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Mercy Philadelphia Hospital in West Philadelphia. (NBC10)
Health

City notified about potential closing of West Philly Mercy Hospital’s inpatient facility

Under a law enacted in reaction to Hahnemann University Hospital’s abrupt closure last summer, a hospital is required to give 180 days’ notice to the city.

6 years ago

Kevin Baker and Sean Washington, now 48, were released after attorneys uncovered evidence pointing to their innocence. (Courtesy of NJTV)
Courts & Law

Cleared of murder, Camden men walk free after 25 years in prison

Kevin Baker and Sean Washington, now 48, were released after attorneys uncovered evidence pointing to their innocence.

6 years ago

Color image of a gavel in a courtroom.
Courts & Law

South Jersey man gets prison time for lying to feds about hate group membership

A South Jersey man pleaded guilty to lying to federal officials about being a member of a white supremacist group while seeking a security clearance.

6 years ago

John Pignotti (center) discusses self policing on blackface issue as members of the Quaker City String Band Look on (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Mummers say they’re working weekly to keep blackface out of parade

String Band Division leaders say they will be keeping a watchful eye on everyone next year, to prevent another appearance of blackface.

6 years ago

A new project highlights the architecture and landscape of Laurel Hill Cemetery with nightly illumination. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Lighting up the dead: Historic Laurel Hill takes on a new glow

The 184 year-old Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia is the first to install permanent architectural lighting for its grand mausoleums.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

4 flood-prone motel properties along Atlantic City gateway to become open space

The owners of four New Jersey motels agreed to sell their properties so they can be demolished and turned into open space.

6 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions on June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Bankruptcy judge approves PES refinery’s sale to Hilco Redevelopment Partners

Also approved: a $29 million settlement with Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ unsecured creditors that includes a $5 million severance fund for workers.

6 years ago

An Ortley Beach bungalow is raised to comply with building codes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Homeowners in Cape May County town to receive significant flood insurance discount

Homeowners in a Cape May County municipality will reap significant savings on their flood insurance premiums thanks to the actions of their local government. 

6 years ago

Copies of the McClatchy Co. owned Miami Herald newspaper are shown Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Money

McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection

The publisher of the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers across the country is filing for bankruptcy protection.

6 years ago

The Capitol is seen at sunrise on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. congressmen in vulnerable seats have posted relatively strong fundraising

Republican Scott Perry and Democrat Matt Cartwright are both considered to be in toss-up races.

6 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, (R-Jefferson), walks through the Pennsylvania Capitol. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Joe Scarnati, top state Senate Republican, announces retirement

Joe Scarnati has represented the 25th Senate District for two decades, and rose to power as Senate President Pro Tempore in 2006.

6 years ago

PFT president Jerry Jordan speaks at a news conference outside Hopkinson Elementary School, which is temporarily closed. (Courtesy of Lynn Oseguera)
Education
The Notebook

Two more Philly schools to close for asbestos cleanup

These are the eighth and ninth schools to be temporarily closed this year.

6 years ago

Philip Kearny, Jr. (June 2, 1815 – September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly. Alice Stokes Paul (January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977) was an American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote. (Library of Congress)
Politics & Policy

Should Alice Paul replace N.J. ‘war hero’ in Washington, D.C. statue gallery?

A prime mover behind the 19th Amendment could get a statue replacing Philip Kearney, a Civil War general.

6 years ago

Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz shares a laugh with her customers at Mi Casa Su Casa cafe in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Mofongo and scrambled eggs: This is not your typical election-year diner story

As Latinx power rises in Reading, this cafe is the center of the political universe.

6 years ago

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Quadir Flippen was the chef at Blackseed Cafe in Point Breeze. (Courtesy of Nashyia Pinder)
PlanPhilly
Community

Gunfire took the life of a beloved local chef. His family wants to know why.

As Philadelphia police search for the person who fatally shot Quadir Flippen, his sister, Nashyia Pinder, is also looking for answers.

6 years ago

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