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During their StoryCorps interview in April, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams (left) told her niece, Jennifer Coffey (right), about how her loving family did not understand what being transgender meant.
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LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Coming out as transgender when there was no language to describe it

In the '60s, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams' family kicked her out after she told them that she was transgender — before many knew what that meant.

6 years ago

Children visit with officers as officials conduct an investigation at the scene of Wednesday's standoff with police in Philadelphia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The gunman, identified as Maurice Hill, wounded six police officers before surrendering early Thursday, after an hours-long standoff. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

A shooting barricaded a Philly neighborhood. Hear from people who experienced it.

We asked a few members of the Nicetown-Tioga community to tell us about their experience of their neighborhood, and the event that shut it down it on Wednesday.

6 years ago

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron starts their show over the beaches of Atlantic City, N.J. as lifeguard Ryan McCline watches bathers on Aug. 13, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Dramatic Thunderbirds to once again highlight Atlantic City Airshow

The Atlantic City Airshow is set for the skies above the city’s beaches and boardwalk on Wednesday, Aug. 21 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. (rain or shine).

6 years ago

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Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Study: Staring at seagulls could prevent them from snatching your food

The result? The gulls, on average, took 21 seconds longer to approach the food when being stared at, according to the study.

6 years ago

Edwin Desamour at Waterloo playground. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Meet the heroes making Philly’s parks safer

Amid a spate of violence at Philadelphia parks, one North Philly man has made his neighborhood park safer using Jell-o, paintbrushes, and conversation.

6 years ago

Police cordon off a large area aroung Broad and Erie streets after a gunman opened fire and held police at bay for seven hours. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Public Safety

Could piecemeal gun control measures have stopped North Philly gunman?

Maurice Hill, who wounded six Philadelphia police officers, had a long history of gun violations, but was still able to obtain an AR-15.

6 years ago

Children from the Precious Babies daycare are evacuated after a mass shooting in North Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation
Billy Penn

How SEPTA helped reunite families during the North Philly police shootout

The transit authority is an undersung player in the city’s emergency response.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Public Safety
Technology
Billy Penn

Google sent up an SOS for the North Philly shooting — in the wrong location

Experts say the search giant might be doing more harm than good.

6 years ago

Children from the Precious Babies daycare are evacuated on SEPTA buses from the scene of a mass shooting and standoff with police. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘I’m still not calm’: Exhausted neighbors unsettled after North Philly police shooting

Normal life was turned upside down on Wednesday. A day later, people were still coming to grips with exactly what unfolded.

6 years ago

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Dito Sakhokia, 18, from George Washington High School in Philadelphia receives the TD Bank Young Heroes Award at the National Liberty Museum. A recent immigrant and student of English, Sakhokia won multiple awards for public speaking. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Kids

Never too young to be a hero: National Liberty Museum honors kids with a cause

Children and teenagers were recognized by the National Liberty Museum in Old City for their volunteerism and achievements in the name of democracy.

6 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions on June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Economy
Energy
Environment

Layoffs at PES refinery begin, as union argues for continued presence due to safety concerns

The first 80 workers have been let go at the shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, more than a week earlier than expected.

6 years ago

Flags fly over crosses at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Speak Easy
Immigration
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity
Speak Easy

As a Mexican immigrant, the El Paso shooting scared me, but I won’t be silent

The mass shootings in El Paso and Gilroy have horrified me. I won’t allow my fear to silence me. Instead, I will use it to resist and fight against white supremacy.

6 years ago

Banderas y cruces en un monumento improvisado cerca de la escena de un tiroteo masivo en un complejo comercial el martes 6 de agosto de 2019 en El Paso, Texas.(AP Photo/John Locher)
Speak Easy
Immigration
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity
Speak Easy

Como inmigrante ​de​ ​Méxic​o​, El Paso me asustó, pero no permitiré​ que me ​​silencie

Los asesinatos en El Paso y Gilroy me han horrorizado. Pero no permitiré que mi miedo me silencie, lo utilice para resistir y luchar contra la supremacía blanca.

6 years ago

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Things To Do
Community Events
August 15 - 21, 2019

Alice Cooper, Common, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival are among this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Food, folk, and arts and culture festivals anchor the weekend events calendar in the Delaware Valley.

6 years ago

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Police remain on the scene after a gunman was apprehended following a standoff Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Philadelphia. A gunman who opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding several officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the night, is in police custody, authorities said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

7-hour North Philly standoff ends without fatalities: Suspect surrenders, hostages free

The suspected gunman who allegedly opened fire on police officers in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood is in custody

6 years ago

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