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Urban Bike Project executive director Laura Wilburn says the newly renovated facility will help the group serve the community better. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Urban Bike Project in Wilmington celebrates renovated bike garage

Some of the best cyclists in the country are in Wilmington this weekend for the 13th annual Grand Prix. The festivities also include a celebration of the Urban Bike Project.

8 years ago

Imam Abdullah Dibba (left) and Mujeeb Choudhary (right) in the men’s prayer room at the Bait-ul-Aafiyat Mosque in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Local mosques invite neighbors to pray, break fast this weekend

Muslim leaders across the U.S. are opening their doors to build understanding.

8 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

Grewal joins other AGs in battle over relaxing payday-loan rules

New Jersey has placed a 30-percent cap on the annual interest-rate payday lenders are allowed to charge.

8 years ago

Wind turbines along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.(Pennsylvania Turnpike Comission)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

It isn’t easy being green: New research explores potential downside of nudging people to behave differently

When a company or government tries to encourage you to do something it wants you to do, that’s called a “nudge.”

8 years ago

Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, flanked by Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., (left), and Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., speaks to advocates for LGBTQ rights as they rally before a vote in the House on the 'Equality Act of 2019,' sweeping anti-discrimination legislation that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2019. Cicilline is the chief sponsor of the bill to protect LGBTQ rights. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights

Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said it will bring the nation "closer to equal liberty and justice for all."

8 years ago

In this Wednesday, May 15, 2019, photo, Bailey Coffman shows her photo as a man in the Snapchat app during an interview in New York. Snapchat's new photo filter that allows users to change into a man or woman with the tap of a finger isn’t necessarily fun and games for transgender people. But some others see the potential for such tools to lead to self-discovery among people struggling with their gender identity. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Community

In gender-swap photo filters, some trans people see therapy

Some argue that the filter, which Snapchat calls a "lens," could be a therapeutic tool that leads to self-discovery.

8 years ago

Like an old fashioned candy store varieties of marijuana are display in jars. (Bill Barlow/for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers introduce marijuana legalization bill

Less than a year after the Delaware General Assembly could not muster enough support to legalize recreational marijuana, legislators are resurrecting the effort.

8 years ago

Governor Murphy participates in the Delaware River Governors Leadership Summit with Delaware Governor John Carney and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf at the Seaport Museum in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Edwin J. Torres/New Jersey Governor's Office)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Governors pledge to cooperate on Delaware River Basin environment

The governors of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware promised on Thursday to work together to preserve the natural resources of the Delaware River Basin.

8 years ago

Sandy flooding (NBC10)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

House extends National Flood Insurance Program through September

Just in time for hurricane season, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through the end of the fiscal ye

8 years ago

Cellist and sometimes filmmaker Nicholas Canellakis will solo as part of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s season finale performance “Roman Hollywood.” (Matt Dine/DSO (left); Joe del Tufo, Moonloop Photography (right))
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware Symphony ends season with cinematic flair

The Delaware Symphony Ochestra’s “Roman Hollywood” starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Grand Opera House in downtown Wilmington.

8 years ago

Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, leads the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Courtesy of Jessica Griffin)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra begins concert tour of China as Trump’s trade war escalates

Over 10 years, the Fabulous Philadelphians have built strong cultural ties with China. With trade diplomacy hitting a low note, will that good will dissipate?

8 years ago

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Jessica Choppin Roney, associate professor of history at Temple University, lectures on colonial-era Philadelphia politics at the Cambria Hotel during the city's first Profs and Pints event. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Profs and Pints brings lectures to thirsty students, revenue to academics

Profs and Pints brings lectures out of the halls of academia and into the mainstream for casual students to share a beer and share in knowledge.

8 years ago

Listen 2:18
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio speaks in Camden Thursday about the controversial tax break some businesses have gotten to relocate to the city. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Camden boosters hold invite-only defense of tax breaks in county building

Camden is in the middle of a feud between Gov. Phil Murphy and South Jersey Democrats over how the state gives out lucrative tax breaks.

8 years ago

Martin Tower, the former headquarters of Bethlehem Steel, is shown days before a planned implosion. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Implosion of former Bethlehem Steel HQ highlights changing face of the Lehigh Valley

Bethlehem Steel built a skyscraper in the 1970s, just ahead of the industry's collapse. The tower sat mostly vacant for a decade, but the city found other ways to revitalize.

8 years ago

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As part of the city’s renewal project, architect I. M. Pei was brought in to design the Society Hill Towers. Each unit  was designed to have floor-to-ceiling windows along the exterior wall providing for a brilliant view of Philadelphia or the Delaware River. 
(Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Urban Planning

I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102

His designs added elegance to landscapes worldwide with their powerful geometric shapes and grand spaces.

8 years ago

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