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Galway's Pub at dusk in Delaware County
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Delco bars serve customers during Eagles game despite Pa.’s indoor dining ban

At least four taverns in the Philly suburbs had customers enjoying drinks inside on Sunday, a reporter found, in violation of Gov. Wolf’s new COVID mitigation measures.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts, left, scrambles past New Orleans Saints' Demario Davis
Philadelphia
Sports

In first NFL start, Jalen Hurts helps Eagles beat Saints 24-21

Hurts ran for 106 yards and threw for 167 and one touchdown, Miles Sanders had 115 yards rushing and a pair of scores and Philadelphia beat the New Orleans Saints 24-21.

5 years ago

Detectives look at the ground as evidence markers lay on the ground surrounding a vehicle following a fatal carjacking in North Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Public Safety

3 killed in Philly triple shooting, alleged attempted carjacking

Several other people were wounded, one critically, in other shootings around the city, police said.

5 years ago

Frosted Flakes the dog stands on a Barker Bed next to a Christmas tree
Animals
Delaware
Home & Family

Brandywine Valley SPCA seeks families for shelter dog holiday sleepovers

The shelter hopes that, as dogs enjoy the holidays in the comfort of foster homes, it can gain insights that will help the animals find forever families.

5 years ago

A photograph of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Washington, D.C. 1915. Photo by Addison Scurlock. (Courtesy of University of Delaware Library, Museums, and Press, Special Collections & Museums, Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers)
History
Race & Ethnicity

A Black bisexual suffragette’s life unearthed in exhibition at Rosenbach

Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a prolific writer, educator and activist from the Victorian era through the Harlem Renaissance. She lived her last days in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Isabel poses with a figure of the Virgen de Guadalupe (Virgin Mary). Mexican Catholics are fervently devoted to the Virgen de Guadalupe and celebrate her birthday every December 12th. | Isabel posa con una figura de la Virgen de Guadalupe (Virgen María). Los católicos mexicanos están fervientemente devotos de la Virgen de Guadalupe y celebran su cumpleaños cada 12 de diciembre. (Photo by Eugenio Salas for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Bilingual version

From Virgen of Guadalupe to San Miguel Arcángel, this Mexican entrepreneur sells saints for all

San Miguel Arcángel keeps South Philadelphia prepared for ritual and protected from danger.

5 years ago

Listen 5:42
Isabel poses with a figure of the Virgen de Guadalupe (Virgin Mary). Mexican Catholics are fervently devoted to the Virgen de Guadalupe and celebrate her birthday every December 12th. | Isabel posa con una figura de la Virgen de Guadalupe (Virgen María). Los católicos mexicanos están fervientemente devotos de la Virgen de Guadalupe y celebran su cumpleaños cada 12 de diciembre. (Photo by Eugenio Salas for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Version en Español

No es tan sólo una tienda, es La Emperatriz de América

La tienda San Miguel Arcángel mantiene el sur de Filadelfia listo para los ceremoniales y protegido del peligro.

5 years ago

Listen 4:49
Isabel poses with a figure of the Virgen de Guadalupe (Virgin Mary). Mexican Catholics are fervently devoted to the Virgen de Guadalupe and celebrate her birthday every December 12th. | Isabel posa con una figura de la Virgen de Guadalupe (Virgen María). Los católicos mexicanos están fervientemente devotos de la Virgen de Guadalupe y celebran su cumpleaños cada 12 de diciembre. (Photo by Eugenio Salas for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
English version

From Virgen of Guadalupe to San Miguel Arcángel, this Mexican entrepreneur sells saints for all

San Miguel Arcángel keeps South Philadelphia prepared for ritual and protected from danger.

5 years ago

Listen 4:49
This 23-acre farm owned by Suzanne Banyacsky is one of three new additions to the Montgomery County Agricultural Land Preservation Program. (Courtesy of the Montgomery County Planning Commission)
Pennsylvania
Preservation

‘Great for the local economy’: Montco permanently preserves three farms

Currently, 175 farms, or about 10,000 acres, are preserved from future development through Montgomery County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Program.

5 years ago

Dan Katz is the owner of the West Avenue Grille in Jenkintown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania
Public Health

‘Get used to eating at’ chain restaurants: Suburban owners worry their businesses won’t survive new COVID rules

Small-business owners in Montgomery and Delaware counties prepare for a tough three weeks as more restrictions are set to begin Saturday.

5 years ago

Cells are shown in a cleared prison wing.
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. SCI Somerset prison records first COVID death

An unidentified 73-year-old man has succumbed to COVID-19 at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution – Somerset.

5 years ago

A driver with FedEx carries a package away from a van, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Seattle. Store are warning online shoppers that if holiday purchases aren't made soon, they may not be delivered in time for Christmas. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Business
National

Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch

The earlier-than-usual deadlines come as more people turn to online shopping during the pandemic, creating a logjam for shipping companies as well as delivery delays.

5 years ago

A man on a bicycle pauses on the sidewalk along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan near what has been described as
Home & Family
Religion

US Jews plan smaller Hanukkah celebrations amid virus

Celebrating Hanukkah during a pandemic still poses a challenge to some Jewish Americans, for whom the holiday has risen in prominence in part because its social elements.

5 years ago

A a registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Wolf announces Pa. indoor dining ban, closure of gyms, theaters for three weeks

Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine have announced new restrictions throughout Pa. to help curb the surge in coronavirus cases.

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Wilmington Blue Rocks)
Delaware
Sports

Wilmington to Washington connection increases with new minor league baseball alignment

Riding Joe Biden’s coattails to D.C., Delaware’s only minor league baseball team, the Wilmington Blue Rocks, has a new parent club: the Washington Nationals.

5 years ago

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