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A person walks along a beach in Neshaminy State Park in Bucks County.
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Dreaming of a night under the stars? Some Pa. parks open for camping Friday

If camping is the kind of treat you’ve craved, go ahead and get those plans rolling. Parks statewide will open as stay-at-home orders lift.

5 years ago

IF Lab cofounders Tayyib Smith and Meegan Denenberg (Facebook / Little Giant Creative)
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Billy Penn

Entrepreneurs of color from around the nation connect at IF Lab’s first virtual symposium

The new speaker series is based in Philly, but has a much wider reach.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania government doesn’t consider barbershop essential businesses. But some people who work in them, and who visit, disagree. (Andrea Gibbs/WHYY)
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Public Health

Barbers go underground: Getting a haircut on the sly

Barbershops have been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn’t mean barbers aren’t working.

5 years ago

MOVE family
History
Philadelphia
Policing

35 years after MOVE bombing, the path to reconciliation is still unclear

For those affected by the bombing, including MOVE members, neighbors, political leaders and city residents, there is still no clear path to healing.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline can be seen from Fairmount Park's Belmont Plateau (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Things To Do
Community Events
May 14 - 20, 2020

Opera on the MOVE, virtual art and ‘Love Your Park’ online in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Organizations around the Delaware Valley, in an abundance of caution, are mostly still shuttered, but have moved education, exhibits and even annual events online.

5 years ago

Listen 4:32
The sneaker design submitted by Strawberry Mansion High School (Vans Custom Culture)
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Vote for these Philly sneakers to help Strawberry Mansion High School win $50k

Students created the locally-inspired design for Vans’ Custom Culture contest.

5 years ago

An LNG tanker
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Water regulator defends OK of plan to build LNG export terminal in South Jersey

During an online hearing, Delaware River Basin Commission said it sees no reason to change its mind on Gibbstown project.

5 years ago

A Jersey Shore beach scene.
Down the Shore
Economy
New Jersey
Public Health

Murphy: Expect ‘new normal’ at the Jersey Shore by Memorial Day weekend

Murphy said Tuesday that he expects "some semblance" of a new normal at the Jersey Shore by Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start to the summer season.

5 years ago

Officials inspect the demolished MOVE headquarters after the bombing in 1985.
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

At least 8 Philly councilmembers support a formal MOVE bombing apology

“Apology without action is meaningless,” a MOVE family member responds.

5 years ago

The brick exterior of 6225 Osage Avenue, one of the 36 homes destroyed in the MOVE bombing and newly renovated. (AJR Endeavors)
PlanPhilly
History
Housing
Philadelphia

35 years after MOVE, homes that Philly bombed for sale

Developer AJR Endeavors is wrapping up the rebuild of the block that Philadelphia bombed and allowed to burn in 1985.

5 years ago

Gerald Baker was a big Eagles fan and worked part-time at Lincoln Financial Field. (Courtesy of Tinisha Baker)
Philadelphia
Sports

Gerry Baker, 64, made Eagles games a great day out for fans in Section 109

For Eagles fans in Section 109 at the Linc, game day was not complete without usher Gerry Baker’s “big smile,” handshake and a hearty “Go Birds!”

5 years ago

Listen 3:00
A REAL ID driver’s license sample for Pennsylvania. (PennDOT)
Pennsylvania
Transportation
NBC10

No more DMV! Pa. driver’s license renewals to be done online

Existing photos will be used for all renewals, allowing drivers to avoid having to go to a local Division of Motor Vehicles center.

5 years ago

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Penn Medicine Chaplain Camille Turner has to call her patients to provide comfort, rather than meeting them at their bedsides. (Provided by Camille Turner)
The Why
Public Health
Religion

A chaplain adapts to a lack of embrace

Hospital chaplain Camille Turner says the pandemic has taken away one of her most important tools of the trade: physical touch. Here's how she's adapting to the new normal.

Air Date: May 12, 2020

Listen 12:30
Kosher market shooting
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Religion

‘Troubling’ number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Philadelphia region

Pennsylvania and New Jersey both ranked in the top five states that saw anti-Semitic incidents in 2019.

5 years ago

The July Fourth Party on the Parkway — maybe in 2021? J. FUSCO / VISIT PHILLY
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

No fireworks? Philly’s July 4th Welcome America festival will take place indoors

There’ll still be a big concert, but people can only attend virtually.

5 years ago

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