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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania’s wine, beer and cider industries awarded nearly $2 million in support grants

Some $600,000 of that total given by the Liquor Control Board was awarded to Penn State University for eight different wine and malt and brewed beverage projects.

5 years ago

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Animals
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania
Preservation
WESA

‘We look at this and see a catastrophe in the making,’ says researcher about Pennsylvania’s forests

"Forests get the double whammy of both too many invaders, many species, and too many deer.”

5 years ago

Runners take off at the start of at the start of the Broad Street Run. Participants had to provide proof of vaccination. (Mallory Falk, WHYY)
Community Events
Philadelphia

Broad Street Run a ‘rejuvenating’ return to a new normal in Philly

The nation’s largest 10-mile road race was back on in Philly on Sunday — with some notable changes. Many of the 18,000 runners said it still felt good to be back.

5 years ago

The old Folcroft Avenue bridge in Folcroft, Delco catches fire early Sunday morning. Debris from the fire is causing delays on Amtrak and has SEPTA's Newark line suspended. (6abc)
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Transportation
6abc

SEPTA’s Newark line suspended after abandoned bridge catches fire in Delco

Fire officials tell 6abc the bridge has been abandoned for at least 30 years and should be demolished.

5 years ago

Pastries at Kouklet Brazillian Bakehouse, opening soon in South Philly (Instagram/@KOUKLETBAKEHOUSE)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Where to find late-night sweets: 10 dessert cafes in Philadelphia

Looking to spice up date night? Go out for a treat.

5 years ago

Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus continues to divide those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those horrified by an annual tribute that ignores the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
National
Philadelphia
Protests

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Activists say efforts to end a formal holiday in Columbus’ name remain stalled by politicians and organizations focusing on Italian American heritage.

5 years ago

Billy Penn Quizzo
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Take the Philly trivia quiz and test your local knowledge

24 questions about everything Philadelphia.

5 years ago

LumiNature light show
Community Events
Philadelphia

LumiNature to return to Philadelphia Zoo with more space — and more wattage

The holiday light show debuted in November 2019, but went dark in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Wissahickon Valley Park.
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Wissahickon Valley Park is getting more bathrooms

The Friends of the Wissahickon is working with architects on a master plan that aims to bring new bathroom facilities to the sprawling forest park.

5 years ago

Protesters chant,
Gender
Philadelphia
Protests

Philly Trans March returns to demand justice, equity, and liberation

Violence against trans women of color and housing insecurity are just a few of the issues that organizers hoped to highlight at this year’s march.

5 years ago

Vladmir Slepak's son attended Temple University's med school — and helped disentangle him from the USSR
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Philadelphia ties of the Soviet refusenik once called a ‘modern-day Moses’

When Masha and Vladimir Slepak were released after 17 years, they had Philly friends to thank.

5 years ago

New Jersey police car (6ABC)
K-12
New Jersey
Sports
6abc

Threats and violence suspend high school football games Friday night

Fight breaks out at a game between Pennsauken and Camden High Schools, threats suspend games in Chester and Northampton Counties.

5 years ago

Katherine Cambareri, a graduate with a masters degree in public health from Jefferson College of Population Health, stands with her photographs of clothes worn by survivors of sexual violence at her exhibit at Eakins Lounge at Jefferson Alumni Hall on October 6, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community Events
Gender
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘Well, What Were You Wearing’ exhibit illustrates stories of sexual assault survivors

The exhibit at Jefferson works to counter the misconception that a person's wardrobe choices imply consent.

5 years ago

Photo from Norristown Hospitality Center's 2019 Sole Harvest 5K. (Joel Limbauan)
Community Events
Homelessness

Norristown Hospitality Center revives Sole Harvest 5K to combat homelessness

The day shelter hopes proceeds from the event can combat homelessness, which is increasingly an issue in the Montgomery County seat.

5 years ago

I-95 cuts a path through Wilmington, dividing the city's west side from the main section of downtown. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Public Spaces

New public art installation hopes to bridge Wilmington neighborhoods divided by I-95

A ‘kaleidoscope of trees’ painted along the 8th Street bridge over I-95 is the latest art installation designed to reconnect communities divided by the highway.

5 years ago

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