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South Seaside Park in August 2014. (Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

A mainly pleasant Labor Day weekend ahead at the Shore

The unofficial end to the summer tourism season at the Jersey Shore will be mainly a nice one. 

6 years ago

Oyster Creek Generating Station in Forked River. (Exelon Corporation, file)
Energy
New Jersey
Public Safety

Residents skeptical of plans to dismantle Oyster Creek nuclear plant

Residents mistrust Holtec’s assertion it can decommission the Oyster Creek site in 8 years, as opposed to the 60 years proposed by the previous owner.

6 years ago

Young soccer fans play pickup games on the grass outside Lincoln Financial Field while waiting for the start of the U.S. Women’s soccer game against Portugal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Gender
Philadelphia
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U.S. Women’s Soccer team draws record crowd to South Philly

It was the largest crowd ever to see the U.S. team play a friendly match. Fans hope it’s a sign of things to come.

6 years ago

Listen 1:48
Signs are held up as a standing room only crowd listens to testimony given by environmental experts, community activists and residents during a community meeting regarding the future of the site of Philadelphia Energy Solutions in August 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia

New uses, even non-use, will complicate ongoing PES refinery cleanup, DEP says

Pennsylvania’s DEP offered an update on, and a possible wrinkle in, the ongoing Sunoco-era remediation at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.

6 years ago

(Kamal Aboul-Hosn/Courtesy YallaPunk)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Learn guitar-making, talk gentrification and ‘crush stereotypes’ on Labor Day weekend

YallaPunk builds community connection with language, arts and rock.

6 years ago

Broad Street Line
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

New hope for lonely Broad-Ridge Spur, part of the Center City Loop that never was

Fashion District Philadelphia could breathe new life into the anachronistic subway line.

6 years ago

United States' Megan Rapinoe, center, holds the trophy as she celebrates with teammates after they defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the Women's World Cup final soccer match at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Things To Do
Community Events
August 29 - September 4, 2019

Made In America, Bluegrass Festival and Labor Day Fun On Philly’s Waterfront

Music festivals, a visit from the Women's World Cup team and fireworks round out Labor Day weekend in the Delaware Valley.

6 years ago

Listen 4:58
Finn Nahill got the first gender neutral marker on a driver's license issued by the Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania DMV. (Photo provided by Morgan Selkirk)
The Why
Government Accountability
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

The secret way some got a gender-neutral Pa. driver’s license

Trans and nonbinary Pennsylvanians got gender-neutral markers (“X” or “U” instead of “M” or F”) long before PennDOT said they could.

Air Date: August 29, 2019

Listen 13:32
A bullet-riddled sign that once marked where Emmett Till's body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River is now housed at the Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, Miss. The historic marker was taken down after three white fraternity brothers from the University of Mississippi were pictured holding guns next to the sign. (Debbie Elliott/NPR)
NPR
History
Race & Ethnicity

‘Why don’t y’all let that die?’ Telling the Emmett Till story in Mississippi

Till's murder propelled the civil rights movement, but telling his story brings a reluctance for some in Mississippi "to come to grips with its history of racial brutality."

6 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state's Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn't threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC’s review of pipeline safety regulation prompts attacks by residents, groups and lawmakers

Some argued for no added regulations, but most urged tighter curbs on the pipeline industry.

6 years ago

Rapper Robert Rihmeek Williams “Meek Mill” with his son, Rihmeek Williams. Mill appeared in Superior Court Tuesday. His lawyers are arguing for a retrial. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

What the end of Meek Mill’s probation means for his life

13 things the Philly rapper can do now that he’s no longer entangled with the criminal justice system.

6 years ago

The Sandy Hook lighthouse, first built in 1764, stands Jan. 22, 2002, behind buildings that were once part of the Army's Fort Hancock, located on Sandy Hook, N.J. (Mike Derer/AP Photo)
Gender
History

‘Mind the light’: Women lighthouse keepers’ little-known stories shared through historical records, public memory

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with lighthouse researcher Shauna MacDonald about the little-known women in history who ran them.

6 years ago

Listen 6:06
Women officers are graduated from the Philadelphia Police Academy on October 9, 1976. (James A. Craig/Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA)
The Why
Gender
Government Accountability
Policing

Female cops face a blue wall of silence when reporting sexual harassment

Richard Ross resigned after ignoring sexual harassment claims filed by a female officer. Could there be a systemic problem within the Philadelphia Police Department?

Air Date: August 28, 2019

Listen 17:05
(Photo by Casper Folsing / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Technology
Broke in Philly

Can cheap internet close the digital divide?

Internet Essentials offers a broadband connection for under $10 per month.

6 years ago

Ahmaj Jackson, 14, wheels fresh produce around the Ruth Bennett Community Farm in Chester, Pennsylvania. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
View Finders
Environment
Food & Drink
Income Inequality

Chester farm feeds the body and soul of a community

Chester's Ruth Bennett Community Farm is a vibrant oasis in a desert of dull brick and lifeless concrete.

6 years ago

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