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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

The Market-Frankford line, with the Philly skyline in the background
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA is building a parking garage for 69th Street Station’s 35,000 daily riders

Construction on the $37 million three-story garage should begin by summer 2020 and last about 18 months.

7 years ago

The ZXX typeface designed by Sang Mun can’t be ready by artificial intelligence but can be read by humans. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Art Museum exhibits designs for both utopian and dystopian futures

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s “Design for Different Futures” is “frenemies” with technology.

7 years ago

(Big Stock)
Down the Shore
Community

NWS: Frost advisory for interior Atlantic, Monmouth, Ocean counties

Some spots at the Jersey Shore will see some frost overnight.

7 years ago

Johnson & Johnson is recalling one lot of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Health

J&J recalls baby powder after trace asbestos found in bottle

Johnson & Johnson on Friday recalled a single batch of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online.

7 years ago

A monument outside the Route 9 Library in New Castle honors the memory of Samuel Crawford, a Wilmington soldier who went missing in action in North Korea in 1950. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

A missing Korean War soldier honored with Delaware monument

A Delaware soldier missing for 69 years will be permanently remembered with a memorial unveiled in New Castle Friday morning.

7 years ago

(Bigstock/Robertindiana)
Community

N.J. sued for requiring credit reports in Spanish, 10 other languages

The trade group representing Equifax, Experian and TransUnion sued N.J. to avoid providing credit reports in Spanish, 10 other languages.

7 years ago

(Bigstock/Snowboy)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Toxic chemical in Bellmawr well topped N.J. health limit for a year, officials say

Residents of Bellmawr spent the last year drinking water from a public well that was contaminated by a toxic chemical at levels beyond state health limits.

7 years ago

solar panels
Down the Shore
Urban Planning

Shore town approves N.J.’s largest solar farm on Superfund site

A sprawling solar farm could soon become operational on an Ocean County Superfund site that's roughly the size of Hoboken. 

7 years ago

Emergency hospital during influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas, probably early 1918. (OHA 250: New Contributed Photographs Collection, Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine)
Health

‘Up close and personal’: Mütter Museum maps the spread of Philly’s 1918 flu epidemic

The Mütter Museum created an interactive online database that maps the 1918 flu epidemic as it swept through Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Traffic clogs I-676 in Philadelphia  during the SEPTA strike. (Katherine Blodgett via Twitter)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

As congestion worsens in Philly, car-related emissions spike

Philadelphia’s congestion problem is growing on the streets and in the air. 

7 years ago

Clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Congress divided on whether to do more on opioids

Some newer members of Congress are pushing for more anti-opioid legislation, but those who passed last year’s bill are unsure more is needed.

7 years ago

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Students and parents show support for ASPIRA Charter Schools at Olney and Stetson at the Philadelphia Board of Education meeting on October 17. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Philly school board votes against two charter renewals — a major blow to heralded reform effort

For the first time, the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education has voted to convert two charter schools back to district control.

7 years ago

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