aid is tied up in Harrisburg as Pa. businesses face more COVID-19 pain

Lawmakers are grappling with how to respond to the economic carnage of COVID-19: Should the government opt for robust stimulus spending or austerity?

6 years ago

Homes across from Fairmount Park at 33rd and Clifford streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Darrell Clarke proposes ban on roof decks and certain building materials in gentrifying Strawberry Mansion

The legislation would shape and limit development in the increasingly desirable section of the North Philadelphia neighborhood.

6 years ago

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' reunion (HBO Max)
Things To Do
Community

Opera ‘cycles,’ 30 years of the Fresh Prince and Tom Rush live in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This week’s Things to Do includes holiday light shows in the Delaware Valley and a "royal" TV reunion.

6 years ago

Listen 5:40
This Oct. 1, 2020 photo shows windmills at a utility plant in Atlantic City N.J.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey commits to wind energy for 3.2M, eyes onshore sites

Plans for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Atlantic City are moving forward. A year ago, the state boosted its wind energy goal from 3,500 megawatts to 7,500.

6 years ago

Philadelphia police officers form a line during a demonstration in Philadelphia, late Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Politics & Policy

Residents call for sweeping reform during Philly’s first-ever public hearing on police contracts

Witnesses called for greater transparency and railed against the high percentage of officers who are able to return to the force after being fired for their behavior.

6 years ago

The exterior of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Education

Archdiocese of Philadelphia to close two high schools in 2021

John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School in Philadelphia and Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote will shutter due to declining enrollment.

6 years ago

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2019 file photo shows former President Barack Obama speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales

Former President Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours.

6 years ago

Republican canvas observer Ed White, center, and Democratic canvas observer Janne Kelhart, watch as Lehigh County workers count ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House Republicans vote for election procedures study

Republicans pushed forward a proposal for a review of election procedures in Pa., although its author insisted he accepts voting results and is not trying to overturn them.

6 years ago

Charlie Brown Christmas special
Arts & Entertainment

Charlie Brown specials to air on TV, after all, in PBS deal

On Wednesday, Apple bowed to the backlash, announcing it had teamed up with PBS for ad-free broadcasts of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

6 years ago

Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia, raises her fist as demonstrators call for all votes be counted during a rally outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Courts & Law

Pa. high court takes up Trump challenge to 8K Philly votes

The case involves 8,329 absentee and mail-in ballots where the voter signed their ballot’s outer envelope, but didn't handwrite their name, their address or a date on it.

6 years ago

The COVID-19 treatment center at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Health

New COVID cluster at Delaware’s largest prison

As cases of coronavirus rise throughout Delaware, a group of people incarcerated at the state’s largest prison have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

6 years ago

The hands of five generations of women from a family that has worked on the same palm oil plantation since the early 1900s hold products made by iconic Western companies that source palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Money

Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands

An AP investigation focuses on the brutal treatment of women in the production of palm oil, including the hidden scourge of sexual abuse.

6 years ago

The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Stay home for Thanksgiving, Farley advises

Speaking on ‘Radio Times,’ Philly Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said getting tested is not a foolproof way to keep the virus away for the holiday.

6 years ago

A smartphone belonging to Drew Grande, 40, of Cranston, R.I., shows notes he made for contact tracing Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Grande began keeping a log on his phone at the beginning of April. (Steven Senne / AP Photo)

People distrust contact-tracing apps: Can a new approach help?

A team at Carnegie Mellon University thinks it can inspire greater buy-in with a new approach that helps users to prevent infection in the first place.

6 years ago

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