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The first block of South Tennessee Avenue in Atlantic City
Addiction
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J.’s first needle exchange could close as Atlantic City looks to develop beyond casinos

Advocates are lobbying Gov. Murphy to save the program, which they say has helped reduce HIV infections in the area by 50% since it opened 14 years ago.

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Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg (left) joins U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, Food Bank of Delaware president Cathy Kanefsky and Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester at a food distribution event in Georgetown Tuesday morning. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez / WHYY)
Delaware
Food & Drink
Income Inequality

Long lines at Delaware food giveaway, despite easing pandemic

Even as the pandemic eases, the need for food remains as more than 750 cars were expected at a distribution event in Georgetown Tuesday morning.

5 years ago

Senator Sharif Street speaking at an anti-gun violence press outside of City Hall in Philadelphia, July 6, 2021. (Sen. Street / Twitter)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

‘How many more must die?’: Philly lawmakers plead for help reducing gun violence

More than 20 people were shot in Philly over the weekend, including a relative of State Sen. Sharif Street. The lawmaker and others say this can’t go on.

5 years ago

A cocktail from Jerry's Bar in Fishtown
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This new citywide happy hour is like a more inclusive version of Sips

Summer Social brings Wednesday drink deals to dozens of bars around Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown talks with members of the press
NPR
Gun Violence
National
Public Safety

Fourth of July shootings across the country kill more than 180 people

The Gun Violence Archive reports that shootings across the country this holiday weekend claimed the lives of more than 180 people.

5 years ago

Chants of “No justice, no peace” ring out at a protest in Mount Laurel
Neighborhoods
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
6ABC

Community protests after Mount Laurel man’s racist rant caught on video

Edward Cagney Mathews was escorted out of his home by Mt. Laurel police and then placed into custody.

5 years ago

Erin Bellard pours a drink for a customer at her bar
Business
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania

‘A political football’: Philly bars and restaurants mourn loss of cocktails-to-go

When Pennsylvania ended its COVID-19 restrictions, cocktails-to-go became illegal again. “It's going to be a rough summer, but hopefully everybody can survive.”

5 years ago

Kevin Thompson stands outside with a Verve S pedal bike
Business
New Jersey
Transportation

Philly e-scooter startup Verve S is getting into the bike business

The Philadelphia startup that tried to bring e-scooters to its hometown is rolling into the bikeshare business.

5 years ago

Protesters march outside Penn Museum, with one sign prominent that reads,
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Procedures at Philly Medical Examiner’s Office under scrutiny as city investigates MOVE remains

Farley said he was following standard procedure when he ordered a box of MOVE bombing victims’ bones destroyed without telling the family. Now that practice is under scrutiny.

5 years ago

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White supremacists marched through Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

What we know about white supremacists getting chased out of Philly

“They literally ran away from the people of Philadelphia,” said a police spokesperson, describing events on the eve of July 4.

5 years ago

Lance Corporal, a 4-year-old fox, in a backyard
NPR
Animals
Media
Technology

The newest TikTok stars are exotic pets, but experts say that’s a problem

TikTokkers are increasingly captivated by videos of exotic pets like servals and foxes. But viewers won't know whether an exotic pet is owned legally.

5 years ago

The remaining structure of the Champlain Towers South condo building is demolished
National
Public Safety

Surfside condo demolition opens up fresh rubble in collapse search

Three more victims were discovered in the newly accessible pile, raising the death toll to 27 people. More than 115 people remain unaccounted for.

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag flies in Pennsylvania.
Radio Times
Government
Incarceration
Music

Regional Roundup – 7/5/21

On this Roundup: "Suave" a new podcast details the story of a young man who received a life sentence at the age of 17. And, Rep. Dan Frankel talks about LBGT rights in PA.

Air Date: July 5, 2021 10:00 am

Fireworks explode in the background behind a gargoyle atop of the central portico of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Photos: Philly celebrates the freedom to party on Independence Day

“I knew the pandemic would be over when Flo Rida took the stage.” — John from Bridesburg.

5 years ago

The WHHA commissioned this 2007 painting,
NPR
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Historians are searching for stories of enslaved people who built the White House

Three markers at the northern end of Lafayette Square — where it meets H Street and Black Lives Matter Plaza — will outline the history of slavery and the White House.

5 years ago

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