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La Salle University nursing students and community leaders took part in a daylong poverty simulation to better understand the needs of the future patients they intend to serve. (Courtesy of La Salle University)
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Poor man’s game: Students take part in poverty simulation; realize importance of compassion

The ultimate goal was to make students more sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and to better meet their needs.

6 years ago

E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles! (JARED GRUENWALD PHOTOGRAPHY)
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

This awesome Eagles vs. Patriots tailgate party has free hot chocolate and cookies

Hit up the Gameadelphia tent for snacks, board games and prizes.

6 years ago

Arwin Church said the son of a well-known Delaware developer called him a racial slur and punched him last year. Now he is seeking justice for the alleged crime. (Courtesy of the Igwe Firm)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware man sues developer’s son over alleged racially charged assault

A developer’s son called Erwin Church a racial slur and punched him a year ago, but charges were dismissed. Church is filing a civil suit.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 13, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the East Room of the White House in Washington. In a sharply divided country, a new poll finds some things Americans can agree on. There’s widespread consensus on the importance of factual information being transparent and based in data, and Democrats and Republicans alike frequently find the current information environment challenging. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
National

Americans struggle to ID true facts, AP-NORC/USAFacts poll finds

A new poll finds that regardless of political belief, many Americans say they have a hard time figuring out if information is true.

6 years ago

The Andover estate in Thornbury Township, Delaware County, along the route of the Mariner East 2 pipeline which began operating on Dec. 29. A valve site for the pipeline is in the center of the picture. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Timeline: Mariner East 2 pipeline project’s permit problems and investigations

Explore this timeline to see how the story of problems and investigations has unfolded.

6 years ago

People wait for students and updates outside of Saugus High School after reports of a shooting on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded to Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

6 years ago

Jeffery Stowe, (left), and Daynese Stowe will be the first African-American father and daughter to actively serve as firefighters at the same time in the history of the Philadelphia Fire Department. (Provided/Leanne Stowe/Philadelphia Tribune)
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Father, daughter make history with Philly fire department

Jeffery and Daynese Stowe will be the first African-American father / daughter to actively serve as firefighters at the same time in the history of the Philly Fire Department.

6 years ago

Tidal flooding in West Wildwood in late January 2016. (North Wildwood Police Department)
Down the Shore
Environment
Insurance
New Jersey

FEMA delays flood insurance hike until 2021

New Jersey residents will have a reprieve before flood insurance premiums will likely rise.

6 years ago

Delaware Shakespeare actor Wilfredo Amill plays the part of Romeo during a performance of Romeo & Juliet held at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Delaware
Social Justice

Shakespeare performance behind bars provides mental escape in Del. prison

Fifty people incarcerated at the maximum-security facility got a private afternoon performance of the Bard’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

6 years ago

Listen 4:48
Handlers listen intently during the herding group competition at the National Dog Show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 17, 2018. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Things To Do
Community Events
November 14 - 20, 2019

National Dog Show, holiday lights, and weather-proof date nights in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

You’ll find ideas for weather-proof dates, details on final fall fests, the National Dog Show, the Penn Museum’s reopening celebration, and more in this week’s "Things To Do."

6 years ago

Listen 4:33
One of the 14 bullet holes that damaged the Foreman home is in the second floor bedroom. (Layla A. Jones / Billy Penn)
The Why
Changing Communities
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

After Philly police standoff, an uncommon fix for a sadly common problem

Three months after a police standoff left homes riddled with bullet holes in Philly, the city fixed them for free — an unprecedented move in a city wracked by gun violence.

Air Date: November 13, 2019

Listen 13:30
About 200 journalists attended the Better Gun Violence Reporting Summit on Nov. 8, 2019 (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

Here’s a list of resources to include when reporting on gun violence in Philly

Have one to add? Let us know.

6 years ago

Emily Cutaiar, 8,  (left) and her sister Jessica, 9, know not to drink water from the tap in their Sellersville home. Their well was found to be contaminated with PFAS. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania

DEP names Bergey’s Tires as source of PFAS contamination in Bucks County private wells

The Pa. DEP determined Bergey’s was the source and “potentially responsible entity” of the contamination involved 14 private wells in Bucks County.

6 years ago

In this historical photo from May 31, 1889, survivors stand by homes destroyed when the South Fork Dam collapsed in Johnstown, Pa. As officials prepare to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the enormous Johnstown Flood of 1889 that killed 2,209 people, new research has helped explain why the deluge was so deadly. (AP Photo)
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Report flags 145 of Pennsylvania’s dams as dangerous

Pennsylvania is home to a lot of old dams—many of which are privately owned. The state agency that regulates those dams says it has serious concerns about 145 of them.

6 years ago

A portrait of Marian Anderson by artist Jeffery McNutt. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Inside the historic home of Philly’s ‘most famous’ classical singer, Marian Anderson

Because she was Black, the contralto gained international renown before she was recognized in her hometown.

6 years ago

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