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Garrison Hines plants fruit trees at a lot on the 1900 block of Norris Street in Philadelphia.
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A North Philadelphia grower is planting an orchard on a vacant lot

The fledgling farm is growing quietly on a piece of city-owned land, part of a grassroots movement that seeks to turn vacant lots into green spaces.

4 years ago

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Viola Dales brought her son Raheem Dales, a sophomore at Parkway West High School, to the Philadelphia Zoo to get his COVID-19 vaccine. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia
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Philly students get vaxxed at the zoo before heading back to school

The event is the first of its kind for the school district, but arrives after months of partnering with CHOP to organize other vaccination clinics around the city.

4 years ago

ATVs riders travel down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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How dirt bikes in the city build community, culture

WHYY youth interns talk with supporters of the local dirt bike community about the future of the culture and its positive impacts.

4 years ago

People gather near bins of water after the earthquake in Camp-Perrin
NPR
International
Public Safety

Here’s how you can support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti

Looking to get involved but not sure how to help? Here are some resources to get you started.

4 years ago

Participants prepare to run in New Jersey's Marathon and Half Marathon
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus concerns again force cancellation of N.J. marathon

The New Jersey Marathon and Half Marathon were scheduled to be held in and around Long Branch on Oct. 16 and 17.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall is seen at sunrise on the day of the Eagles Super Bowl parade
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

How to get more people vaccinated? In Philly, by hosting a parade down Broad Street

A brass band, a rap emcee — and free vax clinics along the way.

4 years ago

A woman stands in front of a destroyed home in the aftermath of an earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter about 125 kilometers ( 78 miles) west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the US Geological Survey said. (AP Photo/Duples Plymouth)
Delaware
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New Jersey

Haitians in N.J. and Del. hope for the best as post-earthquake recovery efforts continue

Haitians in New Jersey and Delaware hope to help family and friends back home as the recovery continues.

4 years ago

Javan Rankines wears a face mask inside a barber shop
Neighborhoods
New Jersey
Public Health

‘My mind’s made up’: Trusted vaccine messengers in Camden have their work cut out for them

An effort to get Camden barbers to act as trusted messengers for the COVID-19 vaccine shows how hard fighting misinformation really is.

4 years ago

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James Aye, wearing a mask, speaks at a DAO press conference
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Amid an unrelenting gun violence crisis, Philly DA Krasner sends $250,000 to community groups working to reduce bloodshed

The grants, which range in size from $10,000 to $48,400, will go to 10 different community-based groups.

4 years ago

Carli Lloyd celebrates scoring in the Tokyo Olympics
New Jersey
Sports
6abc

From Delran to Olympics: Carli Lloyd announces retirement

The Burlington County, New Jersey, native who became a global soccer superstar and Olympic gold medalist has announced her retirement from the sport.

4 years ago

Leyondo Dunn stands outside Gratz high school
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly gun violence leaves pain, numbness

A “perfect storm” of deadly factors helped revive an old nickname for Philadelphia popularized by its detractors — “Killadelphia.”

4 years ago

Customers sit inside Level Up bar
Food & Drink
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Two new bars in the Gayborhood are owned by people of color, marking a major shift

Said one proprietor of telling people his place is brown-owned: “You wouldn’t believe the number of people who are shocked.”

4 years ago

A closeup of a Yards Brewing beer
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

New from Yards Brewing, Philly Standard is made for tailgating — and priced to match

Sometimes you just want a regular beer.

4 years ago

A person wearing a mask holds up Rocket, a 3-month-old kitty
Radio Times
Animals
Health Care
K-12

Regional Roundup – 8/16/21

Masks? Vaccine mandates? An update on the changing Covid-19 restrictions in the Delaware Valley. Plus, a new model putting therapists in New Jersey public schools.

Air Date: August 16, 2021 10:00 am

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A U.S. military helicopter is pictured flying above the U.S. Embassy in Kabul
NPR
International
Public Safety

Afghanistan falls to the Taliban again as the U.S.-backed government collapses

In a sudden, final offensive, the Taliban pushed into Kabul, as Afghanistan's U.S.-backed president left the country and diplomatic personnel beat a retreat from the embassy.

4 years ago

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