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Carlotta Tendant receives a standing ovation from the audience at the conclusion of Big Mess Cabaret's
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Arts & Entertainment

Fans flock to the Troc for its final performance

The Filmore, The Met and World Cafe Live have all siphoned off the music fans who used to go to The Troc.

7 years ago

A protested eviction in Germantown, July 2012
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Thousands of Philly homes head to foreclosure despite court system chaos

7 years ago

This March 26, 2018 photo provided by Ashley Atwater, left, shows her mother, Sally Atwater, in the Georgetown area of Washington, a few days after leaving the hospital. (Courtesy Ashley Atwater via AP)
Health

U.S. aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs

Thousands of gravely ill cancer patients each year seek "compassionate use" access to treatments that are not yet on the market but have shown some promise.

7 years ago

Angelis Leon, a third grader at Gilbert Spruance Elementary School, finds the books she ordered through the Book Trust. The non-profit allows young readers to choose their books.
Education

Kids book program to expand to 150 Philly elementary schools

The Philadelphia School District will expand a program that encourages kids to own their own books.

7 years ago

A union leader said the next step is a fight for healthcare benefits for Rutger's part-time lecturers. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Education
NJ Spotlight

Part-time lecturers ratify new contract with Rutgers

The union leader said the next step is a fight for healthcare benefits for Rutger's part-time lecturers.

7 years ago

The USS John S. McCain is seen docked at Changi naval base  on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Naval gazing: Trump is still bedeviled by a dead man

The quintessential Ugly American has arrived in England, hurling insults at London's mayor, but presumably his mood will be lightened by the absence of the USS John McCain.

7 years ago

Pipelines run from the offshore docking station to the four LNG tanks capable of holding 2.5 billion cubic feet of LNG apiece as shown Friday, June 13, 2003, at the Dominion Liquified Natural Gas facility in Cove Point, Md. (Matt Houston/AP Photo)
Science
NJ Spotlight

Plans for LNG terminal in South Jersey kept under wraps, enviro group says

Developer and agencies deny effort to shield from public view plans that would allow for transfer of potentially explosive liquefied natural gas to ocean-going tankers.

7 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. voters to pick Assembly nominees in Tuesday’s primary

N.J. voters will decide whether an incumbent who lost Republican Party support but who casts himself as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump can win on Tuesday.

7 years ago

 Elsie Allen, center, huddles with her daughters Jenna Allen, right, and Krista Allen-Parra, left, and her grandson Shawn Flores, all of Orlando, as they visit for the first time the scene of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting from a block away Friday, June 17, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Community

Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares

The attacks have changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases "active shooter" and "shelter in place" need no explanation.

7 years ago

From Seaside Heights to Wildwood, some property rentals specialize in renting to teens on prom weekends down the Shore. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Money

Jersey Shore rentals cash in on prom

From Seaside Heights to Wildwood, some property rentals specialize in renting to teens on prom weekends down the Shore.

7 years ago

Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Generations of Yuengling employees say they stay for more than a love of lager

The Yuengling family has run the company for six generations and says 10% of the 150 employees at its Pennsylvania breweries go back at least two generations.

7 years ago

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 Projects in 10 jurisdictions across PA will receive the grant funding to preserve affordable housing units, ranging from suburban Montgomery County to rural Indiana County. (Jenny Kane/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Harrisburg sends $3.4 million to fight affordable housing shortage in suburban and rural Pa.

Affordable housing isn’t just a city problem. Suburbs and rural areas are experiencing a shortage of affordable rentals too.

7 years ago

This undated image shows Randall Park and Ali Wong in a scene from the movie
Arts & Entertainment

In Asian-led ‘Always Be My Maybe,’ ethnicity is secondary

The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to the plot.

7 years ago

This June 14, 2018 file photo shows bettors waiting to make wagers on sporting events at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City hours after it began accepting sports bets. On May 22, 2019, the Borgata announced it will spend $12 million on a new sports betting bar and lounge project. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Money

Bet responsibly? Compulsive gambling is a struggle for some as sportsbook ads widen

Advertising supporting the nascent sports betting industry has not drawn the same level of scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers in the U.S. as it has in Europe.

7 years ago

In this file photo, a woman shouts while marching with service workers asking for $15 minimum wage pay during a rally at Newark Liberty International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Money

Minimum-wage hike may be June’s big horse trade in Pa. Capitol

Raising the wage is getting its most serious discussion since Democratic Gov. Wolf began calling for an increase in 2015.

7 years ago

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