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A man walks past the National Constitution Center while wearing a mask
History
Philadelphia

Philly museum to mark Constitution Day with free admission

To mark the U.S. Constitution’s birthday, the National Constitution Center will host a combination of in-person and virtual events on Friday, Sept. 17.

5 years ago

Soldiers hold up candles during a 9/11 anniversary event
History
National

9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves

The 20th anniversary highlights a moment when the immediacy of recent memory starts to blend with the idea that a historic event is slowly becoming a historical one.

5 years ago

Mohammed Sadeed stands with his hand on a railing outside his home
Immigration
Pennsylvania

8,500-plus Afghans have landed at PHL. Where they all end up is still up in the air

The journey here is the first step in a still-evolving process for vetting, supporting, and resettling those who managed to flee life under the Taliban.

5 years ago

Cleanup efforts in Mullica Hill.
Business
Environment
New Jersey

New Jersey’s largest dairy farm nearly destroyed in tornado

An EF3 tornado ripped through Mullica Hill and nearly demolished Wellacrest Farms. More than a dozen cows have died and several more remain missing.

5 years ago

Community fridge in Philly.
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Mutual aid: Philly’s 30 community fridges still need your donations

“In the beginning of the pandemic, it was a lot of people coming together,” said one organizer. “Now I feel like we’re back to pre-pandemic days.”

5 years ago

State School District Superintendent Katrina McCombs and Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen hold the scissors to cut the ribbon on the new Camden High School. Both McCombs and Carstarphen are alumni of the school. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Radio Times
K-12
Performing Arts
Sports

Regional Roundup – 9/6/21

Camden schools superintendent talks about the significance of a new high school campus, and we revisit Cam Anthony & Ray Didinger.

Air Date: September 6, 2021 10:00 am

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United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade
NPR
Employment
History

Why we celebrate Labor Day and other facts about the holiday you might not know

Where did this three-day weekend come from anyway?

5 years ago

More than 1,000 janitors with the Service Employees International Union rally and march
NPR
Employment
History

Here are 3 pivotal moments in workers’ history to remember this Labor Day

From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers.

5 years ago

Person stands in front of house damaged by hurricane flooding.
Environment
Home & Family
Neighborhoods
Pennsylvania

‘We have nothing’: In Coatesville, residents brace to battle insurers, hope for government aid

Now that the waters have receded, the real work begins for many Chester County residents hit by historic flooding: dealing with insurers.

5 years ago

Fireworks illuminate over National Stadium viewed from Shibuya Sky observation deck
International
Sports

Paralympic closing marks end of Tokyo’s 8-year Olympic saga

The Paralympics ended a 13-day run in a colorful, circus-like ceremony at the National Stadium overseen by Crown Prince Akishino, the brother of Emperor Naruhito.

5 years ago

A cleared out Vine Street Expressway
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation
6abc

Vine Street Expressway fully reopens both directions after historic flooding

Thousands of gallons of water were being pumped each minute from the highway in Center City.

5 years ago

The National Museum of American Jewish History
History
Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s Jewish museum emerges from bankruptcy

With a key $10 million gift, the National Museum of American Jewish History settled its overwhelming debt after an 18-month restructuring.

5 years ago

Flooding closes the Vine Street Expressway from Broad Street to the Schuylkill River.
Public Safety
Billy Penn

Philly officials to Vine Street swimmers: ‘Stay out of the water’ and ‘get a tetanus shot’

“It’s not something you want to go swimming in, or tubing in, or any of the other things we’ve seen folks do.”

5 years ago

A large crowd gathers for the Made in America festival in 2019.
Things To Do
Community Events

Festivals, concerts, and fairs anchor Labor Day weekend in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sep. 2 - Sep. 6: Things to do in Pa., Del., and N.J.

5 years ago

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Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Black Lives Matter
Media
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Eyes on the Street

Penn’s first Black newspaper EIC on racism in media

The Daily Pennsylvanian’s first Black editor-in-chief offers a look at how journalists of color are fighting racism in media and reshaping the industry.

5 years ago

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