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Attendees participate in a workshop at the Afro-Asian Solidarity Symposium at the Asian Arts Initiative's exhibit, Crescendo
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Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Philly celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Concerts, walking tours, art workshops, film festivals and more

Billy Penn offers a curated guide to events in Philadelphia you won’t want to miss.

11 months ago

A blue grosbeak at the World Series of Birding
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Outdoors

The World Series of Birding: In New Jersey, a 24-hour conservation blitz aims to protect local wildlife

Hundreds of bird species are packed into the Garden State. At New Jersey Audubon's annual event, birders race against time to catalog as many as possible.

11 months ago

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The 40th anniversary MOVE bombing vigil
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Philadelphia

MOVE supporters gather in Cobbs Creek, 40 years after deadly bombing by Philly police at the organization’s HQ

The bombing on May 13, 1985 claimed the lives of 11 people, including five children, and decimated an entire block in Cobbs Creek.

11 months ago

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a fire burning at a scrapyard
New Jersey
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Camden residents concerned over transparency in EMR deal

Residents want EMR to be held accountable and said they are upset about the city striking a deal without input from the community.

11 months ago

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El signo del Centro Comunitario
Business
Delaware
Employment

Wilmington lanzará un programa de emprendimiento juvenil para la próxima generación de líderes empresariales

Un nuevo programa piloto en Wilmington enseñará a los adolescentes habilidades en los negocios para ayudarlos a presentar sus propios planes de negocios.

11 months ago

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka makes his point at the New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial primary debate at NJ PBS Studios
Immigration
New Jersey
Protests

Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest

Ras Baraka, who is running for governor of New Jersey, was turned away Tuesday from Delaney Hall; he departed and stayed about a half hour away from the building.

11 months ago

Two city blocks of rowhouses are left in ruin following the worst fire in the city's history, May 15, 1985 in West Philadelphia. The blaze was caused accidently when police attempted to remove a radical group called MOVE from their house by dropping a satchel bomb on the structure a gun battle. (AP Photo)
Studio 2
Government Accountability
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Philadelphia
Policing
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Studio 2 Extra: Investigative journalist reflects on MOVE bombing

Investigative reporter Linn Washington remembers the MOVE bombing 40 years later .

Air Date: May 13, 2025 3:00 pm

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Hannah Roemer-Block, Ishtar El, Ella Adams, David Bannister and Nigel Carter pose with the MOVE bombing historical marker during its unveiling ceremony on June 24, 2017
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How a group of middle school students memorialized the MOVE bombing

A West Philly school founder shares the story of how students led a campaign to install a historical marker at the site of the 1985 MOVE bombing.

11 months ago

A hybrid Ford Maverick truck towing the tram car on the Wildwood Boardwalk
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Safety
6abc

A hybrid Ford Maverick truck hits the Wildwood Boardwalk, towing the iconic tram car

The vehicle replaces one of the boardwalk's nine tram car towing units. The replacement is a test, officials said, and it's not clear if the pickup will stay.

11 months ago

A first printing of the United States Constitution is displayed at Sotheby's auction house
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Ken Griffin will loan his copies of the Constitution and Bill of Rights to Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center

The Citadel CEO's first-edition copies will be placed in a new public exhibit, marking the center’s largest renovation since it opened in 2003.

11 months ago

Whitemarsh Township's 2024 Fourth of July parade
Community Events
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Whitemarsh cancels Fourth of July parade over security concerns

There is no definitive threat facing the Montgomery County township. Township officials cited tragedies in New Orleans and Vancouver. Residents aren’t happy.

11 months ago

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Mark Ciccone sits in a helicopter
History
Philadelphia
Social Justice

MOVE at 40: ‘You don’t have to drop a bomb,’ helicopter pilot warned city in lead-up to deadly Philly attack

Exclusive: WHYY News' Tom MacDonald uncovers new details from the helicopter pilot who flew above the MOVE compound in 1985

11 months ago

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Brandon Edelman
Business
Philadelphia
Technology
Billy Penn

How the Influencer Economy is shifting Philly’s creative landscape

It’s not LA or NYC, but examples abound of how creatives can thrive here — one TikTok at a time! Here are two.

11 months ago

Varda Ben Baruch holds a picture of her grandson Edan Alexander near the Gaza border in Kibbutz Nir Oz
International
Military
New Jersey

Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

Hamas released Alexander, who grew up in New Jersey and was the last living American hostage in Gaza, ahead of President Trump’s visit to the region this week.

11 months ago

Annie Chi, Jack Chen, Mark Prinzinger and Kenny Poon at Lion Sports Bar on Arch Street
Business
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Philly’s Chinatown business community works to maintain, grow and innovate

Local entrepreneurs stay in the neighborhood when opening businesses, amid rising tariffs and anti-immigrant sentiment.

11 months ago

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