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F.I.S.H. Night at Camden's Adventure Aquarium. (Adventure Aquarium)
Community Events
New Jersey

Camden’s Adventure Aquarium to host ‘Sensory-Friendly F.I.S.H Night’

Between 5:30 to 8 p.m., the aquarium plans to reduce noise and lower lights to accommodate people with sensory processing disorders.

3 years ago

Cheryl Lozada (right) with her husband, Tom, and daughter, Leah, on the beach in Wildwood, N.J. on August 10, 2022. Lozada said she and her family have been vacationing here since Leah was a toddler adding that they were going to come regardless of the cost. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Economy
New Jersey
Travel

Inflation and gas prices aren’t deterring Jersey Shore visitors this summer

Despite high gas prices and inflation, Jersey Shore towns are still seeing crowds so far this summer, and expect that trend to linger the rest of the season.

3 years ago

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File photo: A picture of Mountain Region Champion Little League team member Easton Oliverson, from Santa Clara, Utah, is shown on the scoreboard at Volunteer Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Little League World Series baseball tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022. Oliverson was injured when he fell out of a bunk bed at the dormitory complex. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Kids
Pennsylvania
Sports

Boy hurt in fall at Little League World Series alert, walks

An Instagram account the family set up to share updates said he is back in a standard hospital room and can communicate with his parents.

3 years ago

File photo: People shop at an Apple Store in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Business
Public Safety
Technology

Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs

Security experts have advised users to update affected devices — the iPhone6S and later models, newer iPads and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey.

3 years ago

Rowhouses in North Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Data highlights racial disparities in mortgage lending at TD Bank in Philly region

Between 2018 and 2020, TD bank denied a higher percentage of Black applicants seeking residential mortgage loans than white applicants.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' James Harden reacts during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
Sports
TV

76ers to play 34 nationally televised games, including Christmas Day

The 76ers to kick off the season with a nationally televised away game against defending Eastern Conference Champions, the Boston Celtics, on Oct. 18.

3 years ago

Nitin Budhiraja is seen facing his computer during a Zoom meeting
NPR
Business
Employment

A new work anxiety: Will I be penalized for working from home?

In the "new normal" of the hybrid workplace, are remote and in-person workers going to be treated equally? It's a matter of hot debate right now.

3 years ago

State Rep. Stephen Kinsey and Pastor Rob Harrison look over a map of Northwest Philadelphia.
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Ending the ‘silos’: Northwest Philly anti-violence groups seek to collaborate with lawmakers

Northwest Philly advocates say red tape and poor communication remain the biggest impediments to making a dent in the city’s gun violence crisis.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus is seen traveling down a street in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

You can sign up now to pay for SEPTA rides with your phone, with a fuller rollout expected by October

Want to ditch your Key card? Android and iPhone users can apply to be part of the mobile ticketing pilot.

3 years ago

Renderings of the planned wetlands at FDR Park. (City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Preservation

Revised FDR Park plan includes more nature, no golf

An update to the FDR Park plan expands natural areas and drops a planned golf driving range. A new tidal wetland is set to break ground soon.

3 years ago

Attendants at Philadelphia’s First Responders Day interact with a mounted police officer and his horse. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community Events
Government
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philadelphia’s ‘First Responders Day’ aims to better relations during tough times

The event aims to encourage first responders to create relationships in communities to reduce violent crime in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

DA Larry Krasner speaking at Shepard Rec Center in West Philly on August 17, 2022. (Sammy Caiola / WHYY)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘The victims are children’: Shooters spray 96 bullets near West Philly rec center, injuring five and worrying hundreds

Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner joined forces Wednesday to address a mass shooting that occurred at Shepard Recreation Center Tuesday night.

3 years ago

(Courtesy of Devi Ramkissoon)
Business
Philadelphia

Small businesses to take center stage in Fishtown as part of ‘Sustainable & Local Tour’

“Consumers have the power to vote with their dollars,” said Ramkissoon, “and we're voting for the world we want to live in, by choosing to support small businesses."

3 years ago

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The tanker truck is still in Greenwich Township but is not emitting any vapor. Officials do not feel it is safe to move the vehicle yet. (6abc)
Environment
New Jersey

Officials hold town hall after tanker truck emits vapors, stench in South Jersey

Dozens of residents across New Jersey showed up at the East Greenwich Municipal Building Tuesday night, demanding answers after a stench wafted throughout New Jersey for days.

3 years ago

PECO truck in the foreground, PECO worker in the background
PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Is it time for Pa. to ban summer utility shutoffs?

Thousands of PECO customers lose access to A/C or fans each summer when they can’t pay their electric bills. Experts want more limits on shutoffs in a warming world.

3 years ago

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