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Columbus monument at Penn's Landing
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

These racist tributes and monuments in the Philly region all face reckonings

Beyond the Rizzo and Columbus statues, there are at least a dozen others at stake.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
NBC10

At least 7 dead, 21 hurt in 17 separate shootings during violent weekend in Philly

At least 210 people have been killed in Philadelphia so far this year, the highest number up to this point in the city in more than a decade.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health
Travel

Murphy: N.J. seeing ‘small spikes’ in coronavirus from travelers

The governor said he believes a national strategy is needed to handle the virus, and mask-wearing has to be at the core of it.

5 years ago

Peet Sapsin directs clients inside custom built
NPR
Business
Public Health

My gym is reopening. Is it safe to work out there?

With COVID-19 cases surging across the country, exercising indoors with other people could increase your chance of infection. Here are some things to consider as gyms reopen.

5 years ago

Protesters return to I-676
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Hundreds march back onto I-676 in Philly, decrying city’s response to protests

Organizers said the group is demanding Philly’s mayor step down and that police be disarmed, following violent responses to protests last month.

5 years ago

Fourth of July at Coney Island
Public Health

U.S. holiday fuels worries about skyrocketing coronavirus cases

Experts fear celebrations for the Fourth of July weekend will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging coronavirus outbreak.

5 years ago

Nora Elmarzouky (left) and Yaroub Al-Obaidi (right) are the editors of the Friends, Peace, Sanctuary Journal, the first Arabic newspaper in Philadelphia in over 100 years. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
International
Philadelphia

Philly gets first Arabic newspaper in 118 years thanks to ‘Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary’

The collaborators behind the Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary Journal distributed 2,500 copies of the paper’s first quarterly across Philadelphia in May.

5 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

Boy dies after pulled from pool at Wildwood resort

Authorities say a 6-year-old Philadelphia boy died after he was pulled from a pool at a resort on the New Jersey shore.

5 years ago

Protesters raised fists for nine minutes in front of Philadelphia’s Municipal Service Building on the Fourth of July. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Fourth of July protests in Philly bring calls for Mumia’s freedom, support for Black trans people

WIth no official parade or fireworks displays this year, protesters in Philly are using the Fourth of July to fight against racism.

5 years ago

Timothy Berry (left) Madea Moore (center) and Jonathan Horton. (Elias Williams for NPR/Provided)
NPR
National
Race & Ethnicity

For some Black Americans, love of country means holding it accountable

For many Black Americans, patriotism is complicated because the promises of the U.S. aren't fulfilled equally.

5 years ago

Mark Major, director of ISTC. In previous years of the camps’ operations. ISTC decided not to open in 2020 because even though Major said the COVID-19 restrictions were technically doable, the experience wouldn’t have lived up to previous years. (Provided by ISTC).
Keystone Crossroads
Kids
Pennsylvania

Pocono summer camps hit hard by COVID-19 and visa restrictions

Two key factors contributed to summer camp closures this year: COVID-19 and visa restrictions that barred the international workforce the industry relies upon heavily.

5 years ago

(PAUL VASILIADES / FLICKR)
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

In Pa.’s growing fireworks war, it’s fed-up residents versus cold, hard cash

Sales of fireworks amid the coronavirus pandemic are booming, and so are complaints about nightly amateur pyrotechnic displays.

5 years ago

Philly rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Public Health

Philly rental evictions postponed for two more months due to pandemic

People facing eviction won another two month reprieve as Philadelphia eviction courts remain closed, due to pandemic

5 years ago

 A 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence, shown in this undated handout photograph. (AP Photo)
NPR
History
Media

NPR reads the Declaration of Independence

NPR marks the Fourth of July with what has become a Morning Edition tradition: the annual reading of that document.

5 years ago

(Marple Newton Facebook page)
Community Events
Pennsylvania
Public Health

With pyrotechnic shows mostly canceled, a few traditions are trying to adapt this Fourth of July

Coronavirus concerns have led many small towns to cancel or postpone festivities, with a few long standing traditions getting a socially distant twist

5 years ago

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