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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

A person speaks and gestures at the front of a room, where students are sitting before blank easels.
Classes
Delaware
Visual Arts

‘Safe place’: Art classes foster healing for Delaware cancer patients, English learners and people living with trauma

The Healing Through the Arts initiative began in 2017 with painting and drawing sessions for people with cancer.

3 years ago

Jace Oliverson, center, father of Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson who was injured, holds Easton's medal, with another son, Brogan Oliverson (6) at his side, taking Easton's place on the championship team from Santa Clara, Utah before a baseball game against Nolensville, Tenn., at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Kids
Pennsylvania
Sports

Injured Utah little leaguer recovering, has call with coach

Mark Ence, the manager for Snow Canyon, says the boy has begun walking and walked to the bathroom on his own Friday morning.

3 years ago

Tired man sitting at desk in modern office
NPR
Employment
Mental Health

What is ‘quiet quitting,’ and how it may be a misnomer for setting boundaries at work

Closing your laptop at 5 p.m. Doing only your assigned tasks. Spending more time with family. These are just some of the common examples.

3 years ago

A view of the exterior of Korshak Bagels, a red brick building.
Business
Employment
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Introducing Local 80, a new Philly union focused on organized coffee shop floors

A slew of new cafe unionization efforts are expected to roll out across the city.

3 years ago

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

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