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Robert Clark poses for a portrait in The Kensington Storefront on Kensington Avenue near Somerset Street. (Photo by Erin Blewett)
Homelessness
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

In Philly, how will the 2020 Census count people experiencing homelessness?

The last time Robert Clark filled out the United States Census form, he had a well-paying job, a house, and no criminal record. But in 2010, Clark lost his job.

6 years ago

Lifeguards participating in the 2014 Seaside Park Lifeguard Tournament. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

Facing lifeguard recruitment problems, Shore town significantly raises pay

Stone Harbor has responded to a problem of recruiting and retaining lifeguards through a significant pay hike. 

6 years ago

An Andean Condor at the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community Events
Delaware

Lemurs, flamingos and more: Big changes coming to Delaware’s only zoo

Three species of lemurs and some tortoises will make a new Madagascar exhibit their home later this year at the 115-year-old Wilmington attraction.

6 years ago

Emily Van Duyne is an assistant professor of writing and first year studies at Stockton University. She was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
New Jersey
Social Justice

From ‘broke single mom’ to Fulbright: An N.J. woman’s inspiring turnaround

‘Your life has worth. Go after the things you want,’ Stockton University Prof. Emily Van Duyne tweeted on learning she’d won the prestigious fellowship.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Once again, loud boom shakes portion of South Jersey

Residents in South Jersey experienced shaking and felt a loud boom Thursday morning, according to published reports. 

6 years ago

Lucy the Elephant is a tourist attraction in Margate, N.J. (AP Photo/Brian Branch-Price)
New Jersey

Airbnb offering one-night stays in Jersey Shore’s mighty mammal, Lucy the Elephant

The Save Lucy Committee announced that three guests will get a chance to book an overnight stay within the storied walls for either March 17, 18 or 19 — for $138.

6 years ago

The wind gust forecast for 11 a.m. Thursday. (Windy.com screenshot)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Power outages possible at the Jersey Shore Thursday with strong wind gusts

Forecasters say strong wind gusts Thursday at the Jersey Shore might spur power outages.

6 years ago

Lance Walker with a customer at his barbershop in Chambersburg, Pa. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania
Politics

A barber breaking the bubble: Trump voter with ‘buyer’s remorse’ seeks conversations of ‘grace and mercy’

At this barbershop in Chambersburg, Pa., red, blue and other come together for conversations of political ‘grace and mercy.’

6 years ago

Listen 5:20
Sakeenah Benjamin holds a photo of her cousin Manny, who was shot and killed in her West Philly neighborhood when she was 10 years old. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Public Safety

I wrote a letter to Philly’s mayor asking for an end to the gun violence that took my beloved cousin. 16 years later, I’m resending.

Sakeenah Benjamin was 10 years old when her cousin was killed right around the corner from her house. Sixteen years later, she is still dealing with the pain.

6 years ago

Tulips on display at the 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Things To Do
Community Events
February 27 - March 4, 2020

Celebrate Leap Day with food, flowers and music in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

What’s happening in Philly, New Jersey and Delaware: Philly Flower Show, Kennett Square’s Winterfest, Shine A Light concert in Wilmington and St. Paddy’s Day kicks off in N.J.

6 years ago

Listen 4:15
Demonstrators rally for better wages outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago in December 2013. (Paul Beaty/AP Photo)
NPR
Business
Social Justice

‘Gives me hope’: How low-paid workers rose up against stagnant wages

When some fast-food workers in New York went on strike in 2012, they had no idea it was the beginning of an unlikely movement that would propel an economic revolution.

6 years ago

Police work outside the Molson Coors Brewing Co. campus in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, after reports of a possible shooting. (Morry Gash/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

Multiple people dead in Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors

Police tweeted that there was no longer an active threat. Authorities did not immediately release details about the shooter or how the shooting unfolded.

6 years ago

(Chuck Snyder for WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Van Drew supports Jersey Shore town in FEMA storm repayment dispute

A Jersey Shore town still recovering from Superstorm Sandy is receiving the help of a congressman in its battle with the FEMA over fund repayment.

6 years ago

National Coalition of 100 Black Women President Virginia Harris visited Delaware chapter members to discuss disparities in the health care system. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Race & Ethnicity

National Coalition of 100 Black Women president visits Del. to discuss access to health care

Members of the Delaware chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women are uniting to address health care disparities among Black women.

6 years ago

Public works crews were analyzing the water main break and city police blocked off access to the gusher. (Cris Barrish/WHYY News)
Delaware
Infrastructure
Streets & Roads

Water main break in downtown Wilmington a real gusher

City crews are on the scene trying to determine the source of the downtown leak.

6 years ago

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