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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Waves in South Seaside Park on Sept. 20, 2019. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

Volunteer firefighters save numerous swimmers in churning surf

Volunteer firefighters from the northern Ocean County barrier island responded to at least six water rescue calls in dangerous ocean conditions Monday.

5 years ago

U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks with Ajit George, founder of Second Chances Farm. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Business
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Wilmington indoor farm for formerly incarcerated people praised by Barr, Carson from Trump’s Cabinet

Second Chances Farm hires only formerly incarcerated men and women to grow hydroponic crops in a Wilmington warehouse. Federal officials have noticed.

5 years ago

The African American Museum (Kimberly Paynter / WHYY)
Philadelphia
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CEO leaving African American Museum in Philadelphia

The president and CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Patricia Wilson Aden, will step down from the museum she has led for eight years.

5 years ago

Architects say making the office more like the outdoors — with filtered air and good ventilation — will be a priority post-pandemic. This living wall in the Danielle N. Ripich Commons at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, is one such approach. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Public Health
Public Spaces

Redesigning the office for the next 100-year-flu (yes, it’s coming)

NPR spoke with five experts on workplace design to hear what they think small offices as well as high-rises will look like in five years.

5 years ago

NJ Transit
New Jersey
Technology
Transportation

NJ Transit launches ridership app that shows how many aboard

New Jersey Transit bus and rail riders can now find out how many passengers they’ll be joining for their trips.

5 years ago

Rendering of Hoffman's proposed development at Penn's Landing (Proposal screenshot)
Radio Times
Delaware
Philadelphia

Regional Roundup – 09/14/20

This week; looking at the races in Delaware, Native American mascot names in PA, and the past and present of Penn's Landing.

Air Date: September 14, 2020 10:00 am

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A tree in Bridgeton City Park dedicated to Dulce Maria Alavez
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

‘We need everyone’s help’: The search for Dulce Maria Alavez continues 1 year later

Dulce Maria Alavez’s family, community and law enforcement continue to hold out hope the now-6-year-old will be found alive one year after she went missing in Bridgeton.

5 years ago

Eagles and Washington players link arms in a show of unity
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Sports

Racial injustice themes on display in empty NFL stadiums

NFL teams opening their seasons in empty stadiums knelt, locked arms or raised fists in protest for pregame ceremonies on the first full Sunday of the football season.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz
Philadelphia
Sports

Washington gets 8 sacks, rallies for 27-17 win over Eagles

Peyton Barber ran for two touchdowns and Dwayne Haskins rallied Washington from a 17-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17 Sunday in coach Ron Rivera’s debut.

5 years ago

Peeps
Business
Pennsylvania

Harshmallow: Coronavirus prompts pause for Peeps holiday treats

Just Born Quality Confections says it won’t be producing Peeps for Halloween, Christmas or Valentine’s Day as the Bethlehem-based company prepares for next Easter.

5 years ago

Jackson County District 5 firefighter Captain Aaron Bustard works on a smoldering fire in a burned neighborhood in Talent, Ore., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, as destructive wildfires devastate the region. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)
Environment
National

Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires

Oregon's emergency management director said officials were preparing for a possible “mass fatality event."

5 years ago

Rafiyq Friend in the community room of the Ahmadiyya mosque in North Philly, where the blood drive will happen Sunday. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Public Health
Religion

Philly mosque to host blood drive to mark 9/11 anniversary

Part of a national movement, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continues its 10-year tradition of sponsoring blood donations around the anniversary of the attacks.

5 years ago

Dispatchers for the Black Community Watchlist. From L to R: Lucinda Holt; Phillip Dowdell, Esq; Rev. Antoinette Moss; Katherine Taylor, Rev. Kermit Moss. (Credit: Kermit Moss, Jr.)
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘What can we as Black people do to feel safe?’: Helpline launches in N.J. tracking anti-Black violence

The Black Community Watchline in Middlesex County, N.J. allows people to report and seek counseling for instances of anti-Black violence, aggression and bias.

5 years ago

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Rodeo/concert in Sussex County
Delaware
Music
Public Health

Del. rodeo and concert organizers fined $21,000 for ‘severe non-compliance’

The rodeo and concert drew more than 1,500 people to a Sussex County farm. Organizers didn’t get permission to exceed a 250-person limit on outdoor gatherings.

5 years ago

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Left to right: Albert Petrocelli Jr., Mark Petrocelli and Albert Petrocelli Sr., on Father's Day in 1989, at Mark's home in New York. (Courtesy of the Petrocelli family)
NPR
History
Public Health
Public Safety

A father and a son, lost to two national tragedies

Albert Petrocelli died from COVID-19 in April, at 73 years old. His death marked the second time the Petrocelli family was touched by unexpected tragedy.

5 years ago

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