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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.

5 years ago

The Dredge Fullerton, owned and operated by Barnegat Bay Dredging Company, conducts dredging in the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway near Stone Harbor, NJ in September 2020. (Photo by Devin Griffiths/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Down the Shore
Environment
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New Jersey

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. 

5 years ago

Forgiven Wine's first offerings: a sparkling rose and a CBD-infused red. (Courtesy Forgiven Wine)
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

New Philly label makes sweet, fruity and CBD-infused wine

Forgiven Wine, launched by two women, fills a blind spot in the industry.

5 years ago

Tamika Palmer spoke at the March on Washington last month at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. At left is Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, and at right is Rev. Al Sharpton. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
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Race & Ethnicity
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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.

5 years ago

Stephannia Swain
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

COVID-19 tanked the hotel business. Workers of color are feeling the biggest squeeze

Coronavirus hit the hospitality industry especially hard. Blue-collar, mostly Black and Latino employees face long-term damage to their financial futures.

5 years ago

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Gov. Phil Murphy was on hand for the ceremony, where he announced that he signed legislation designating the Howell House on Lafayette Street as the official New Jersey Harriet Tubman Museum. (Screenshot)
History
New Jersey

Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May, N.J. open for visitors

The ribbon-cutting happened 171 years after the Underground Railroad conductor first attempted to escape from slavery. It follows a virtual opening in June.

5 years ago

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New Jersey
Public Safety
NBC10

Gunmen fire shots at Camden officers’ home with baby inside

Police said the gunmen opened fire at the officers’ home on the 2900 block of Clinton Street late Tuesday night.

5 years ago

People have lunch inside a local restaurant on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Hoboken, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Business
Food & Drink
Public Health

Following certification, Pa. restaurants can increase indoor dining capacity to 50%

Restaurants that want to move to 50% indoor capacity must first go through a self-certification process — which will be available starting Sept. 21.

5 years ago

Labor union members including teachers and librarians joined a solidarity protest for the conditions of sanitation workers in the city of Philadelphia.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Economy
Philadelphia

Philly’s changing union labor scene

In Philly, long known as a blue-collar "labor town," the kinds of workers organizing is changing — a shift that started before the pandemic gave workers' issues new urgency.

Air Date: September 17, 2020

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A memorial to five people shot on a basketball court, two fatally, stands at the entrance to Roberto Clemente Playground. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘It leaves you speechless’: Incident at basketball court is Philly’s 21st mass shooting in 2020

At least five people were shot Wednesday night at Roberto Clemente Park in the Spring Garden section of the city, marking the 21st mass shooting this year.

5 years ago

A customer leaves a Pier 1 retail store, which is going out of business
Business
Income Inequality
National

COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US

The recovery remains fragile, imperiled by continuing COVID-19 cases and a failure to deliver another economic rescue package in Washington.

5 years ago

YEAH Philly mobilized to give away food, protest and do other community work during the pandemic. (YEAH Philly/Facebook)
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Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Why a West Philly org is ‘putting everything on the line’ to buy a home of its own

The Black-led organization plans to use the space to expand their anti-violence work and train young people in conflict resolution.

5 years ago

Many blocks in North Philadelphia are not lined with trees and many residents do not have home air conditioning
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Sustainability
Eyes on the Street

Philadelphia’s tree cover is vanishing. Here’s how you can help.

With the right policies, Philadelphia’s development boom could be our Johnny Appleseed moment.

5 years ago

A block of Sansom Street in Center City is closed to traffic for outdoor dining on Sept. 9.
Things To Do
Community Events
September 17 - 23, 2020

Delaware drive-in, digital orchestra and dining at a discount in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Some restaurants are reopening for indoor dining in Philly with promotional weeks and COVID-19 protocols to lure customers back.

5 years ago

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Deadly quadruple shooting at Roberto Clemente Park
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety
NBC10

3 gunmen fire 55 shots, kill teen and man, injure 2 others at Philly playground

The shooting victims were on the basketball court at Roberto Clemente Park along 18th and Wallace streets in Spring Garden when multiple gunmen opened fire.

5 years ago

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