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History
Race & Ethnicity

All-Black, all-female American Airlines crew flies from Dallas to honor Bessie Coleman

The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour last week to celebrate the anniversary of Coleman earning her international pilot's license in 1921.

3 years ago

Bryce Harper stands by home plate.
Philadelphia
Sports

Phillies’ Bryce Harper to begin rehab assignment Tuesday

The National League MVP hasn’t played since breaking his left thumb on June 25.

3 years ago

Weeds cover a pile of toxic dirt contained behind corrugated fencing at the intersection of 7th and Chestnut streets in Camden, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Environment
New Jersey
Public Health

Camden’s toxic dirt pile will be cleaned in 2023

Camden officials announced plans to finally clean up the toxic dirt pile in 2023.

3 years ago

Rows of T-shirts bearing the name of Philadelphians lost to gun violence are on display with a fence and bushes in the background.
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly officials want your ideas on gun violence solutions. Sessions begin this week

Philadelphia is bringing back “listening sessions” to gain community feedback on the gun violence crisis, extending a series held in the spring.

3 years ago

This Jan. 25, 2022 photo shows a large trash incinerator in Rahway, N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Environment
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. advocates are mobilizing to prevent fossil fuel companies from expanding in low-income neighborhoods

A statewide coalition will host three workshops, where residents can learn about the harmful health impacts caused by incinerators and other polluting facilities.

3 years ago

A parade of fans stream into Wilmington Country Club for the opening round.
Business
Delaware
Sports

PGA tournament shines bright light on Wilmington and Delaware

About 130,000 spectators descended on northern Delaware for the area’s biggest sporting event ever. Officials hope they all make return visits.

3 years ago

Listen 1:52
A compilation of hyperlocal news sites in Philly. (Billy Penn)
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Info for your corner of Philadelphia: A guide to neighborhood papers and hyperlocal news sites

How to keep track of what’s happening down the street.

3 years ago

Monique Dudley, director of career development at House of Umoja, interviews Youth Peace Corps graduates about their goals and plans during a ceremony at the Rotunda in West Phialdelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Violence-free zone? House of Umoja looks to 70s-era peacemaking practices to keep teens safe

The House of Umoja has been credited with helping to quell Philly’s gang violence crisis in the 1970s. Now it wants to train a new generation of peacemakers.

3 years ago

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People dance at the Caribbean Fest in Philadelphia as others are visible in the background looking on.
Community Events
Food & Drink
Music
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Caribbean Festival returns to Penn’s Landing to celebrate rhythms and Caribbean culture

Despite pouring rain, hundreds united along Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront Sunday to celebrate Caribbean heritage.

3 years ago

Blue tarps covering makeshift homes are visible in the distance in a green field.
Environment
Infrastructure
International

Many still seeking food, shelter a year after Haiti quake

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Haiti a year ago, killing more than 2,200 people.

3 years ago

A group of migrants arriving in New York City are shown from behind as they look out on a city street.
NPR
Government
Immigration
National

Texas sends migrants to New York. They get a warm welcome, but life there is tough

As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends more migrants via bus from the Mexico border, volunteers, city officials, and migrants in New York City are forced to adapt.

3 years ago

File photo: This Feb. 23, 2016 file photo shows the St. Laurentius Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia.  Demolition of a shuttered 19th-century church in Philadelphia has begun following a yearslong battle by some neighbors to save the crumbling structure. Crews last week surrounded the 140-year-old St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown with scaffolding, fencing and barricades. Neighbors gathered Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 to get their final look at the structure. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Changing Communities
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Religion

Demolition of St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown begins after long battle

The church was built in 1882 with the donations of Polish immigrants. The archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2014 announced the church's closure.

3 years ago

The Indian flag raised at Philadelphia City Hall. (CIO)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Marking India’s 75th Independence Day, the Council of Indian Organizations of Greater Philadelphia presents the Festival of India at Penn’s Landing

The Council of Indian Organizations of Greater Philadelphia provides a sense of community and cohesion to Indians in America.

3 years ago

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A sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on April 23, 2020. The CDC said it is investigating an E. coli outbreak in four states that has sickened at least 37 people. (Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

CDC investigates an E. coli outbreak in 4 states after some Wendy’s customers fell ill

So far, 19 people reported falling ill in Ohio, 15 in Michigan, two in Pennsylvania and one in Indiana, but the CDC said the true number is likely to be higher.

3 years ago

Norristown, Pa. in Montgomery County. (Wikimedia Commons)
Homelessness
Housing
Pennsylvania
Politics

As Norristown closes parks from dusk to dawn, unhoused people fear arrest

Norristown council voted to close parks from dusk to dawn. Unhoused people fear they can’t sleep in parks, retribution from police.

3 years ago

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