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Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Money

Gas prices on the rise at the Shore

Gas prices continue to rise in New Jersey and around the nation due to crude oil prices above $55 and refineries in seasonal maintenance that can temporarily limit production.

8 years ago

Terry Lee Barrett hosted “Caribbean Rhythms” on WRTI FM, from 1987 to 1995. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Archives of radio show illuminate Philly’s love affair with reggae of ‘80s and ‘90s

Recordings of the “Caribbean World Rhythms” radio show bring back the bright, sun-splashed sounds of reggae.

8 years ago

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Joel Feldman, an attorney from Delaware County, has traveled the country since 2010, educating adults and students on the dangers of distracted driving in roughly hourlong presentations. His daughter was hit and killed by a driver in 2009. (Courtesy of Joel Feldman)
Community

A Delco attorney’s daughter was killed by a distracted driver. Now he’s trying to change how people drive

A Delaware County attorney approaches distracted driving as a matter of respect, and he says scaring teens doesn’t work.

8 years ago

Laylah Amatullah Barrayn has been traveling to Senegal since 1999 to take pictures of the Baye Fall, a Sufi sect of Islam.
Her images are on view at the African American Museum in Philadelphia in the exhibit,
Arts & Entertainment

Two visions of African spirituality at the African American Museum

A photojournalist and a fine-art photographer collaborate on a dual exhibition of the Baye Fall of Senegal and the indigenous deities of Sierra Leone.

8 years ago

Listen 2:11
A joint session of the state House and Senate during the governor's budget address. All together, there are 253 members of Pennsylvania's legislature--203 in the House, 50 in the Senate. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Shrinking the Pa. legislature? It’s possible, but unlikely.

In order to change the size of the House or Senate, the chambers would have to sign off on a constitutional amendment.

8 years ago

This Fairhill auto shop had racked up multiple safety and permit violations before a fire ripped through it on Monday.
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

North Philly auto body shop engulfed by fire racked up safety violations prior to blaze

A North Philadelphia auto body shop that exploded into flames on Monday operated for years without proper permits or safety measures in place, according to city records.

8 years ago

North Philadelphia ward leader Daphne Goggins, who was endorsed by the city's Republican Party last month, has dropped out of the mayor's race. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

GOP candidate Daphne Goggins is out of Philly mayor’s race

Goggins ended her short-lived campaign in a Facebook video Monday evening, saying Philadelphia’s Republican Party apparatus failed to support her.

8 years ago

A lifeguard protects the beaches at Wildwood.
Down the Shore
Community

Wildwood’s popular ‘beach box’ rental system to expand

Wildwood's popular "beach box" storage rental system is expanding across municipal boundaries, officials announced. 

8 years ago

The capital dome is seen at the New Jersey Statehouse. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. considers allowing advertisements on its government websites

A New Jersey Assembly panel backs plan to allow the state to sell ad space on government websites. Some object that ad placement could signify the Garden State’s endorsement.

8 years ago

Only Maine and Oklahoma give doctors as much leeway in prescribing medical marijuana as this legislation would in Delaware. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Del. considers allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana for most maladies

Only Maine and Oklahoma give doctors as much leeway in prescribing medical marijuana as this legislation would in Delaware.

8 years ago

A rendering shows the design of the members-only Fitler Club. (Photo courtesy of M-Rad Architecture/Fitler Cub)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Swank swim club to top off former PHA building

For any more evidence of Philadelphia’s changing cityscape, look no farther than the intersection of Ludlow and 23rd streets in Center City.

8 years ago

day care children walking on street
Politics & Policy

U.S. Sen. Casey of Pa. urging ‘transformative’ investment in child care subsidies

While Trump proposes a $1 billion bump in federal spending on child care, Senate Democrats are stumping for a cap how much some families pay out of pocket.

8 years ago

A billboard built by sex education advocates outside Mexico’s National Population Council office, in Mexico City, warns that ‘being a mother is not child’s play.’ (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)
Health

Abortions rise worldwide when U.S. cuts funding to women’s health clinics, study finds

Researchers have found that the global gag rule has actually made women in sub-Saharan Africa twice as likely to have an abortion.

8 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Rep. Mehaffie talks up his nuclear bailout bill; opponents line up to trash it

Pennsylvania Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) on Monday introduced a bill aimed at keeping two of the state’s five nuclear plants from retiring early.

8 years ago

Fox News mobile app on the display of tablet PC
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Bravo! Democrats refuse to reward Fox News’ propaganda

These debates, which begin in June, should be hosted by legitimate journalistic organizations. Fox News, a font of fact-free agitprop, is demonstrably illegitimate.

8 years ago

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