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Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condominium
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Public Safety

New Jersey team to assist in Florida condo collapse search

N.J. Task Force 1 sent 70 members who specialize in 21 technically skilled positions and 10 ground support personnel. It is the unit's eighth deployment under FEMA since 2016.

4 years ago

Fireworks explode over the Delaware River as seen from Penn's Landing.
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Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more

July 1 - 4: Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia
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Philly pool season begins after challenging search for lifeguards

The city’s pool season begins, despite the recruitment issues and criticism surrounding which neighborhood pools were chosen to open.

4 years ago

Salina Brett poses in front of an LGBTQ pride flag
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Trans activist raises money for LGBTQIA causes with weekly bike rides

Salina Brett has spent every weekend this month on her bicycle to raise money for LGBTQIA charities.

4 years ago

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Scott O'Neil speaks at a press conference
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers, Devils CEO O’Neil resigns after 8 years leading HBSE

O’Neil, a Villanova graduate, also has local ties from a previous job as vice president of sales with the Philadelphia Eagles.

4 years ago

Many blocks in North Philadelphia are not lined with trees and many residents do not have home air conditioning
PlanPhilly
Environment
Housing
Income Inequality
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In one of Philly’s hottest areas, neighbors are crowdfunding air conditioners

As the mercury climbs, Philly neighbors are raising money to help one another keep cool.

4 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, in front of the Crown mural by artist Russell Craig that pays homage to her and other Black women. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to receive Philadelphia Magis Award

Each year, the award is given to a person or organization who goes above and beyond for their community.

4 years ago

People embrace at a make-shift memorial
NPR
Infrastructure
National
Public Safety

Surfside condo board warned residents that concrete damage was ‘significantly worse’

"The concrete deterioration is accelerating." Champlain South Towers' condo board president wrote as she asked for a $15M special assessment for major structural repairs.

4 years ago

Members of the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue team look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building
NPR
National
Public Safety

What led to the Florida condo collapse? Here’s what we know so far

Amid one of the largest U.S. rescue operations in recent memory, those who escaped the tower or lost loved ones want to know how the 12-story structure could have fallen.

4 years ago

Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

‘Allez Wawa!’ The connection between the Tour de France and Philly’s favorite convenience store

“Comment dit-on «Hoagiefest» en français?”

4 years ago

A crowd gathers next to the spot where George Floyd was murdered at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin
International
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people of African descent

The report hopes to build on momentum around the intensified scrutiny worldwide about the blight of racism and its impact on Africans and people of African descent.

4 years ago

Breana Cooper on watch from the lifeguard stand
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly public pools open this week for the first time in 2 years — but only 60%, because of lifeguard shortage

Here’s the opening schedule for the city's swimming pools.

4 years ago

Two men console each other on the beach
NPR
Infrastructure
National

Official death toll climbs to 10: The latest on the condo collapse in Surfside

Emergency crews have been working at the site of the Champlain Towers South building collapse around the clock since last Thursday.

4 years ago

Charles Horton sits in a wheelchair outside
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Health

Using hashtags, gun violence survivors living with disabilities want to share their stories

On Tuesday, Disability Pride Philadelphia is asking people affected by gun violence to flood Instagram and Facebook with their personal stories.

4 years ago

The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania officially lifts indoor face mask mandate

Businesses still maintain the option of requiring employees, guests, or customers to wear face masks, health officials stressed.

4 years ago

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