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Building sale wipes out unique North Philly venue known for batting practice and music shows

Regulars remember Everybody Hits as an “only in Philadelphia” kind of space.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Fire rips through Shore house on Christmas Day

The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the three-story single-family house on Peter Court in Monmouth County's Wall Township.

6 years ago

South Seaside Park on Dec. 27, 2010. (Photo: Dominick Solazzo)
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New Jersey

9 years ago, a fierce blizzard paralyzed the Jersey Shore

A blizzard pounded the Jersey Shore nine years ago today with tropical storm-force wind gusts and 3 feet of snow in some spots.

6 years ago

Robert Campbell was a PES refinery lab tech before being laid off in June. He was recently hired as a truck driver. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Six months after the fire, both ex-refinery workers and PES struggle to find new lives

Moving on hasn’t been easy since the June fire disrupted livelihoods and sent the refinery back into bankruptcy. Some have new jobs; some don’t.

6 years ago

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Notre Dame cathedral is pictured in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
International
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Notre Dame rector: Fragile cathedral might not be saved

The rector says experts must first remove scaffolding that was on the cathedral before the fire, because the scaffolding is threatening the vaults.

6 years ago

George Washington portrayed by John Godzieba steps ashore on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
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Pennsylvania

Hundreds reenact George Washington’s daring Christmas Day Delaware River crossing

Thousands came out Wednesday to an annual reenactment of George Washington’s surprise Christmas Day crossing of Delaware River.

6 years ago

Chestnut Street in 1977 GEORGE D. MCDOWELL PHILADELPHIA EVENING BULLETIN COLLECTION / TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Throwback Philly Christmas: 13 historical photos of celebrations in the city

Philadelphians have been going all out with light displays for decades.

6 years ago

Jim Cummings of Pennsauken, N.J. once worked as a Santa Claus at Paramus Park Mall and found a special connection with wishful, loving children. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Home & Family
New Jersey

Suiting up as Santa healed a heavy-hearted grandfather from New Jersey

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with Jim Cummings of Pennsauken, New Jersey, who once donned a Santa suit at the Paramus Park Mall at a tender time in his life.

6 years ago

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Recycling at J.P. Mascaro & Sons in Birdsboro, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Shore towns receive N.J. recycling enhancement grants

New Jersey has awarded grants to Jersey Shore municipalities to enhance and promote recycling efforts.

6 years ago

People silhouetted against a Christmas display, at a park in Lenexa, Kan. Most Americans say the holiday season makes them feel very grateful and generous — but many report feeling stressed, too according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
Mental Health
National

Poll: Americans grateful at holidays — and a bit stressed

Wade Holcomb has a lot to be grateful for this year. In addition to graduating college and getting a job, he also has a beautiful 4-month-old girl.

6 years ago

(Billy Penn)
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s Chinatown is ready for its busiest day of the year: Christmas

For many Chinese restaurateurs, the thought of staying closed never crosses their minds.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Technology
Billy Penn

NORAD’s famous Santa tracker is powered by Philly tech

More than 15 million people use the 3D globe to track St. Nick’s path, which developers refuse to admit isn’t real.

6 years ago

Island Beach State Park (Sandy Levine for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community Events
New Jersey

Island Beach State Park accepting Christmas trees to help build dunes

Christmas trees can help build dunes by capturing sand that is pushed by northeasterly winds during coastal storms, according to coastal ecologist Dominick Solazzo.

6 years ago

The Choir of King's College Cambridge conduct a rehearsal of their Christmas Eve service of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in King's College Chapel on Dec. 11, 2010 in Cambridge, England. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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International
Music

Commemorating a King’s College Christmas tradition

Every Christmas Eve at exactly 3 p.m., the Chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England plays A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

6 years ago

Firefighters hose down the remains of two rowhouses
PlanPhilly
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Philadelphia
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Non-English speakers say city kept them in the dark at South Philly fire site

A three-alarm blaze that left two dead in South Philly tested Philadelphia's capacity to respond to emergencies in diverse communities.

6 years ago

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