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Audiovisual artist  Ezra Masch plays the drum set that is part of his installation at the Icebox in Kensington. The 300 LED lights that fill the space respond to the playing of the drum. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Drummers play the lights inside Philly’s Icebox

There’s a moment when the percussionists “stop playing the drums and they start playing the lights” in Ezra Masch’s “Volumes” art installation.

3 years ago

File photo: City workers and community groups work to clean up McPherson Square and the area around it, including disposing of used needles. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia nonprofit sounds alarm on rising drug use

It is the first time in the program’s 30-year history that it received more used syringes than clean ones distributed.

3 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Politics & Policy

New Jersey child tax credit signed into law, GOP wants more tax reform

Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris) suggested that lawmakers index tax brackets to account for historic inflation rates.

3 years ago

(From left) Florida's first lady Casey DeSantis, Gov. Ron DeSantis, first lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden arrive at Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Ian. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Weather

Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort

Biden says he's putting politics on mute for now to focus on those in need in and around Fort Myers.

3 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaking at a press conference October 5, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Former Philly police officer to stand trial for first-degree murder of 12-year-old boy

A judge approved charges against a former Philly police officer. It’s one of three murder cases brought against police by the DA in five years.

3 years ago

The reason the rules vary, and the reason why there might be lawsuits, is that elections have become highly political, and Pennsylvania’s election law has some gray areas. (Fred Adams for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Unresolved gray areas in Pa. mail voting law likely to spur fresh confusion, legal challenges

As millions of Pennsylvanians once again go to the polls this November, some key questions on mail ballots remain unsettled, opening the door for more legal action.

3 years ago

SEPTA workers power wash Allegheny Station on Kensington Avenue. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

SEPTA launches safety and cleaning program to provide social services to people using stations as shelters

SEPTA will partner with local college students to offer social services to people experiencing homelessness using the transit system as a shelter.

3 years ago

K. Barry Sharpless points to a sample used in his work, as he stands on the balcony outside of his home office
Science

Philly native among 3 chemists awarded Nobel Prize

Sharpless, a Philadelphia native who attended the Friends Central School, previously won a Nobel Prize in 2001 and is now the fifth person to receive the award twice.

3 years ago

A rendering of the Philadelphia Union's WSFS Bank Sportsplex, viewed from Subaru Park. (OSPORTS)
Community

Philadelphia Union to build $55 million sports complex

Plans for the 32-acre sports and recreation complex will include indoor and outdoor fields, courts, and a weight room. Construction will cost more than $55 million.

3 years ago

Food Bank of Delaware breaks ground on the new Center in Southern, Delaware. (Picture from Kim Turner, Public Relation of Food Bank of Delaware)
Community

A Delaware food bank is breaking ground on downstate location to meet rise in demand

The new 67,000-square-foot facility in Kent County will provide expanded training programs and wider food distribution capabilities.

3 years ago

West Sadsbury Township in Chester County.  (West Sadsbury Township)
Politics & Policy

West Sadsbury Township is looking to axe open space tax at the ballot

While some townships are looking to save open space through ballot referendums, one Chester County township says that the process is complete.

3 years ago

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge connects for a solo home run, his 62nd of the season, off as Texas Rangers catcher Sam Huff and umpire Randy Rosenberg look on in the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. With the home run, Judge set the AL record for home runs in a season, passing Roger Maris.  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Arts & Entertainment

Yankees star Judge hits 62nd homer to break Maris’ AL record

Judge hit a 1-1 slider from Texas right-hander Jesús Tinoco into the first row of seats in left field when leading off the second game of New York’s day-night doubleheader.

3 years ago

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Education
6abc

Lead detected in water from 22 Delaware schools

The building once known as Wallace Wallin School had the most violations at 17.

3 years ago

Philadelphia School District Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington reported findings from his first 100 days on the job at a press conference on October 4, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Watlington announces big leadership changes in the School District of Philadelphia after first 110 days

Two new deputy roles will reduce the number of individuals who report directly to the superintendent, freeing him up to spend more time in the community and Harrisburg.

3 years ago

In documents filed in court Friday, lawyers for former President Trump and the Department of Justice listed their preferred candidates for the role of special master. (Steve Helber/AP)
Courts & Law

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute

A three-judge panel last month limited the review to the much larger tranche of non-classified documents.

3 years ago

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