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In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, photo, 10-year-old twin brothers Ryan left, and Jack Ykoruk, play in the Lincoln Financial Field sensory room before a preseason NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Eagles build room in Linc for fans with sensory needs

They became the first NFL team to create a fully dedicated sensory room inside their stadium.

7 years ago

Stephanie Sun, who serves on the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, speaks with a breakout group during an Asian American/Pacific Islander town hall on the 2020 census on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Community

2 out of 5 Asian Pacific American households in Pa. risk going uncounted in census

Asian community organizations are trying new approaches to reach people who are at risk of not being counted in the 2020 census.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf listens as Pennsylvania lawmakers come together in an unusual joint session to commemorate the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 people last year at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Gov. Wolf to take Tree of Life mezuzah to Holocaust memorials

Wolf said he will carry the ornate mezuzah and sign the victims' names in commemoration books at the Paneriai Holocaust Memorial.

7 years ago

Monica Zimmerman, executive director of West Chester University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, purchases a travel mug from The Ram Shop at the edge of campus. WCU student Madeline Berger rings up the transaction. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Community

New store preps West Chester students on the spectrum for the working world

West Chester University’s new convenience store is one-of-a-kind. It gives workforce opportunities to students on the autism spectrum.

7 years ago

In this August 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Reaching a deal in national opioids case proving difficult

Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers have said the talks are essentially at a standstill.

7 years ago

Principal actor Eric Berryman reads text from
Arts & Entertainment

‘The B Side’ blends Texas prison recordings with drama for the Fringe

Taking 1960s recordings of prison work songs, “The B-Side: Negro Folklore from Texas” tries to transport you into the past.

7 years ago

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This 2003 photo shows Mary Alexander, John Coltrane's cousin, in front of the John Coltrane house in Philadelphia. Jazz giant John Coltrane’s cousin, who inspired the composition “Cousin Mary” from his landmark album “Giant Steps,” has died in Philadelphia. Mary Lyerly Alexander was 92. Carla Washington of Philadelphia’s Clef Club who is a friend of the family says Alexander died Aug. 31, 2019. (Akira Suwa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Arts & Entertainment

John Coltrane’s ‘Cousin Mary’ dies in Philadelphia at 92

The house in Philadelphia where Coltrane lived with her from 1952 to 1958 is now a national historic landmark.

7 years ago

A woman takes a puff from a cannabis vape pen in Los Angeles. (Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Health

U.S. health officials report new vaping deaths, repeat warning

U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses.

7 years ago

Khyber Pass Pub on Second Street in Old City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Play on, Khyber, play on: Live music returns to 2nd Street

It was a downtown indie rock mecca in the 1990s. After a decade-long hiatus, the Khyber Pass is booking bands again.

7 years ago

A large red-brick building with white columns at the front is visible.
Politics & Policy

Some Hamilton, N.J., residents call charge against their mayor political

Kelly Yaede, seeking another term, has been charged with releasing an opponent’s expunged arrest record. But residents say the charge is just politics.

7 years ago

Sarah Plonski, president of the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild, checks on one of the hives in the guild's apiary in the Awbury Agricultural Village in the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown.  (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Community

Beekeeping and brewmaking: Get to know the city’s apiary scene at the Philly Honey Festival

The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild held its first honey festival 10 years ago. Local beekeepers wanted to create a space to make bees more approachable.

7 years ago

Cars double parked on the 1200 block of Chestnut St. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly creates new loading zones to ease traffic in Center City

The city wants Center City delivery drivers to take a load off — without blocking traffic.

7 years ago

Members of the Pig Iron Theatre Company rehearse the company's 2019 Fringe Festival offering, ''Superterranean,
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe’s ‘Superterranean’ considers the awe and terror of urban infrastructure

“Superterranean” features a forbidding set by Mimi Lien, evoking the awe and mystery of the systems that support urban life.

7 years ago

Supervised injection site supporters in Philadelphia rallied outside a federal hearing Thursday to determine if the proposed Safehouse would violate the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Courts & Law

Safehouse, feds dispute whether ‘crackhouse’ statute applies to injection site

The nonprofit faced off Thurs. against federal prosecutors on whether a Philly supervised injection site will violate the Controlled Substances Act.

7 years ago

An image of an Atlantic City Electric outage map showing Cape May City and Cape May Point Borough.
Down the Shore
Community

Major power outage impacts Cape May

Electricity in two Cape May County municipalities was knocked out entirely early Thursday evening.

7 years ago

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