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Bracing for Sandy from the Philadelphia Canoe Club’s perch along the Schuylkill
As long as he can see the rocks, he’ll be ok. Kris Alutius is the live-in caretaker for the Philadelphia Canoe Club, located ...
13 years ago
Moving toward walkable neighborhoods for older adults
WHYY is launching a new conversation about the power of place and the ways neighborhood influences health. The series is called Desig ...
13 years ago
NW Philly residents stock up on last minute supplies
It’s been rainy, but with the worst of Hurricane Sandy yet to hit Philadelphia, some shoppers are seizing the opportunity to stock ...
13 years ago
Gov. Corbett warns Pennsylvanians to brace for days without power
Pennsylvanians in the central and eastern part of the state are bracing for days-long power outages as they keep an eye on Hurricane Sand ...
13 years ago
Penn researcher explains some basics of ‘built environment’ research
As part of the WHYY/NewsWorks.org series “Designs on Health,” senior health writer Taunya English spoke with C ...
13 years ago
What to do and not to do to keep indoor air healthy during big storms
Winds and rain are still whipping, but officials already have some post-storm warnings, so people huddled and tucked safely away from the ...
13 years ago
Philly schools closed Tuesday; district prepares for flooding in some buildings
As the city prepares to bear the full brunt of Hurricane Sandy, all School District of Philadelphia schools and administrative offices wi ...
13 years ago
Sandy makes landfall near Atlantic City; 348K N.J. homes without power
With sustained winds more than 80 m.p.h., Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore south of Atlantic City minutes ago. Gov. Chris Ch ...
13 years ago
Top 12 activities after the power goes out
You’re as ready for this storm as you’re ever going to get. Now all you can do is sit back, listen to the news, and wait ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia election officials struggle with storm, postal glitch
Philadelphia election officials failed to get all voter registration applications processed over the weekend. City Commissioner St ...
13 years ago
Philly residents rush out for 11th hour Sandy prep
Some Philly residents were still scrambling Monday morning to get ready for the storm. Like many rushing out of Walmart at midday ...
13 years ago
Delaware now officially in the Sandy disaster declaration
President Obama has officially declared Delaware a disaster area in anticipation of what Hurricane Sandy will do the first state in the n ...
13 years ago
Preparing for the coming storm
As the 24-hour news cycle churns out information surrounding Hurricane Sandy’s arrival in the Philadelphia region, I can’t he ...
13 years ago
Delaware Bay towns in Kent County can only watch and wait for Sandy
The order to evacuate Delaware’s coastal communities stretch into Kent County and the towns along the Delaware Bay. The town ...
13 years ago
No part of Delaware escaping early wrath of Sandy
The Delaware River towns south of Wilmington usually flood in heavy rains. Sandy was promising to compound that problem. Wat ...
13 years ago