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A Friday, Sept. 18 satellite image of tropical activity. (NOAA/GOES)
Down the Shore
Weather

Greek alphabet now in use as extremely active hurricane season depletes names

For the second time in the history, the National Hurricane Center is using the Greek alphabet to name new cyclones during this year's record-breaking hurricane season. 

6 years ago

Rodeph Shalom (Google Maps screenshot)
Community

Different ways local Jewish congregations are celebrating Rosh Hashanah during the pandemic

Some smaller congregations plan to gather in backyards. Many others are holding services virtually.

6 years ago

Kamala Harris speaking with Solomon Jones during a visit to Philadelphia on Thursday. (Courtesy of Solomon Jones III)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Experiment

What I learned when Kamala Harris came to my block

Columnist Solomon Jones shares his thoughts on what it will take for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to win the 2020 election.

6 years ago

The Dredge Fullerton, owned and operated by Barnegat Bay Dredging Company, conducts dredging in the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway near Stone Harbor, NJ in September 2020. (Photo by Devin Griffiths/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Down the Shore
Community

Another round of Intracoastal Waterway dredging gets underway in N.J.

Another round of dredging around a stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway through New Jersey is underway. 

6 years ago

The Chester Valley Trail in Montgomery and Chester counties. (@CVTrail/Twitter)
Urban Planning

Schuylkill to Susquehanna Greenway gets special state designation

The corridor passes through Chester, Montgomery and Lancaster Counties. The status gives completion of the trail higher funding priority.

6 years ago

A ‘Now Hiring’ sign hangs in front of a Sheetz convenience store and gas station under construction on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 in Wexford, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Money

Pa. unemployment rate drops to 10.3%, hospitality and leisure still suffering

After widespread job shedding in March and April, just over half of those who lost work in Pa. had been rehired by August.

6 years ago

FILE - In this May 21, 2020 file photo, Gov. Wanda Vazquez, wearing a protective face mask amid the new coronavirus pandemic, attends a press conference, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vazquez announced Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, that she will place the U.S. territory on a 24-hour lockdown every Sunday as part of stricter measures to fight a spike in COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
Weather

Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria

“The Trump Administration delayed, dragged its feet and resisted allocating these badly needed funds,” said Rep. Velázquez, who was born in Puerto Rico.

6 years ago

Cooper's Poynt Park in Camden, N.J.
Politics & Policy

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Murphy signs landmark environmental justice law

Advocates say the law is the toughest in the nation, requiring applicants for environmental permits to explain the impact of their project on communities of color.

6 years ago

Christopher Kimball, host/creator of
Lifestyle

Milk Street host Christopher Kimball talks bridging cultural divides through food

Milk Street host/creator Christopher Kimball talks to Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn about the new season of his show and his new book, “Cookish.”

6 years ago

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Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta
Courts & Law

AP exclusive: More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery

The women's lack of consent or knowledge raises severe legal and ethical issues, lawyers and medical experts said.

6 years ago

(Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Voting victories for Democrats in Pa. might have closed the door on more election reform

Election boards want to start processing mail-in ballots before Election Day, but such a move would require cooperation between the Democratic governor and Republican leaders.

6 years ago

Icon for the smartphone app TikTok. (Anjum Naveed/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security

The order Friday was put into place, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, to “combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data."

6 years ago

The exterior of the Painted Bride building
Arts & Entertainment

The arts group vs. the artist: Court arguments heard in Painted Bride appeal

A Philadelphia judge blocked the sale of Painted Bride’s building, citing protection of an ‘irreplaceable’ mosaic. The case is in Commonwealth Court now.

6 years ago

At the César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden in Kensington, the words “Not for sale” are painted on the street as a message to developers and the city. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A plan for mixed-income development in North Philly suffers setback

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez withdrew a bill to rezone for a 20-story apartment tower on a former scrapyard and 40 rowhouses.

6 years ago

Stephannia Swain
Keystone Crossroads
Community

COVID-19 tanked the hotel business. Workers of color are feeling the biggest squeeze

Coronavirus hit the hospitality industry especially hard. Blue-collar, mostly Black and Latino employees face long-term damage to their financial futures.

6 years ago

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