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(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Things To Do
Community
October 10 - 16, 2019

Philly OutFest, South Jersey Pumpkin Show, Bilal at City Winery in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Philadelphia, Delaware, and South Jersey host an array of events from The Pumpkin Show to the Philadelphia OutFest to the “Art with Purpose” exhibit.

7 years ago

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Rashida Ali-Campbell on her lot on N 41st St. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Meet the woman turning a West Philly lot into an ‘Earthship’ made of tires and glass bottles

Rashida Ali-Campbell just won a three-year court battle over the control of the West Philly lot she wants to turn into an eco-home and oasis.

7 years ago

Tamaqua Area School Board President Larry Wittig speaks during a meeting in January 2019. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. school board president banned from Olympic sports for sexual misconduct against minors in the 1980s

A former chairman of Pennsylvania’s Board of Education, Larry Wittig, has been permanently banned from US Olympic sports for sexual misconduct involving a minor.

7 years ago

Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection facility, provides people with clean injection supplies. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Experiment

If ‘crackhouse statute’ does not apply to injection sites, black community should sue

If the courts now say it’s legal to operate a drug house, black folks need to file a class-action lawsuit to get back what we lost when it was us.

7 years ago

With 95,802 students enrolled, the State System of Higher Education now has about the same enrollment as it had 20 years ago, according to the official fall semester student count released on Tuesday. At Shippensburg University (shown here), enrollment declined by 312 students this year, for a total of nearly 6,100. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Education
PA Post

State universities’ enrollment shows decline for the ninth consecutive year; Cheyney on the rise

Enrollment at Pennsylvania’s state universities once again took a downward tumble for the ninth consecutive year, dropping by 2.6% from last year.

7 years ago

South Seaside Park
Down the Shore
Community

NWS: Offshore storm will generate ‘significant’ beach erosion in N.J.

A coastal storm will remain off the New Jersey coast but will still generate gusty winds along the coastline, tidal flooding, and cause "significant" beach erosion.

7 years ago

Mitchel H. Cohen United States Courthouse in Camden, N.J.
Courts & Law

Former N.J. police chief found guilty of lying to FBI as jury deliberations continue

Jurors are still deliberating on two more serious charges: hate-crime assault and using excessive force.

7 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy speaks about investing in NJ Transit as Kevin Corbett, the agency’s executive director, looks on, March 19, 2019. (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor's Office)
Community
NJ Spotlight

One year after major audit, NJ Transit’s to-do list remains long

While the Murphy administration has addressed some of the agency’s issues, a long-term funding solution still needs to be established, among other concerns.

7 years ago

Sam Wachs holds a sign that reads 'Free Hong Kong' at the Sixers pre-season game. (Courtesy of Sam Wachs)
Community

A Sixers fan brought a ‘Free Hong Kong’ sign to Tuesday’s game. Here’s what happened next

Sixers fan Sam Wachs explains why he wanted to “cause a little ruckus” when the Sixers took on a team from China on Tuesday night.

7 years ago

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ACLU Legal Director Vic Walczak with plaintiffs Melissa Gass and Ashley Bennett. (Katie Meyer / WITF)
Courts & Law

ACLU says Pa. county medical marijuana policy violates state law

The group’s Pennsylvania chapter is suing the county in hopes it will allow people on probation to use medical cannabis.

7 years ago

Willie Veasy (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia man cleared of murder after 27 years in prison

Willie Veasy's long-running appeal came to an end Wednesday morning, when a judge tossed out the murder conviction.

7 years ago

A large number of cyclists, runners, and pedestrians took the opportunity to ride, glide and walk over a car-free South Street during Philly Free Streets day on Saturday.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

It’s time to test a car-free Chestnut Street

Across the world, cities are taking their streets back from cars. Philadelphia has an opportunity to test the pedestrian-first model on Chestnut Street.

7 years ago

At the School District headquarters on  Monday morning, parents and students at a packed meeting discuss the closures of Ben Franklin and Science Leadership Academy high schools because of asbestos remediation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

After pushback from parents, new options proposed for displaced Ben Franklin, SLA students

Over 1,000 Philly students displaced by building, issues including exposed asbestos, could soon learn where they’ll attend school.

7 years ago

Oyster Creek was New Jersey's first nuclear generation station, opened in 1967. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. forms panel to oversee Oyster Creek decommissioning operations

A newly established panel will monitor the ongoing decommissioning operations at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, New Jersey officials announced. 

7 years ago

Composer Nina Keith created and recorded her album,
Arts & Entertainment

In debut album, experimental artist Nina Keith meditates on death and memory

Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, Nina Keith’s debut album is inspired by her neighborhood and EMDR psychological treatment.

7 years ago

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