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Saint Francis de Sales Church in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Sacred battleground: Why the Philadelphia Archdiocese surrendered to preservationists

The Archdioceses of Philadelphia acknowledges that its position on preservation is no longer as oppositional as it once was.

7 years ago

(Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Are cyber charters a way to ‘hide’ from child welfare scrutiny? Some Pa. superintendents say yes

Superintendents say vulnerable children in Pa. lose critical links to the outside world and caring adults when their parents enroll them in cyber charters.

7 years ago

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A 2018-19 WIC food guide at a supermarket in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Safety net program for Pa. women and children is switching out paper for plastic

For decades, the state’s WIC program has cut checks — lots of them — to its low-income participants. That will stop by the end of 2019.

7 years ago

Donna Cryer holds up family photos that include her father Roland Henry. When her father died, she tried to donate his organs, yet the local organ collection agency said no, without talking to the family or providing a reason.
Community

Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donor

If Roland Henry had died in a different part of the country, his organs might have been recovered. And lives could have been saved.

7 years ago

(U.S. Coast Guard file photo)
Down the Shore
Community

Coast Guard rescues sick man from cruise ship off N.J.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a man who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey Thursday evening.

7 years ago

Row home explosion sparks fire. (NBC 10)
Community

Row home explosion sparks fire that spreads to 9 other homes

Authorities say a house explosion in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Allentown blew off the front of the row home and led to a fire that spread to nine other homes.

7 years ago

The PennDOT Driver License on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh.
(Katie Blackley/WESA)
Community

PennDOT reviewing Trump administration request for driver’s license data

The U.S. Census Bureau has asked Pennsylvania to voluntarily turn over driver’s license information, as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to compile detailed data.

7 years ago

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state. (Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo)
Community

Efforts underway to maximize census count in New Jersey

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state

7 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to lawmakers inside the House of Commons to update details of his new Brexit deal with EU, in London. Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Stephen Barclay, left, and Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom, right. (Jessica Taylor/AP)
Politics & Policy

Parliament vote forces UK to postpone Brexit beyond Oct. 31

A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that he would resist attempts to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union beyond the end of the month.

7 years ago

School concept. Back to school, School classroom with empty school chairs and tables, classroom without students, School supplies on blackboard, School of Schoolchild and student education.
Education

Newark schools are short dozens of teachers, leading to bigger classes, more substitutes

Despite job fairs and ads in other cities, Newark still has a teacher shortfall, and some students are being taught by substitutes year-round.

7 years ago

Courtesy of Philadelphia Police Department
Community
NBC

‘Armed and dangerous’ man accused of threatening Philadelphia Police, ex-employer found dead, officials say

The body of 31-year-old Michael John Altomari was discovered inside his pickup truck on the 8200 block of Verree Road.

7 years ago

With the 2020 census approaching, black community leaders are brushing up on the best ways to get people counted. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community
PA Post

Black Americans don’t always respond to the census. Pennsylvania’s NAACP is trying to correct that.

With the 2020 census approaching, black community leaders are brushing up on the best ways to get people counted.

7 years ago

A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Community

After deadly shooting, Pittsburgh synagogue plans reopening

Leaders of the Pittsburgh synagogue where worshippers were fatally shot last year want to rebuild and renovate the building.

7 years ago

Lucy, a domestic worker, cleans the home of one of her clients in late July 2019. (Emily Neil/AL DÍA News)
Community
Broke in Philly

Domestic workers in Philadelphia fight for rights, recognition

What will the Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights change — and why has it taken so long for one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. to have labor protections?

7 years ago

The great white shark Shaw gets tagged off Nova Scotia on Oct. 1. (Courtesy of OCEARCH)
Down the Shore
Science

Newly tagged great white shark ‘Shaw’ cruises near N.J.

Years after Mary Lee appeared, and following the brief blip of Miss May in July, there’s a new great white shark to track. His name is Shaw.

7 years ago

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