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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PATCO gets $12.6M federal grant to reopen abandoned Franklin Square Station

PATCO received a $12.6 million federal grant to reopen an abandoned station beneath Franklin Square. It was last open in 1979.

7 years ago

Rutgers-Camden student Nitan Shanas embraces Joseph's House client and volunteer Liz Holmes in the lobby of the Camden homeless shelter where they met. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Rutgers students ‘sleep out’ in Camden to support local homeless shelter

About 50 Rutgers-Camden students will trade their warm beds for cardboard and sleeping bags in the quad outside the campus center as part of a “sleep out.”

7 years ago

Handlers listen intently during the herding group competition at the National Dog Show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 17, 2018. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Things To Do
Community
November 14 - 20, 2019

National Dog Show, holiday lights, and weather-proof date nights in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

You’ll find ideas for weather-proof dates, details on final fall fests, the National Dog Show, the Penn Museum’s reopening celebration, and more in this week’s "Things To Do."

7 years ago

Listen 4:33
Photos taken by two former teachers at Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School show water drawn from drinking fountains at the school in June of 2016. (Photos provided)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly school knew about toxic lead in drinking water but kept parents in the dark

Recent testing uncovered high lead levels in the water at Mastery Frederick Douglass Elementary. Parents say they should have been told sooner.

7 years ago

Listen 4:34
Politics & Policy

Listen: Ask Governor Murphy

Listen to the latest edition of Ask Governor Murphy.

7 years ago

An officer walks up a blocked off drive way, in, Solebury, Pa., as the search continues Wednesday, July 12, 2017, for four missing young Pennsylvania men feared to be the victims of foul play. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

First day of jury deliberations in Bucks murder trial ends without a verdict for Sean Kratz

The jury deliberated for more than six hours, returning to the Doylestown courtroom after nearly three hours with a series of questions for the judge.

7 years ago

Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered in 1998 because he was gay, spoke at the National Constitution Center to a summit of law enforcement officials on hate crimes and domestic terrorism. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Matthew Shepard’s mother guides police on handling hate crimes at Philly summit

Speaking in Philadelphia, Judy Shepard acknowledged progress and worried about complacency as violent hate crimes hit a 16 year high.

7 years ago

The landfill for construction and demolition debris south of Wilmington is nearing its 130 foot capacity. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delaware landfill sues over height limit while violating toxic release permits

Waste Management’s construction landfill south of Wilmington is suing New Castle County over a new law that caps its height, even as it violates air emission permits.

7 years ago

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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, left, and Career Foreign Service officer George Kent are sworn in prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & Policy

Takeaways from 1st day of House public impeachment hearings

Wednesday’s start of public impeachment hearings in Congress marked the first time that the American public could watch and listen to the witnesses

7 years ago

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signs an executive order creating a board to look into setting up a state-run bank, alongside labor and other supporters, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in Newark, N.J. New Jersey would be the second state after North Dakota with a state-run bank if Murphy's campaign promises comes to pass. (Michael Catalini/AP Photo)
Money

N.J. considers setting up nation’s second public bank

N.J. would become the second state with a publicly run bank — after North Dakota and its century-old institution — under the aims of an executive order by Gov. Phil Murphy.

7 years ago

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The Philadelphia Experiment
Arts & Entertainment
The Philadelphia Experiment

Why would some Black audiences boycott the new Harriet Tubman movie?

Across Black Twitter and other social media platforms, a small but vocal segment of Black people are imploring other African Americans not to support the film. Why?

7 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, Army drill sergeants stand over recruits during a live-fire marksmanship training course at Fort Jackson, S.C. Under the gun to increase the size of the force, the Army is pouring an extra $200 million into bonuses this year to attract and retain soldiers, and has approved more drug use and conduct waivers for recruits in order to build the ranks. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Education
PA Post

Retired military leaders say Pa. schools need more money

A group of retired military leaders says too many young Pennsylvanians don’t meet standard eligibility requirements for serving in the armed forces.

7 years ago

A fishing boat is enveloped by sea smoke off Spring Lake, New Jersey on Saturday, November 9. (Image courtesy of Mike Casella)
Down the Shore
Science

Smoke on the water: Sea smoke season begins in N.J.

The early Jersey Shore beach birds were greeted by a visually stunning scene Wednesday morning.

7 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. couldn’t process unemployment for four days. Now 2,500 people may get late checks.

It’s unclear exactly what went wrong with the commonwealth’s dated system, but from Thursday to Sunday, a crash kept unemployed people from filing claims.

7 years ago

People rally outside the Supreme Court as oral arguments are heard in the case of President Trump's decision to end the Obama-era, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA

The nine-member court's decision is expected by June, at the height of the 2020 presidential campaign.

7 years ago

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