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Things To Do
Community
February 13 - 19, 2020

Celebrating Valentine’s Day, presidents, and the art and music of Puerto Rico in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

What’s happening in Philly, New Jersey and Delaware: African American film in Rehoboth Beach, a Valentine’s Day comedy, and Presidents Day for kids

6 years ago

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Wysenia Williams, vice president of the advisory council for East Poplar playground (left), with Kira Strong, new executive director of the Rebuild program (center), and Todd Gross, facility manager at the playground. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How a ‘relentless’ City Hall insider wants to fix Philly’s rec centers

A lot is riding on the job Kira Strong describes as “a total privilege,” including the mayor’s legacy. Construction begins on 11 projects this spring.

6 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf vetoes bill to halt closure of two state centers for people with intellectual disabilities

The state centers are set to close within three years and move about 300 people with intellectual disabilities into community-based care.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department’s new Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, spoke with local members of the media for the first time on Wednesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly’s new police commissioner says recruitment will be a top priority

When asked what kind of new recruits she wants to attract, Philly’s new Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said, “Thinkers, doers — the gamut.”

6 years ago

John Dougherty, business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Philadelphia, criticizes the owner of the Public Ledger Building for unsafe handling of asbestos. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Johnny Doc reenters political fray picking a fight with NYC real estate firm

The protest came as the latest in a series of recent public appearances by Dougherty, who faces federal corruption charges.

6 years ago

Listen 1:48
Fire trucks are parked inside Liberty Fire Station on Broadway in Camden, N.J.  (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Community

Camden mayor drafts budget restructuring plan to save 27 firefighter jobs

In order to save 27 Camden firefighters from layoffs, Camden Mayor Frank Moran sent a plan to the New Jersey Civil Service Commission on Monday.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2019, file photo, the company logo stands over a long row of unsold vehicles at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Community

Ford recalls over 240K vehicles to fix suspension problem

Ford is recalling over 240,000 SUVs and cars worldwide because a suspension part can fracture and increase the risk of a crash.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court
Courts & Law

Transgender women challenge Pa. name change ban for people with criminal records

A Pa. court will consider a legal challenge by three transgender women to a state law that prohibits people who have committed serious felonies from ever changing their names.

6 years ago

Mayor Marty Small
Politics & Policy

Atlantic City Dems seek to block change of government vote

Atlantic City's Democratic Party is seeking to block a special election next month on whether to eliminate an elected mayor in favor of an appointed city manager

6 years ago

Siba, the standard poodle, poses for photographs after winning Best in Show in the 144th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

Poodle perfection: Allentown’s Siba wins best in show at Westminster

Adorned with black puffs and pompoms, the 3-year-old Siba was the absolute picture of what many see as the epitome of a show dog.

6 years ago

(Richard Vogel/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

N.J. launches $5,000 rebate for electric vehicles purchases

It’s part of a push to increase electric vehicles on New Jersey’s roads tenfold by 2025.

6 years ago

The Republican National Committee has mailed forms, called the “2020 Congressional District Census,” to selected homes in Montgomery and Berks counties in recent weeks. (provided)
Politics & Policy

GOP ‘congressional census’ circulates in Montco and Berks County, causes confusion

A local lawmaker is warning people to look out for a political questionnaire, designed to look like the 2020 census, that seeks donations for the Republican Party.

6 years ago

Reading, Pa.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Evictionland, Pa: No time for politics when you’re ‘trying to put yourself in a home’

Reading, a heavily Democratic city, will likely be a tempting target for the candidate running to defeat President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Listen 7:00
The empty lot at 13th and Bainbridge Streets in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

South Philly lot named in Kenyatta Johnson indictment to hit market ‘very soon’

The city of Philadelphia is moving forward with plans to develop housing on land at the center of a federal corruption case.

6 years ago

Campaign worker Madisson Morris, of St.Paul, Minn., sets up flags at the election night headquarters for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.,Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Politics & Policy

Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners

The strength of Sanders and Buttigieg was matched in reverse by the struggle of former Vice President Joe Biden

6 years ago

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