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Kids face towards their teachers as the teacher demonstrates a certain tap dance step
Arts & Entertainment

A unique festival celebrates the rich history of tap dancing in Philadelphia

The festival is featuring master classes, live music jams, a community concert, a tap history talk, a tap history walk down Broad Street, and a closing concert at Solar Myth.

2 years ago

Palestinians extinguish the fire after an Israeli airstrike
Community

Patients and staff leave Gaza’s biggest hospital, and dozens are killed at a crowded refugee camp

The evacuation, which Israel says was voluntary, left behind only Israeli forces and a skeleton crew of health workers to care for those too sick to move.

2 years ago

A flag of Israel is visible, and stretching into the distance is a crowd of people marching
Community

Thousands march in Jerusalem to press Israel’s government to do more to free hostages held in Gaza

The families have not rallied around a single proposal for getting their loved ones back, but pleaded for more empathy and responsiveness from the government.

2 years ago

Judge Sarah B. Wallace presides over closing arguments
Courts & Law

Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge

The decision by District Judge Sarah B. Wallace is the third ruling in a little over a week against lawsuits seeking to knock Trump off the ballot.

2 years ago

X-ray of lungs
Health

American Lung Association calls for increased radon testing in Pennsylvania

Though testing, screening, and treating lung cancer has improved in Pennsylvania, some residents are at risk of radon exposure, according to a report.

2 years ago

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“Stephen Burks: Shelter in Place” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art features works from the past 10 years that came out of Burks highly collaborative design practice. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Weave Your TV: Stephen Burks’ pandemic design thinking at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The housewares and sculpture in Stephen Burks’ “Shelter in Place” design exhibition takes cues from the early pandemic shutdown.

2 years ago

Wind turbines
Community

Despite loss of 2 major projects, New Jersey is moving forward with its offshore wind power goals

The state is moving forward with its plans to support and grow the nascent industry.

2 years ago

City Hall in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Reparations Task Force solicits members, plans to officially launch in February

The task force will create a report for City Council on how reparations can ‘atone for the legacy of slavery.’ They hope to start their work in February.

2 years ago

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John ''Johnny Doc'' Dougherty speaks with members of the media
Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court Justice’s name surfaces in Johnny Doc’s embezzlement trial

The testimony about Justice Kevin Dougherty came during the federal embezzlement trial of his brother John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty.

2 years ago

Germantown High School building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A decade after it closed, Germantown High School is set to reopen next year as a mixed-use development

The neighborhood high school closed in 2013 along with nearly two dozen others.

2 years ago

Fire damage at Resorts casino
Community

Officials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino

Fire Chief Scott Evans said Thursday a cause of the fire had not yet been determined.

2 years ago

Deputy Commissioner Joel Dales
Courts & Law

Philly police go high tech on reporting nuisance businesses

The goal of the effort is to streamline the reporting of nuisance complaints in Philadelphia.

2 years ago

View of 30th Street Station overlooking the Schuylkill River.
Science

Amtrak backs off plan to install natural gas boilers at 30th Street Station

Crediting climate activists and new climate goals, Amtrak reversed its plans to replace a steam system with natural gas boilers.

2 years ago

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Education

Rutgers alums suspend donations citing antisemitism concerns

Marvin and Eva Schlanger contributed regularly to New Jersey’s flagship university. But concerns about the treatment of an Orthodox Jewish law school student raised concerns.

2 years ago

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File photo: A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020.
Health

Eyedrops previously cited in FDA warning recalled by manufacturer

The drops were sold by CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and other retailers.

2 years ago

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