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Jai Gordon (left) and three other trainers from GymRatz Athletics: Neyo Harrison, Unique Harrison and Nicole Carter COURTESY GYMRATZ ATHLETICS
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

West Philly neighborhood gets sleek new fitness center, thanks to cop who gives back

GymRatz Athletics opens Sept 1. in Cobbs Creek.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Parkway service area at the Shore to close for a complete rebuild

A Garden State Parkway service area in Ocean County will close shortly after Labor Day to make way for demolition and the construction of a new facility.

6 years ago

Front-of-house expert Martin Cugine and chef Brad Spence outside Angelo's in South Philly (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

One of Philly’s best chefs is selling Bourdain paintings at a ‘7 Parms’ feast

The Upstairs at Angelo’s dinner will feature artwork and food by former Amis partner Brad Spence.

6 years ago

Maura McGlensey, 6, of Clifton Heights, plays with a Slinky during the dedication ceremony of a historical marker commemorating the manufacture of the popular toy at James Industries in Clifton Heights. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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History
Pennsylvania

A Spring! A Spring! A marvelous thing! Delco hometown honors its Slinky

Born on the water in Philadelphia, the Slinky was developed by one of the first great women of the American toy industry.

6 years ago

Al Duncan of Malvern, a member of the Chester County Vietnam Veterans of America, salutes after placing the remains of Eugene Gorski in a niche at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Military
Pennsylvania

‘Finally at rest’: Unclaimed veterans buried with help from a former coroner’s office intern and reporters

It’s hard to prove military service for unclaimed bodies, one intern and two reporters helped vets get a proper burial.

6 years ago

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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)
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Philadelphia
Sports

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

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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)
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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

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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

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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

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