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Kazem Nabavi visits the chickens he keeps behind his tire shop in Port Richmond. His animals, including a pony, two peacocks, and ducks, remind him of his childhood in Iran. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Iranians in Philly area still processing ‘a big shock’ as tensions ebb

Members of the Philly region's Iranian population continue to process the killing of a military leader many of them admired, even if they oppose the Iranian government.

7 years ago

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Volunteers move food for many refugees from Guanica that choose to remain outdoors for fear of possible aftershocks on their first night after a  6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings, in Guanica, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Carlos Giusti/AP Photo)
Community

Puerto Ricans left homeless after biggest quake in century

Cars, cots and plastic chairs have became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in the strongest quake to hit Puerto Rico in more than 100 years.

7 years ago

Lobster roll at Oyster House. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Things To Do
Community
January 9 - 15, 2020

Comedy, hip-hop, Broadway in Philly and home improvement in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

With 2020 in full swing, the city and the Delaware Valley is back in action after a post-holiday recovery.

7 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Listen: Ask Governor Murphy

This month's edition of Ask Governor Murphy, a live call-in broadcast with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, ran at 7 p.m. on Jan. 8.

7 years ago

David Sheppard (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Delco DA ends bid to keep man in prison who won clemency after 25 years

Prosecutors said they would drop a 1992 case over stolen jeans that had threatened to send David Sheppard back to prison after he served 25 years.

7 years ago

In this 2015 photo, several brands of cigarettes are on display. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Health

Philly health department busts 149 tobacco retailers for selling to kids

Permits will be revoked at businesses that sold to minors at least 3 times in the past 2 years. Philadelphia has the highest smoking rate of any U.S. city.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Politics & Policy

House Democrats, Republicans clash over special election dates

GOP Speaker Mike Turzai scheduled the elections to be held less than a month before the primary. Democratic leaders think that’s needlessly confusing.

7 years ago

Frank DiCicco in City Council chambers in 2011. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How Philly lost the war on litter, as told by legendary local ‘clean freak’ Frank DiCicco

Former City Councilmember Frank DiCicco led Philadelphia’s last major effort to restore neighborhood street sweeping back in the 2000s.

7 years ago

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A rendering shows the view of a planned residential and retail complex at 1401 S. Columbus Blvd. from Washington Avenue. (Courtesy of BLT Architects)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Almost 450 residences coming to South Philly waterfront land once eyed for casino

The vacant Delaware River waterfront land is where Foxwoods Resorts once planned to build a casino.

7 years ago

Kristin Shaffer, 12, of Port Trevorton, Pa., cleans her brown Swiss dairy cow during the 103rd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. ( Matt Rourke / AP)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Some farmers are having trouble budgeting money from a new state grant

Pa.'s Agriculture Secretary says several grant recipients were taken by surprise that they had to pay contracted workers prevailing wages.

7 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strike

Speaking from the White House, Trump seemed intent on deescalating the crisis, indicating that he would not retaliate militarily for the strikes

7 years ago

Aerial image of the Ocean Avenue Shark River Bridge. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Community

Bridge connecting 2 Jersey Shore towns to close until May for emergency repairs

Officials say a bridge that links two Monmouth County municipalities will soon close for emergency repairs. 

7 years ago

Music teacher Marc Dulberg watches as Amir Newsome plays the keyboard in class. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Students hit all the right notes at Nebinger school

Singing songs, reading music notes, and playing an instrument are just some of the things that students at the George W. Nebinger School are doing in their music program.

7 years ago

Street cleaners organized by the Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia work on a North Philadelphia block. (Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

9 Philadelphians tell Mayor Kenney how to clean their neighborhoods

Philadelphians have a number of neighborhood-specific suggestions how Mayor Kenney can make the streets cleaner.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep Mary Gay Scanlon and U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick. (WHYY file photos)
Politics & Policy

2020 could be a headache for Congress members from Philly region

After passing many large bills at the end of 2019, members of Congress from Pa., N.J. and Del. are hopeful 2020 won’t be full of gridlock.

7 years ago

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