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The Association for Public Art (aPA) presents 'Sculpture Zoo in Logan Circle' on Saturday, June 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with free, fun-filled activities (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Arts & Entertainment
The Philadelphia Tribune

‘Sculpture Zoo in Logan Circle’ brings public art to life

This weekend, the Swann Fountain will serve as inspiration as Philadelphia-based artists put on animal sculpture demonstrations for young artists.

7 years ago

At the scene from a fire staging area under the Platt Bridge, a flare can be seen burned off fuel   (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

City to convene safety working group after massive South Philly refinery fire

Mayor Jim Kenney has convened a working group to examine safety and air quality protocols at the South Philadelphia refinery rocked by a massive explosion on Friday.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, File)
Money

Murphy says he’s reviewing budget but will meet deadline

Whether the Democrat will sign the spending bill the Democrat-led Legislature sent him Thursday or use his line-item veto remained murky Friday.

7 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions at the 150-year-old industrial complex at 3100 W. Passyunk Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Feds to investigate refinery explosion; local health officials remain cautious

A series of explosions that produced a giant fireball at the refinery early Friday led to plumes of black smoke and noxious odors that spread across the region.

7 years ago

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

WHYY coverage of PES refinery fire and explosion

7 years ago

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Pictured here is a wind farm in the Baltic Sea is a joint venture of the Essen-based energy group Eon and the Norwegian shareholder Equinor. (Bernd W'stneck/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
Community

Offshore wind turbines are coming to the Jersey Shore

The ‘historic’ approval by regulators clears the way for a 1,100-megawatt wind project about 15 miles off Atlantic City, enough power for 500,000 homes.

7 years ago

Najee Spencer-Young poses in front of her mural portrait by artist Amy Sherald. Spencer-Young is a participant in the Mural Arts’ Achieving Independence Center classes. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment
PlanPhilly

North Philly teen inspires six-story mural by artist who painted Michelle Obama’s portrait

Najee Spencer-Young cried when she heard that Amy Sherald had painted her portrait on the side of Center City building.

7 years ago

Naloxone, commonly known by its brand name, Narcan (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Community

New Jersey’s naloxone giveaway distributes 32,000 doses of opioid-reversing drug

One hundred seventy-four pharmacies participated in what the state believed was the largest single-day U.S. public distribution of the opioid-reversing drug.

7 years ago

Fireman direct water at a crude oil storage tank and oil lines that exploded at the Gulf Oil Refinery in Philadelphia, Sunday, August 17, 1975. Main route and bridge over the refinery were closed to the Philadelphia international airport. (Rusty Kennedy/AP Photo)
Community
Billy Penn

South Philly refinery’s long history of fires, explosions, deaths and injuries

The refinery complex has killed over a dozen and injured at least 100 city residents, including firemen, oilmen and even a Philadelphia mayor.

7 years ago

Empire from the series Starman Visits / Imperio de la serie Visitas Starman, 2009. Ewan Atkinson (born 1975).
Photograph mounted on light box, 13 × 17 × 3 inches (Courtesy of the artist. © Ewan Atkinson)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Relational Undercurrents’ showcases Caribbean works at Delaware Art Museum

The interactive and multimedia exhibition “Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago” opens Saturday at the Delaware Art Museum.

7 years ago

Even today, visitors flock to see the solstice at Stonehenge. (Stonehenge Stone Circle)
Lifestyle
The Conversation

What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains

The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the year for the 88 percent of Earth’s people.

7 years ago

A padel racquet is a lightweight paddle strengthened with carbon and shot through with holes. Racquets like this one cost from $80 to $140. (Emma lee/WHYY)
Lifestyle

What’s padel? A play to bring Spain’s beloved racquet sport to Philly

They love padel in Spain. Now the group behind a national campaign hopes Philadelphia — and the rest of America — will, too.

7 years ago

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In this Aug. 17, 2018 file photo, family and friends who lost loved ones to opioid overdoses protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, maker of the maker of painkiller OxyContin, in Stamford, Conn. The World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that it will discontinue two publications on opioid painkiller prescribing, in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry influenced the reports. Purdue has denied the allegations. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo, file)
Health

UN health agency to remove controversial opioid guidelines

The WHO notified lawmakers that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioids in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry influenced the reports.

7 years ago

Members of The Crossing chamber choir rehearse
Arts & Entertainment

Grammy-winning choir The Crossing premieres sci-fi theatrical performance

The 1954 dystopian sci-fi novel by Swedish poet Harry Martinson has been developed into a 90-minute performance with singers, actors, and video.

7 years ago

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A vacant lot maintained by PHS through the Vacant Lot Stabilization program located on 6th and Berks. (PlanPhilly, file)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philly Council President wants to increase transparency of city land sales

A new bill aims to increase the transparency and efficiency of Philadelphia’s politicized process for selling vacant city land.

7 years ago

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