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Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

‘Prolific’ Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend

A favorite of stargazers on Jersey Shore beaches, the prolific Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend. 

6 years ago

Amanda Gilson has worked in the NICU at st Christopher’s for almost five years. She saved up hundreds of hours of paid time off to use during her maternity leave, which she just learned will not roll over under the hospital’s new ownership. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Business
Health Care
Philadelphia

Tower Health clashes with nurses as it takes over St. Christopher’s

Nurses at the pediatric hospital are losing all the paid time off they earned under the previous owner. They also want safe staffing ensured.

6 years ago

Listen 1:16
(Instagram/@CINEMUG)
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

South Broad’s unique movie rental/coffee shop Cinemug is closed for good

Opened in early 2015, the spot was a neighborhood hub for Philly cinephiles.

6 years ago

Yassmin Gramian (Courtesy of PennDOT)
PlanPhilly
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Yassmin Gramian, incoming PennDOT Secretary sees ‘bright future’ for Philadelphia

Gramian ascends to the top PennDOT post after years of working on projects in and around Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Kensington from above (Max Marin/Billy Penn)
Behavioral Health
Criminal Justice
Public Health

Economic investment, not arrests, will save Kensington from drug violence, say researchers who lived there

They wanted to know: Why is narcotics trafficking and the violence that goes along with it so concentrated and so extreme in this part of the city?

6 years ago

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Before the start of a November 10 game against the Jersey Express, Camden Monarch Lenny Cooke makes an entrance. (April Saul for WHYY)
New Jersey
Sports

Monarchs bring hoops and hope to Camden

At the Kroc Center in Cramer Hill, the Camden Monarchs are bringing semi-pro basketball to appreciative fans.

6 years ago

Joyce Pickles of Moms Demand Action sits with her son Dominic, 6, during a vigil for gun violence victims at Broad Street Ministry on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
National
Philadelphia

From Philly to Sandy Hook, vigil remembers those slain by gun violence

For the fifth year, Broad Street Ministry holds a vigil remembering gun violence victims and the anniversary of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

6 years ago

Tuba Christmas (Youtube/Kimmel Center)
Things To Do
Community Events
December 12 - 19, 2019

Celebrate the holidays on land and sea, music for jazz-lovers and a specialty train exhibit in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Things to do this week in N.J., Del. and Pa. include festivals on land and sea, holiday jazz and an annual gala for seniors.

6 years ago

Listen 5:09
Comedian Chris Cotton repped Philly hardFACEBOOK / VERNON KEITH RUFFIN JR.
Comedy
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly comedian Chris Cotton dies at 32, just months before welcoming first child

The South Philadelphia native spoke at an anti-violence meeting last week.

6 years ago

The Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central branch. (Google Maps)
Books
Philadelphia

Got a fine for overdue books? Philly libraries will soon forgive them

The trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia voted Wednesday to eliminate fines for overdue books and other materials. The policy is expected to take effect by spring.

6 years ago

John Oliver, Jr., plays guitar at Hub of Hope's Living Room (Michaela WInberg/Billy Penn)
Homelessness
Income Inequality
Music
Billy Penn

In Suburban Station, live music brings holiday joy to the Hub of Hope

Project HOME’s underground “Living Room” is a place to play and sing.

6 years ago

Kevin Maxson, a former inmate at Dauphin County Prison, goes through his letters and bills from his time locked up. A PA Post investigation found that six counties charged close to $15 million in fees to prisoners. (Joseph Darius Jaafari/PA Post)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Paying rent to your jailers: Inmates are billed millions of dollars for their stays in Pa. prisons.

Wardens say it teaches financial responsibility, inmates and prison researchers say it’s too burdensome.

6 years ago

First responders and police officers arrive at the scene following reports of gunfire, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Safety

6 people killed in Jersey City shooting, including officer

Police Chief Michael Kelly says six people have been killed, including an officer, in a shooting that sprawled across Jersey City.

6 years ago

The word 'they' is displayed on a computer screen on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in New York. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the year based on a 313 percent increase in look-ups on the company's search site, Merriam-Webster.com, this year when compared with 2018. Merriam-Webster recently added a new definition to its online dictionary to reflect use of
LGBTQ

Merriam-Webster declares ‘they’ its 2019 word of the year

A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, “they,” has an accolade all its own.

6 years ago

LNG units on the BNSF Emporia Sub in Olathe, Kansas (NJ Spotlight)
Energy
New Jersey
Transportation
NJ Spotlight

Feds approve plan to ship liquefied natural gas to South Jersey by rail

Environmental groups say cargoes would risk public safety, set back climate efforts.

6 years ago

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