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The idea that sentences can end with a preposition has become a point of contention in the replies to a tongue-in-cheek social media post from dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster.
NPR

Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. The internet goes off

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

2 years ago

Rich Guffanti and Andrew Wheeler co-founded the volunteer clean-up effort in 2018.
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Sustainability
Billy Penn

Meet the Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors

The volunteers are a formidable force wielding buckets, trash cans, wire cutters and even chainsaws in the fight against trash.

2 years ago

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
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6abc

NBA G League player Terry Roberts shot outside bar in Olney section of Philadelphia

It was close at first, but doctors now say Roberts will survive. He was taken off a ventilator and was able to talk with his parents on Monday.

2 years ago

The autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttle at Philadelphia's Navy Yard.
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Technology
Transportation

Philadelphia Navy Yard begins autonomous, electric shuttle service

The Navy Yard’s AV shuttle can fit nine seated passengers and a wheelchair.

2 years ago

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Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Black-owned roaster Win Win Coffee will soon start brewing in Kensington

The Philly entrepreneurs are building a network of coffee farmers across the African diaspora to build more Black wealth.

2 years ago

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Carla Sessions (second from right) and her neighbors have been fighting against a proposal to develop athletic fields and buildings on Haycock Camping Ministries.
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Bucks County residents are fighting a youth camp development proposal near wetlands

In addition to concerns about traffic and increased noise, residents say they worry development might impact the environment.

2 years ago

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Leap Day
NPR
History

Why do we leap day? We remind you (so you can forget for another 4 years)

The Hebrew, Chinese and Buddhist calendars, among others, have long contained entire leap months. The West is no stranger to leap years either.

2 years ago

Groups are addressing the racial wealth gap in Philadelphia.
Economy
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philly’s racial wealth gap is wider now than in 1960. Here are programs working to fix it

New initiatives want to stop persistent wealth discrepancies between people of color and their white counterparts.

2 years ago

Listen 1:58
Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Environment
Media
New Jersey

An industry study about New Jersey’s plastic bag ban is an example of how to stay vigilant against misinformation

A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

2 years ago

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SEPTA Key card
Pennsylvania
Public Spaces
Transportation

SEPTA rolls out new multi-rider feature for Key card holders

Starting Monday, passengers with a SEPTA Key card can tap in up to five riders for the same trip.

2 years ago

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Jamaican Reggae singer Bob Marley performs on stage during a concert in Bourget, Paris, on July 3, 1980. (AP Photo/Str)
Delaware
Immigration
Music

Wilmington leans into Bob Marley connection with plans for museum to promote cultural awareness

Bob Marley's cousin Judy Malcolm is spearheading the effort to create a Jamaican Heritage and Reggae Museum in Wilmington to empower culture and revive unity.

2 years ago

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A woman places a piece of paper with words of grief for Alexei Navalny paying the last respect to him at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia,
International

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says

Navalny, 47, Russia’s most well-known opposition politician, unexpectedly died on Feb. 16 in an Arctic penal colony.

2 years ago

A person poses for a photo in a tree.
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Teams of adults and kids completing fun, quirky missions in Fairmount Park this weekend, during the WinTOUR Scavenger Hunt

While competing for prizes, participants learn about Philly history during the Fairmount Park scavenger hunt.

2 years ago

(Courtesy Temple Digital Collections)
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Before it was PHL, this patch of land was home to hogs and the world’s biggest shipyard

Hog Island transitioned from its farming past and the country’s industrial future.

2 years ago

A scene from the basketball game
Delaware
K-12
Sports

‘Amazingly talented’ 9th graders: Multiple colleges court 2 Delaware high school basketball teammates

Fans and scouts are flocking to Ursuline Academy’s games to see phenoms GG Banks and Taylor Brown. They starred as eighth graders, too.

2 years ago

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