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A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions on June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes On The Street

The 1,000 refinery workers that were laid off deserve access to green energy jobs

PES and our elected officials must do more to make sure workers have the opportunity to develop new skills and find meaningful work in our country’s evolving energy sector.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall viewed from South Broad st. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Seven new names are joining Philly’s Walk of Fame this year

Here are the seven new names that’ll be added to the luminary lineup of plaques on the sidewalk of South Broad.

7 years ago

Fence-line resident Sylvia Bennett, with Philly Thrive speaks during the first public meeting of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery advisory group   (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Who will decide the future of the South Philly refinery?

Philadelphia residents concerned about health and environmental impacts dominated the first public meeting of the city’s refinery advisory group.

7 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money
NJ Spotlight

Why is N.J.’s public pension system still invested in the gun industry?

Following last year’s mass shooting at a Florida high school, some state lawmakers sought to ban pension-plan investments in gunmakers, but their bill went nowhere.

7 years ago

A rendering of the final layout of the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge. (PennDOT)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Grays Ferry Bridge is scary for cyclists and PennDOT’s rebuild won’t solve the problem

The $13.3 million reconstruction of the Grays Ferry Bridge will include a protected bike lane — but only on one half of the bridge.

7 years ago

Alida Garcia’s son lost his life in 2015 when a gunman fired into his car with a semi-automatic weapon. She demanded leadership ban assault weapons. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly mother decries ‘a slow-moving massacre in our city’ after latest mass shootings

Aleida Garcia’s son was murdered in 2015. She spoke at Tuesday’s anti-violence rally in LOVE Park following two mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

7 years ago

Sonny Hill of 94 WIP has been working in radio for 50 years. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Staying power: Sonny Hill celebrates 50 years in the broadcasting industry

The host of "In the Living Room," which airs Sundays on 94WIP Sportsradio, spoke to WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn about breaking new ground.

7 years ago

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Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is pictured here in this 2012 file photo (Alfred A. Knopf)
Community

Toni Morrison’s former Princeton students remember her strong, warm presence

The Nobel laureate’s wisdom and warmth influenced the Princeton University campus and students.

7 years ago

About 200 protesters hold a vigil outside the Berks County Residential Center in Leesport. Despite being told that they would risk arrest if they stepped out into the street, eighteen demonstrators decided to sit in the road. Police officers stand by. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Community

Pa. ICE detainee stops her own deportation with a phone call

A 27-year-old Salvadoran woman detained by ICE at the Berks Family Residential Center was being deported — until she was allowed to make a call.

7 years ago

Listen 2:30
Mariner East 2 pipeline construction in Chester County. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco says Mariner East 2 system ‘backfired’ during maintenance but no risk to public

Resident reports loud explosion; company says no liquids leaked from line

7 years ago

Delaware receivee a $2.6 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation to purchase or lease zero-emission and low-emission transit buses. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Community

Delaware officials want to make riding the bus ‘sexy’ with new electric fleet

Delaware aims to reduce carbon emissions by increasing its fleet of electric buses with help from a new federal grant.

7 years ago

New Jersey State Police cars parked on West State Street, Trenton, outside the capitol complex. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

New Jersey rolls out training program to reduce police suicides

New Jersey hopes a new training program will stem the rising rate of suicides by police officers.

7 years ago

In this June 25, 2016, file photo, Cub Scouts watch a race during the Second Annual World Championship Pinewood Derby in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Community

Boy Scouts of America faces new sex abuse allegations, Pa. lawsuit reveals

A Pa. man filed suit in Philadelphia against the Boy Scouts of America, alleging sexual abuse. It may be the first of hundreds of lawsuits to come nationwide.

7 years ago

The 25th Street bay beach in Barnegat Light. (Google image)
Down the Shore
Community

For third straight week, N.J. bay beach under advisory due to excessive fecal bacteria

For the third consecutive week, a Barnegat Bay beach in northern Long Beach Island is under a swimming advisory issued Tuesday afternoon.

7 years ago

A scene from the 2019 BlackStar Film Festival Best Feature Narrative Award winner 'Selah and the Spades,' directed by Tayarisha Poe (Provided)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

BlackStar Film Fest 2019 wraps up and announces awardees

The 2019 BlackStar Film Festival, held in various venues throughout the city, recently concluded, and award winners at the prestigious cinema showcase have been announced.

7 years ago

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