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Things to do this week in the Delaware Valley include the BlackStar film fest, drive-in concerts, and Family Fun Month.
5 years ago
Listen 5:25How your commute will get worse if the state yanks SEPTA funding
SEPTA GM Leslie Richards told lawmakers that transit services, including the Broad-Ridge Spur, would vanish without funding from Harrisburg.
5 years ago
‘Deplorable’ conditions at Philly high school caused by rushed construction, report says
An investigation found that the School District of Philadelphia cut corners on a flagship construction project at one of its high schools.
5 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the chaos at USPS
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about the growing controversy of mail-in ballots and post office funding.
5 years ago
Listen 4:30Putting Planet Fitness membership on hold amid COVID-19 becomes ‘silly’ ordeal for Del. woman
Trebs Thompson just wanted the gym to freeze her account until she decides it's safe to work out again. Planet Fitness put up roadblocks, but relented after WHYY inquired.
5 years ago
Listen 1:53Fake extortion notes claiming to be from Black Lives Matter Philly circulate in Bucks County
Police are investigating the mailed arson threats — which BLM confirms it definitely did not send.
5 years ago
New Jersey movie theaters will remain closed, federal judge says
The decision upholds Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order that kept theaters closed even as other public places were allowed to reopen.
5 years ago
As demonstrations slow, activists inspired by George Floyd protests pivot to take on the bureaucracy
Racial justice advocates are still pushing for concrete change in cities like Lebanon, Pa. — in the now-virtual halls of local government.
5 years ago
Listen 5:35‘It’s a mess when you don’t get your mail’: Waiting on, worrying about the Postal Service in Philly
A random sampling of folks in West Philadelphia revealed frustration with delivery delays and apprehension about mail-in voting in November.
5 years ago
State troopers rescue 6 after boat capsizes in dangerous Jersey Shore canal
Two state troopers rescued six people after a boat capsized in a dangerous Jersey Shore canal, officials say.
5 years ago
Report: Racial disparities prevalent in job opportunities in Philly
Philadelphia faces the challenge of having fewer businesses and employment opportunities than other big East Coast cities.
5 years ago
Gunman shoots 2 teens, 3 men in North Philadelphia
The victims were on North 30th and West Cumberland streets Tuesday afternoon when a gunman opened fire.
5 years ago
Enforcing mask-wearing in Pa.? The struggle is real
Pa. requires everyone to wear masks when they leave the house — but the state has left business owners, transit agencies and individuals to enforce it, which isn't easy.
Air Date: August 18, 2020
Listen 24:02PPA charged couple $1,700 to get back a towed car it already sold
Officials blamed an online auction “glitch” and agreed to return most of the money.
5 years ago
How bars are fueling COVID-19 outbreaks
"If you were to create a petri dish and say, how can we spread this the most? It would be cruise ships, jails and prisons, factories, and it would be bars."
5 years ago