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In this Thursday, July 22, 2010 photo, Hugh and Karen Hoffman of Wycombe, Pa. shop a newly opened state wine and liquor store in New Hope, Pa. (Matt Rourke / AP)
PA Post

Some hoped letting groceries, mini-marts sell wine would kill Pa.’s state stores. It hasn’t

Total sales at the state liquor stores, at $1.872 billion for 2018-19, are up 3.1% since Gov. Wolf and Speaker Mike Turzai famously toasted the wine privatization in 2016.

6 years ago

Faced with hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
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Kids
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Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy

The century-old organization's filing is a sign of financial instability as it faces some 300 lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as scouts.

6 years ago

(Valley Youth House)
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Housing
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Broke in Philly

Local organizations collaborate to create LGBTQ housing program

The Homeward Initiative and Valley Youth House are nearing the launch of their housing collaboration Host Homes.

6 years ago

Seminarian Jordan Evans prays the rosary in a chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. After scandals in the Catholic Church, future priests say they hope their examples of piety will restore faith in the clergy. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Religion

After abuse scandals, seminarians pledge to ‘get it right’

The 156 young men who call St. Charles Borromeo Seminary home are deeply aware of both the sacred and the profane.

6 years ago

Jennifer Hudson sings a tribute to former NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed in a helicopter crash Jan. 26, before the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
Sports

All-Star weekend, as expected, was about honoring Kobe

Everyone at the All-Star Game on Sunday got a 24-page tribute published by Sports Illustrated devoted to Bryant's career

6 years ago

Radio Times
History
Music

Regional Roundup: translating the Odyssey, Sacred Harp singing, Harriet Tubman

For President's Day, we bring you some of the best segments from the Regional Roundup archives.

Air Date: February 17, 2020 10:00 am

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Sophie Mills braces for candy throws during her bat mitzvah ceremony at Jewish Children's Folkshul in Philadelphia. Family and friends gathered to see the seventh-grader give a presentation on five inspirational women who repaired the world. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Religion

Can a modern spin on a bar/bat mitzvah tradition keep teens in the Jewish community?

One Jewish community in Philadelphia tries to keep its young people rooted in their identity with a modern spin on a bar/bat mitzvah tradition.

6 years ago

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Seminarian Daniel Rice, left, sits with classmates during a lesson on the Gospel of Luke at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa. (Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Religion

At a Catholic seminary, hope for church beyond scandals

The seminarians walk along a hallway lined with photos of classes of priests who came before them.

6 years ago

Clay Conaway, a former University of Delaware baseball player charged with raping multiple women. (Delaware State Police/AP Photo, File)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Accuser testifies in ex-college athlete’s sex assault trial

One of six women to accuse a former University of Delaware baseball player of sexually assault has testified that he choked her as she tried to free herself.

6 years ago

A police car drives with its lights flashing in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia

Teen shot, critically wounded, during struggle with police

A teenager was shot and critically wounded by a police officer following a struggle in north Philadelphia, police said.

6 years ago

Stormwater drains in Philadelphia have traps to capture trash, but smaller pieces of plastic can get through all the way to the river. (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania

500 million pieces of trash found along Pennsylvania roads in new litter study

The Pennsylvania Litter Research Study was done in partnership between the departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation and the group Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful

6 years ago

Terry Gross, Marty Moss-Coane and Dave Davies all share a birthday (WHYY)
Media
Billy Penn

What is it about Valentine’s Day that makes great public radio hosts?

Fresh Air’s Terry Gross was born on Feb. 14 — and so were two of her most prominent colleagues.

6 years ago

John Pignotti (center) discusses self policing on blackface issue as members of the Quaker City String Band Look on (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Mummers say they’re working weekly to keep blackface out of parade

String Band Division leaders say they will be keeping a watchful eye on everyone next year, to prevent another appearance of blackface.

6 years ago

A new project highlights the architecture and landscape of Laurel Hill Cemetery with nightly illumination. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Outdoors
Public Spaces

Lighting up the dead: Historic Laurel Hill takes on a new glow

The 184 year-old Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia is the first to install permanent architectural lighting for its grand mausoleums.

6 years ago

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Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz shares a laugh with her customers at Mi Casa Su Casa cafe in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Food & Drink

Mofongo and scrambled eggs: This is not your typical election-year diner story

As Latinx power rises in Reading, this cafe is the center of the political universe.

6 years ago

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