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Facebook News: App will offer hand-picked stories from NPR, other outlets
Facebook has hired a small team of journalists who will pick the stories that show up in one of the sections of the app, called Today's Stories.
6 years ago
Philly Quizzo at Triple Bottom: Can you beat the high score?
Our monthly local trivia night in the Spring Arts District was hopping.
6 years ago
Military exercises at the Shore involve sirens, horns, pyrotechnic explosions
Shore residents might have a unique experience through Saturday as the military undertakes training exercises.
6 years ago
Most of Philly’s new jobs are being added in low-wage industries
The city’s workforce growth is mostly in positions that pay $35,000 or less.
6 years ago
Guide: 7 totally last-minute DIY Halloween costumes that scream Philly
Unlike Agholor, Trashy Street, Mike Scott Hive and more
6 years ago
Timeline for Rizzo statue removal pushed back — again
The Kenney administration has readjusted the timeline for relocating the larger-than-life statue of Frank Rizzo yet again.
6 years ago
Officials: Be ‘extra cautious’ on roadways as deer mating season begins
With the autumn white-tailed deer breeding season upon us and darkness arriving earlier, New Jersey officials are urging motorists to exercise caution on the state’s roadways.
6 years ago
Feces and needles ‘jumping in the air’: City street cleaners want better safety gear
Philadelphia street cleaners say the city’s street sweeping pilot is exposing them to health hazards.
6 years ago
Listen 2:50Things To Do: Scary-good times for Halloween, and some soulful musical options
Scary good times and soulful music are among the weekend’s options in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware.
6 years ago
Listen 5:32A new report says that murder in Philadelphia hurts home values. And its authors think the city needs to hear that message to prompt real change.
6 years ago
Rampant sidewalk parking at the Free Library makes ADA entrance hard to access
The city says it’s working on a plan to fix more than 30 buildings with “major” accessibility issues.
6 years ago
From needle-filled lot to colorful community garden, a North Philly school is transformed
Neighbors said the Fairhill space “was like a cemetery” before the Mural Arts project came in.
6 years ago
High school soccer returns to Chester after 30-year drought
Rain couldn’t dampen the Chester Clippers’ spirits — nor did their defeat to a rival high school in Delaware County. It was the team’s first game in 30 years.
6 years ago
Coast Guard rescues 4 from recreational boat that ran aground near N.J. coastline
Four boaters were uninjured when their boat ran aground near the New Jersey coastline Monday evening.
6 years ago
‘You can’t talk yourself out:’ Black officers train Philly residents on their rights in police stops
Following the fatal shooting of a woman in Texas, two organizations of black officers hosted a training for people of color in Philly on interacting with police.
6 years ago