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Fishtown naturalists are excited over an apparent beaver at Penn Treaty Park (not to scale). (Billy Penn illustration)
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Fishtown beaver is a good sign for Penn Treaty Park

Caretakers are now working to balance the rodents’ destructive chew with the environmental benefits of their dams.

5 years ago

Left: Kareem Rosser (Lezlie Hiner) Right: Shariah Harris (courtesy of Shariah Harris)
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Philadelphia’s Horseback Riding Clubs

Philadelphia has a long history of urban riding clubs. Today, we talk to two riders whose careers in polo were launched in Philly.

Air Date: March 5, 2021

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Ta'Quan Woodley poses for a photo with Tracey Hall, who invited him to live in her Camden home in February of 2020. She said he has been
Media
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

‘It’s his story to tell’: Camden High basketball star stands by article that outraged others

The Courier Post is under fire for a headline perceived as racist. Ta’Quan Woodley, the subject of the story, stands with the publication and urges calm among his supporters.

5 years ago

The State Capitol in Trenton, N.J. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Employment
Income Inequality
New Jersey

N.J. says no need to file new unemployment claim as benefit year ends

The announcement comes as new unemployment claims in N.J. are at their lowest levels since the pandemic began.

5 years ago

Sarai Ford marches with a group of young people calling for an end to gun violence on July 20, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly Council creates anti-violence hotline as residents demand more action on gun crisis

A bill passed Thursday will create a still-unfunded hotline designed to connect people affected by gun violence to available support resources and services.

5 years ago

Philadelphia police cruiser (Image courtesy of NBC10, file)
Crime
Gun Violence
Public Safety

7 people were shot, 3 fatally, over less than 6 hours in Philadelphia on Wednesday

Wednesday’s violence comes as shootings and homicides continue to surge at historic levels and police struggle to make arrests in both fatal and non-fatal shooting cases.

5 years ago

A pile of food is pictured on a farm
Environment
Food & Drink
International

17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates

A new report from the United Nations estimates that 17% of food produced globally is wasted each year. But the report notes the need for better data on food waste globally.

5 years ago

The steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

What happened with the arrest at the Art Museum steps, and why tourists are so important to city leaders

Photo solicitation usually merits a ticket, but this time five police officers showed up.

5 years ago

University of Pennsylvania students play a game on a snowy quad. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Higher Education
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Public Health

When campus is not a bubble, how does a university enforce physical distancing rules?

Thousands of university students live in Philadelphia — off campus. Their pandemic parties and study sessions are not pleasing the neighbors.

5 years ago

Racqueal Howard on the porch of the property she won in the Philadelphia Housing Authority-Jumpstart lottery in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia. She plans to renovate the home and sell it to a family. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Economic Development
Housing
Philadelphia

How a Philly woman is building her business on a $10 house won in a lottery

Racqueal Howard won an only-in-Philly lottery and is now moving forward with a plan to redevelop a vacant Philadelphia Housing Authority property.

5 years ago

Room 23 at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.
Things To Do
Community Events
March 4 - 10, 2021

Women’s History Month celebrations, artisans at the Pier, and a premiere at the Barnes in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March is Women’s History Month and there are multiple exhibits, talks and tours that celebrate women who’ve made history in the Delaware Valley and beyond.

5 years ago

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'Fresh Air' host Terry Gross in 1991 (WHYY/Fresh Air Archives)
Gender
Media
Billy Penn

‘Fresh Air’ archives have the ~content~ you crave for Women’s History Month

Check out Terry Gross interviews with everyone from Gloria Steinem to Lizzo, Alice Walker to Geena Davis.

5 years ago

Philadelphia sprayground summer camps
Kids
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Wedding receptions, sleepaway camps can resume

Gov. Phil Murphy also announced he will extend a moratorium on internet and utility shut-offs through at least the end of June.

5 years ago

An illustration shows a person walking away from a glowing computer screen
NPR
Behavioral Health
National

‘Exit counselors’ strain to pull Americans out of a web of false conspiracies

With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are focusing on those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories.

5 years ago

An employee makes respiratory masks in a family-owned medical equipment factory
NPR
Business
National

American factories are roaring back. The problem? They can’t find critical parts

U.S. factories are thriving thanks to unexpected strong demand for all kinds of goods, but that is also leading to unexpected headaches.

5 years ago

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