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A frank discussion of safe injection sites
Tonight, in a church on Allegheny Avenue, I’ll moderate a forum on safe injection sites with community members and city officials.
5 years ago
Dealing with trauma after a mass shooting — over the long term
After apparent suicides rocked the communities of Newtown, Conn., and Parkland, Fla., one shooting survivor speaks out about lasting mental health repercussions.
5 years ago
One woman wants to create this: *Insert Afro emoji here*
Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro.
5 years ago
At coming Delaware restaurant, robots will greet and serve diners
Called Captain Crab and Seafood, the eatery near Newark, Delaware, will be one of the nation’s first to use robots to greet, seat and wait on diners.
5 years ago
Listen 1:04Celebrating tradition — and a southeastern Chinese god’s 1,189th birthday — in Philly
Some attendees came by the busload from Washington, D.C. and New York City to attend Philly’s eleventh Chinese Hoyu Folk Culture Festival.
5 years ago
Listen 2:19In an increasingly polarized America, is it possible to be civil on social media?
Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter.
5 years ago
South Jersey forest fire 75 percent contained, spreads across 10,000 acres
It is New Jersey’s biggest forest fire since 2007, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
5 years ago
40 years later, the prospect of a Three Mile Island-related evacuation remains daunting
The last several decades have brought more detailed plans and better technology, but the people responsible for TMI disaster prep say there will always be unknowns.
5 years ago
Forest fire closes Route 72 in Burlington County, N.J.
A major forest fire has closed a state highway that links to the Jersey Shore, authorities say.
5 years ago
Pope Francis: Vatican officials required to report sex abuse allegations or face jail time
Pope Francis issued a new decree making it mandatory for Vatican officials to report allegations of sexual abuse to authorities or face possible jail time.
5 years ago
Cape May-Lewes Ferry stranded for hours in Delaware Bay
An engine malfunction on a ferry running from New Jersey to Delaware left more than 100 passengers stranded for several hours.
5 years ago
Social Security revives ‘no match’ letters amid broader immigration crackdown
Immigration authorities said employers should look at these letters as evidence that their employees are undocumented.
5 years ago
Exulting in Philly’s great treasure of blossoming trees
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society educator, Sally McCabe talks the timeline of trees as they get ready to burst into blossom.
5 years ago
Listen 6:09Civil disobedience at Three Mile Island vigil
'Sometimes you have to teach the younger generation that they have to come out and cross a line to make a point.'
5 years ago
‘We’re definitely playoff bound,’ thousands of Phillies fans concur on opening day
On first day of baseball season, Phillies fans streamed to Citizens Bank Park. Many see right fielder Bryce Harper as the team’s ticket to the playoffs.
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