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‘We had lines, mobs’: Labor Day weekend is the busiest of the summer for Seaside Heights
The Jersey Shore town experienced a slow start, but the sunny, warm weather this Labor Day weekend helped to draw people out for one last summer hurrah.
6 years ago
Camden’s Masked Melanin Market provides a breath of fresh air for Black businesses
Tawanda Jones created an open-air market for Black entrepreneurs in Camden to showcase their wares and support each other while social distancing.
6 years ago
Hundreds of workers rally for pandemic protections at Philadelphia City Hall
The group is demanding personal protective equipment, access to COVID-19 testing, hazard pay, no cuts to public services and no more layoffs.
6 years ago
Review of federal charges in Portland unrest shows most are misdemeanors
That finding by NPR is in stark contrast to the Trump administration's description of the Oregon city as being under siege by radical leftists.
6 years ago
Jacob Blake shares bedside video from hospital: ‘Every 24 hours there’s pain’
Blake spoke about recovery and community from his hospital bed after being shot seven times by police in Kenosha, Wis. last month.
6 years ago
‘No more fire and fury’: Group aimed at ousting Trump rallies in Philadelphia
The group Refuse Fascism is promising nonviolent protests from now until Election Day on Nov. 3.
6 years ago
Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice
Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
6 years ago
Photos: A summer of social distance
Celebrations, milestones and daily routines happen whether we're ready or not, and Summer 2020 was no different. As Americans sought relief in a pandemic, they got creative.
6 years ago
Compromise keeps ‘Black Lives Matter’ paint off Atlantic City boardwalk
Mayor Marty Small and protest organizer Steve Young picked up roller paint brushes and helped write those words on the pavement of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
6 years ago
Mother, 3 kids dead after fire rips through Kensington home
Firefighters were dispatched to the 3300 block of Kip Street shortly before 8 a.m. and found flames and smoke billowing from the first and second floors of the house.
6 years ago
‘We’re going to claim our space’: How Watu Moja is advancing social justice in Camden
Camden has received national attention as a model for community policing, but many residents have been critical of this praise. The members of Watu Moja are among them.
6 years ago
Bike share program to launch in Trenton with focus on older adults
The Trenton Health Team will launch the program sometime this fall with help from an AARP grant.
6 years ago
Young authors pen biography of hip-hop pioneer Lady B
The National Youth Foundation’s Writer’s Workshop's latest biography is on the Godmother of hip-hop, Philadelphia’s own, Lady B.
6 years ago
Protest in Philly over police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin
A City Hall rally continues a summer that has seen the country’s largest protests and demands for racial justice and police reforms in decades.
6 years ago
Center City Restaurant Week returns with 33% fewer participants — and very little indoor dining
While some in the industry have expressed worry, others are looking forward to a welcome revenue boost.
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