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Philly Quarantine Bingo: How many boxes can you check off?

Those of us who aren’t essential workers are surviving the stay-at-home order as best we can.

6 years ago

Lacey Woodrow hired the Positive Movement drumline to march down her sister, Berry’s, street in South Philadelphia Friday, the day she had planned to be married. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Wedding canceled by coronavirus, she celebrated with Philly’s Elmo-famous drumline instead

A caring sister brought the whole (masked) PME troupe to dance down Fabric Row.

6 years ago

Traffic jams the Garden State Parkway across the Great Egg Harbor Bay Inlet Bridge near Ocean City, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Cash toll collection resumes on the Garden State Parkway next week

After nearly two months, cash toll collection will return to the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike next Tuesday, state officials announced. 

6 years ago

A lifeguard protects the beaches at Wildwood.
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New Jersey
Outdoors

What lifeguarding at the Jersey Shore might look this summer

With New Jersey beach towns getting ready for the a summer unlike any other, many are wondering: How will lifeguards do their jobs safely?

6 years ago

Scenes from Chambersburg and Franklin County, December 2019. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)

Pa. counties push to reopen with little power to protect businesses ‘caught in the middle’

Despite their frustrations with COVID-19 restrictions, counties in Pennsylvania don’t have much authority to declare themselves open or closed.

6 years ago

Chambersburg, Pa. which has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, is in a county where state lawmakers are pushing for a faster reopening of the economy. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
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Pennsylvania
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Clash over reopening economy simmers below the surface in rural Pa. COVID hotspot

In parts of rural Pa. there has been growing angst about Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus shutdown plan.

6 years ago

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

6 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.

6 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.

6 years ago

MOVE family
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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.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline can be seen from Fairmount Park's Belmont Plateau (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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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.

6 years ago

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The sneaker design submitted by Strawberry Mansion High School (Vans Custom Culture)
Philadelphia
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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.

6 years ago

An LNG tanker
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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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 years ago

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