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This week: the rising rates of COVID in New Jersey, PA Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar on election prep, and saving Chester, Pennsylvania.
Air Date: October 12, 2020
Listen 49:42East Passyunk to redesign neighborhood logo, replacing stereotype of Indigenous person
The offensive image lacks historical accuracy.
5 years ago
Ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, activists in Philly suburbs call for more than marching
After a summer of protests, a group of racial justice activists in Montgomery County is pushing for changes to school curricula, among other demands.
5 years ago
Rookie WR Claypool scores 4 TDs, Steelers top Eagles 38-29
Fulgham caught 10 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown to give Philly's injury-ravaged receiving group a needed boost, but the Eagles couldn't pull off a second straight win.
5 years ago
University of Delaware suspends 19 over gathering limits
Newark currently limits gatherings to 12 people indoors, and 20 people outdoors, unless a permit has been obtained.
5 years ago
Some AT&T customers in Delaware unable to contact 911
The problem was happening in Kent and Sussex counties, the Delaware State Police and Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security said.
5 years ago
“Listen, young brother, you got to give yourself a chance at life.”
5 years ago
Pandemic exposes Philly’s opportunity deserts. City Hall can fix that
As we face the isolating forces of an online school year, is Philadelphia doing everything it can do to help families tap into our collective civic assets?
5 years ago
Families find creative ways to trick or treat in Delaware, but Sea Witch extravaganza is off
The governor’s coronavirus restrictions are quashing many traditional events and door-to-door candy grabs are discouraged.
5 years ago
Listen 1:47Gunmen kill one, injure 6 others in mass shooting in Philadelphia
A 29-year-old man was shot in the back of the head and taken to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:10 p.m.
5 years ago
Mutual aid ‘susus’ have been used by Southwest Philadelphia’s African community for years, but the financial-sharing practice has new importance during the pandemic.
5 years ago
Listen 4:41The great pumpkin fest, Germantown jazz and Dracula’s back in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
This week includes both a look at history and a chance to share your own as fall moves in with a wide variety of socially distanced and virtual events.
5 years ago
Listen 5:08Philabundance is training chefs in a $12-million facility built on a vacant city lot
Philabundance Community Kitchen’s $12M new facility in North Philadelphia allows the 20-year-old free culinary training program to expand beyond their creator’s dreams.
5 years ago
Philly residents losing respect for police but don’t want fewer officers, Pew study finds
Will a year of coronavirus, record-breaking gun violence, and civil unrest drive Philadelphians out of the city? Researchers wanted to find out.
5 years ago