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Environment
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Outdoors

Tradition of hiking in the new year reaches all 50 U.S. states

A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago.

3 years ago

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Animals
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s stray cat population, estimated at 400,000 pre-pandemic, has stayed relatively stable thanks to a grassroots network

A network of animal welfare organizations have been helping pick up the slack since city funding for ACCT was slashed during COVID.

3 years ago

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International
Religion

Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95.

3 years ago

Hikers cross a stream in the forest.
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Where in New Jersey can you take a New Year’s Day hike?

Nature lovers are invited to hike New Jersey’s state parks, forests, and historic sites on New Year's Day.

3 years ago

File photo: Lums Pond State Park in Delaware. (Photo courtesy DE State Parks)
Delaware
Environment
Outdoors

Delaware’s state parks offer self-guided hikes to help residents step into the new year

Delaware hopes to help residents get a healthy start to 2023 as part of the national First Day Hikes event with its 17 self-guided hikes.

3 years ago

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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Government
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Gun violence in 2022: 500+ homicides, prevention efforts, and public safety

2022 was another challenging year for the communities most affected by Philadelphia gun violence.

3 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse
NPR
Pennsylvania

Bill Cosby plans to tour in 2023 even as he faces a new sexual assault lawsuit

The news of his tour plans comes just weeks after five women filed another sexual assault lawsuit against the 85-year-old.

3 years ago

The giant Peep of NYE Peepsfest
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

Raise a hat, drop a bologna: All the weird objects Pa. lifts and lowers on New Year’s Eve

Lions, lightbulbs, and berries, oh my!

3 years ago

Yvonne Blake stands in front of shelves of books
Books
Business
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Hakim’s Bookstore, Philly’s oldest Black-owned book shop, is being honored with a blue historical marker

Founded in 1959, the shop has long been a resource for Afrocentric literature, gifts, and discourse.

3 years ago

WHYY's Sammy Caiola interviews graduates of House of Umoja's Youth Peace Corps
Media
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Gratitude, acceptance, and hope: WHYY reporters reflect on their journalism of 2022

As the year wraps up, we’re taking stock of some of the impactful moments from across our newsroom that shaped us as journalists in 2022.

3 years ago

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International
Music

Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

Westwood was an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement.

3 years ago

File photo: Migrants sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrive near 30th Street Station Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)
Changing Communities
Immigration
National
Philadelphia

15th bus carrying people seeking asylum arrives in Philadelphia from Texas

According to a release from the city, 60 asylum seekers arrived Thursday, and at least 43 of them were taken to the city’s welcoming facility to receive aid.

3 years ago

Pelé appears at Pelé: The Collection, presented by Julien's Auctions in London on June 1, 2016. (Neil Hall/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

Pelé, who made soccer ‘The Beautiful Game,’ dies at 82

The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

3 years ago

A man skis in an open, snow-covered field.
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania
WESA

Start the new year in a Pa. state park with a First Day Hike

Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host dozens of guided hikes in state parks and forests on Jan. 1 to help ring in the new year.

3 years ago

File photo: Lucy The Elephant stands in Margate, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Spaces
Sculpture
6abc

Lucy the Elephant reopens at the Jersey Shore following 15-month-long restoration

The Jersey Shore landmark underwent a 15-month-long exterior restoration to replace the metal skin that had degraded beyond repair.

3 years ago

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