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Llama camper Matt Diamondstein plays guitar in Robert Bralows backyard
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Folk Fest goes online, for both music and camping

The digitally streaming music festival offers longtime fans a way to camp through their laptops.

6 years ago

Listen 2:38
Sen. Cory Booker
Politics & Policy

Senators lay out plan for college athletes bill of rights

The legislative plan calls for college athletes to have the ability to earn money for their names, images and likenesses with “minimal restrictions,” and much more.

6 years ago

(Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

Inside some Pennsylvania rehabs, ‘it’s like COVID doesn’t exist’

When treatment facilities ignore coronavirus protocols, patients are forced to choose between recovery and safety.

6 years ago

Juan Santos
Money

US jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

The decline suggests that layoffs are slowing, though last week's figure still exceeds the pre-pandemic record of just under 700,000.

6 years ago

Jessica Mangold (left) and Leon Vaughn (right) are SEPTA social distancing coaches who hand out masks and encourage riders to stay safe during the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Would you like a mask?’ SEPTA social distancing coaches encourage safety, avoid conflict

SEPTA’s new squad of safety coaches hand out masks. Many riders happily accept. Others keep walking.

6 years ago

Free fans offered to Wilmington residents
Community

Wilmington giving away fans to older residents to help beat the heat

Residents ages 65 and up can stop by Redding Government Building to pick up a fan, but they must wear a face mask and practice social distancing.

6 years ago

Gerry Hendrix still doesn't know if her first-grader Fiona will have any in-class learning. (Courtesy of Gerry Hendrix)
Education

School districts’ indecision leaves Delaware parents in limbo

Gov. John Carney won’t let public schools open fully while Delaware still has moderate community spread of the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Listen 1:47
Musicians from the band Gangstagrass
Things To Do
Community
August 13 - 19, 2020

Philly’s popular folk fest goes on – online, Woodstock revisited and haunted attractions in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

More venues are opening up at reduced capacity and with other COVID-19 protocols, including mandatory mask-wearing.

6 years ago

Listen 5:16
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lahore, Pakistan. Guterres expressed hope Tuesday, June 23, 2020 that Israel will hear global calls and will not go ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, which would undermine a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry, File)
Health

UN chief: pandemic threatens peace and risks new conflicts

Guterres said the pandemic has raised growing questions about the effectiveness of health systems, social services, trust in institutions and systems of governance.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news conference at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Biden introduces VP nominee Kamala Harris at Delaware high school

A few hundred people turned out at a high school near Wilmington, hoping to catch a glimpse of the newly minted Biden/Harris ticket.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Courts & Law

Gun violence hearings leave Philly councilmembers, residents ‘disheartened’ and ‘tired’

While police brass tried to shed light on what drives the violence, Philly councilmembers and residents expressed weariness with more hearings, little action.

6 years ago

Philadelphia musicians playing music on a narrow rowhouse block
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

How a hidden Center City block became a pop-up concert hall

Philadelphia musicians discovered a narrow rowhouse block offers excellent acoustics for an outdoor chamber orchestra. They plan to pop up again.

6 years ago

Listen 2:30
GlaxoSmithKline headquarters at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Science

Pharma company pledges $10 million to Philly students to help diversify STEM careers

Black workers make up 12% of the United States’ workforce, but hold 5% of science and engineering jobs, according to the National Science Foundation.

6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Politics & Policy

Watch: Biden and Harris make first appearance as running mates in Delaware

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vice presidential pick Sen. Kamala Harris will make their first public appearance as running mates in Wilmington.

6 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Weather

Severe storms knock out power to thousands at the Shore

Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents were without power early Wednesday afternoon after potent severe storms lashed the region.

6 years ago

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