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Open to the air and socially distant, e-scooters are trending — but they’re still illegal in Pa.
Detractors include the insurance industry, SEPTA and the Kenney administration.
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This week; the 'millionaires tax' in New Jersey, fire preparedness in the Pine Barrens, city birds go on a night migration.
Air Date: September 21, 2020
Listen 49:49Everything you need to know if you’re facing eviction in Pennsylvania
With thousands of renters struggling to make ends meet, Spotlight PA has put together a guide for those facing eviction.
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The farmhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has its own rich Black heritage: ties to the Great Migration of the 20th century.
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Delaware schoolhouse may get rightful place in Black history
Lawmakers propose turning the site, and two others connected to the landmark Supreme Court desegregation ruling, into National Park Service affiliates.
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Eagles lose home opener 37-19 to Rams
After the Eagles (0-2) pulled within one score, Goff’s 28-yard TD pass to Higbee in the fourth iced it for Los Angeles (2-0).
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Older adults in Philly turn COVID-19 into musical comedy
Residents of a senior living facility in Philadelphia staged a musical revue, on Zoom, of popular songs rewritten for the pandemic.
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Listen 3:54The Great Philadelphia Balloon Race, and that time a crash landing ended in a $1,000 robbery
Launched at the Bicentennial, the annual airborne event petered out in the ’90s.
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How the ban on WeChat would silence interaction by Philly region’s Chinese community
The U.S. government’s prohibition would affect communications with relatives in China, with neighbors here, and with obtaining services, some say.
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Camden teens worked to boost census turnout, but say they got shortchanged
For some of the Camden census workers, the job was at best marred by misunderstandings and at worst, a story of broken promises.
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Eastern State Penitentiary debuts ‘eerie’ night tours in lieu of Terror Behind the Walls
The historic site is debuting “Night Tours” — a self-guided experience fit for pandemic times.
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Different ways local Jewish congregations are celebrating Rosh Hashanah during the pandemic
Some smaller congregations plan to gather in backyards. Many others are holding services virtually.
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Another round of Intracoastal Waterway dredging gets underway in N.J.
Another round of dredging around a stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway through New Jersey is underway.
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New Philly label makes sweet, fruity and CBD-infused wine
Forgiven Wine, launched by two women, fills a blind spot in the industry.
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Breonna Taylor’s mother: ‘I won’t go away, I’ll still fight’
Tamika Palmer says she wants the officers who killed her daughter to be charged. "Even in the very beginning of this year, she kept saying 2020 was her year," she said.
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