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David April smiles, posing outside of a red brick rowhome.
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Sports

Fishtown Beer Runners say goodbye to founder

The founder of the Fishtown Beer Runners is stepping away from the club after 15 years. The group says it will continue its runs each week.

3 years ago

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The headquarters for National Public Radio in Washington
NPR
Business
Employment
Media

NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs

NPR moved this week to cut 10 percent of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.

3 years ago

Princeton guard Blake Peters (24) screams after making a 3-point shot in the second half of the team's second-round college basketball game against Missouri in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Sacramento
Higher Education
New Jersey
Sports

Princeton Tigers add to their March Madness lore

New Jersey’s governor visited practice this week and many players have become social media stars.

3 years ago

(Courtesy of 6abc)
Crime
Kids
Public Safety

Police say they found a 6-year-old boy locked in a dog cage inside Philadelphia home

When police made their way inside the residence, a 6-year-old boy was found nude inside a locked dog cage with a blanket and pillow.

3 years ago

Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington
NPR
Government
National
Personal Finance

Still trying to quit that gym membership? The FTC is proposing a rule that could help

The Federal Trade Commission gets thousands of complaints a year from customers trapped in memberships they don't want. Its "Click to Cancel" proposal aims to change that.

3 years ago

A century-old gas station located at 20th and Arch streets took a slow roll through the city to its new home in Fairmount Park
History
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation
6abc

Historic Philadelphia gas station moves to new home in Fairmount Park

At 10 p.m., workers began driving the gas station very slowly to its new home a few miles away.

3 years ago

Litter on a South Philly sidewalk
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

Philadelphia is pulling out of a program that pays community members to collect litter

A union grievance has thrown a wrench in the gears of a public-private partnership aimed at tackling cleaning up Philly’s pervasive trash.

3 years ago

Lemuel Bannister estimates the height of the flooding caused by Isaias in 2020
PlanPhilly
Environment
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Eastwick United launches grant program to fill another gap in Isaias recovery

More than two years after a flood devastated low-lying Eastwick, a community organization is distributing funding for lingering repairs.

3 years ago

A close-up of a water meter.
PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia

‘Where does it end?’: Philly water customers are concerned about proposed rate hike

The average resident’s bill would increase more than 20% by late 2024, under a rate increase the Philadelphia Water Department wants.

3 years ago

File photo: A New Jersey Transit train leaves the Bound Brook Station, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Bound Brook, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Transportation
6abc

N.J. brush fires disrupt rush hour rail service between New York Penn Station and Philadelphia

New Jersey Transit said service was suspended on its Northeast Corridor Line between New York Penn Station and Trenton.

3 years ago

Protesters rally outside the Paterson Police Department on March 10 over the killing of Najee Seabrooks.
Gun Violence
New Jersey
Policing
Public Safety

Cries for civilian review boards grow louder in N.J. following Najee Seabrooks’ killing

A bill allowing cities to create civilian review boards with subpoena power has stalled in the Legislature.

3 years ago

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People walk on a street in Philadelphia on a sunny day.
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Hundreds of white supremacist stickers were plastered around Port Richmond, and neighbors are springing into action to take them down

The River Wards neighborhood may have a “reputation” for this kind of ideology, one resident said, but the area is evolving.

3 years ago

File photo: Hiring signs are displayed at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Jan. 13, 2023. Employers are increasingly posting salary ranges for job openings, even in states where it's not mandated by law, according to analysts with employment sites Indeed, GlassDoor, and Monster. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Business
Employment
National

Pay transparency is spreading. Here’s what you need to know

The number of U.S. job postings advertising salary information more than doubled between February 2020 and February 2023, from 18.4% to 43.7%.

3 years ago

A church that was destroyed in a massive 8-alarm fire in New Jersey on Monday evening was still smoldering on Tuesday. (6abc)
New Jersey
Public Safety
Religion
6abc

Church reduced to burned-out shell after massive 8-alarm fire in Florence Twp., New Jersey

Officials tell Action News that kids were playing basketball in the rear of the church when they reported seeing smoke.

3 years ago

Fire broke out at a Catholic school in Chestnut Hill. (6abc)
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

Firefighters battling massive blaze at Philadelphia Catholic school

The flames broke out around 3:45 p.m. at the Our Mother of Consolation School located on East Chestnut Hill Avenue.

3 years ago

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