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The great white shark 'Miss May.' (Image courtesy of OCEARCH)
Down the Shore
Community

The great white shark ‘Miss May’ makes holiday week appearance close to N.J. coast

Miss May, a 10-foot, 800-pound sub-adult female white shark, pinged around 12 miles off Cape May, New Jersey early Tuesday evening.

7 years ago

Tiffany Rachelle Stewart (left) and Gillian Glasco in the world-premiere production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment
Shapiro on Theater

Generations of change in West Chester, in ‘Mud Row’ from People’s Light

The play, set in West Chester, Pennsylvania, nimbly toggles back and forth in time to show the history in the foreground of the characters’ lives.

7 years ago

Cheick Diawara speaks during a Stand 4 Peace anti gun-violence rally in Love park (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Two friends touched by Philly graduation party shooting organize Stand 4 Peace

Two friends touched by last month’s shooting at a graduation party in Southwest Philly organized a rally that drew 50 people, including city officials.

7 years ago

(Valeria_Aksakova/BigStock)
Health

Delaware sees a drop in state’s high unplanned-pregnancy rate

The state of Delaware is working with reproductive-health nonprofit Upstream USA to increase access to all kinds of birth control, including longer-term methods.

7 years ago

A view of the 2001 Beach Street development from the air  hickock cole and ISA Architects)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

A thousand new homes are planned next to Graffiti Pier

The sprawling 1,100-unit project would include multifamily rental buildings at the western end of the site, followed by diverse array of single-family town homes

7 years ago

(Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Fecal bacteria leads to swimming advisories at 3 N.J. beaches

Higher than acceptable fecal bacteria measurements have once again led to the hoisting of swimming advisories at New Jersey beaches. 

7 years ago

Patti LaBelle holds up a sign named by a portion of Broad Street after her. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘You can get it all:’ Patti LaBelle thanks Philly for renaming stretch of Broad Street for her

The 200 block of Broad Street in Philadelphia is now Patti LaBelle Way, and the legendary soul singer came to the city to receive the honor.

7 years ago

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Refinery works watch protestors outside the PES refinery Tuesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Analysts say Philadelphia refinery, shut down after fire, unlikely to find a willing buyer

More than 1,000 people will be out of work once Philadelphia Energy Solutions' refinery closes its doors this month.

7 years ago

In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Health

Murphy signs ‘Jake’s Law’ to expand N.J. medical marijuana program

After failing to legalize marijuana this year, New Jersey is now aggressively expanding its medical marijuana program.

7 years ago

Cheyney University needed to have a balanced budget by Sunday. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cheyney: A balanced budget and more money for scholarships

Cheyney University came out of the weekend with a pair of victories.

7 years ago

Conversationalists Kameelah Mu'Min Rashad and Emily Zislis share a laugh with WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn during A Conversation on Identity and Belonging hosted at the University of Pennsylvania. (Riley Jackson/Interfaith Philadelphia)
Community

True conversations can lead to a true understanding

Through this year, we wanted to live out the call of journalist Krista Tippett to “speak together differently, in order to live together differently.”

7 years ago

Jonathan Jacobs, founder of ETHOS GSFM, used his background in architecture to design his new 1,500-squre-foot flagship location at 339 N. Broad Street (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Upscale barbershop grooms not just hair, but a social mission

Jonathan Jacobs is on a mission to improve and elevate the barbering industry.

7 years ago

Parking garage at 12th and Sansom streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

A soaring tower designed for seniors to rise in Center City

A soaring tower designed with aging baby boomers in mind is coming to a prime Center City intersection. 

7 years ago

In this June 26, 2019 photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, in Miami.  (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Booker unveils immigration plan relying on executive orders

Cory Booker has rolled out an immigration agenda composed of changes he could make without relying on Congress.

7 years ago

Seaside Heighs boardwalk (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Community

Annual initiative underway to ensure N.J. boardwalk vendors, game operators are fair

An annual summer inspection of vendors and game operators at New Jersey's boardwalks is underway.

7 years ago

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