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Thousands of seedlings sprout in a hothouse on Ron Fox's farm in Pittsgrove, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Yes, we’re buying gifts for Mother’s Day. But not from them, small businesses worry

Philly area businesses, usually busy for the holiday celebrating moms, expect 2020 to be a wash, despite expectations Americans will spend more this year.

6 years ago

Disposable gloves and masks have contributed to Philadelphia's litter problem. (Twitter/Philadelphia Water)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mayor Jim Kenney kills anti-litter initiative amid coronavirus budget crunch

Kenney created the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet with a radical goal of reducing litter and waste by 90%.

6 years ago

Ahmaud Arbery shooting protest
Courts & Law

Arrests made in shooting death of black man after outcry

The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
Education
The Notebook

Philly school district starts mental health hotline for students and families

The partnership with Uplift is due to concerns about the impact of isolation.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, May 5, 2020, photo, a crowd marches through a neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga. They were demanding answers in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. (Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News via AP)
Community

Fatal shooting of an unarmed Black jogger prompts Philly area athletes to run in his honor

On Thursday, dozens of Philly area runners signed up for a virtual run/walk planned across the country for 25-year-old Black Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery.

6 years ago

A screen capture from a U.S. Coast Guard video of the successful hoisting of two people from a grounded fishing vessel in the Barnegat Inlet Wednesday night. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Down the Shore
Community

Coast Guard hoists two people from grounded vessel in Barnegat Inlet

U.S. Coast Guard personnel rescued two people from a grounded fishing vessel in the Barnegat Inlet late Wednesday night, officials said. 

6 years ago

New houses in Northern Liberties. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Bobby Henon wants to delay abatement reduction to kickstart construction

While city officials focus on hammering out a post-pandemic budget, the development industry and allies are working to hold onto a valuable tax perk.

6 years ago

Enock Benjamin
Community

COVID-19 death of Philly meat processing worker spurs wrongful death lawsuit

Enock Benjamin, 70, was a shop steward at a meat processing plant in Montgomery County. He died in early April after becoming infected with COVID-19.

6 years ago

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn
Courts & Law

AP Exclusive: Justice Dept. dropping Michael Flynn’s criminal case

The move is a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.

6 years ago

People wait in line to be tested for the new coronavirus at a testing site in Jersey City, N.J., Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. unemployment claims soar, hospitalizations dip

The number of people unemployed at once sets an all-time record in New Jersey.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf extends stay-at-home orders for ‘red’ counties through June 4

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine have extended the order for the state’s 43 counties in the “red” phase through June 4.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Community

Coronavirus update: Delaware postpones presidential primary again

Gov. John Carney has issued a second delay for Delaware's presidential primary, postponing it until July 7.

6 years ago

Ocean Resort Casino
Community

Its finances improved, Ocean Casino’s owners OK’d by N.J.

New Jersey gambling regulators are happy with the financial turnaround a once-troubled casino has made.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

AP Exclusive: US shelves detailed guide to reopening country

It was supposed to be published last Friday, but agency scientists were told the guidance “would never see the light of day,” according to a CDC official.

6 years ago

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni
Courts & Law

Supreme Court tosses two convictions in N.J. ‘Bridgegate’ scandal

Two allies of former Gov. Chris Christie had been convicted, but the court said those verdicts were based on a faulty interpretation of the law.

6 years ago

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