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With raptors now patrolling skies over Ocean City, mayor says they’re keeping seagulls away
At a cost of $2,100 a day, East Coast Falcons deploys raptors over the beach and boardwalk in Ocean City from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. in an effort to scare seagulls away.
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This week: Ramping up for the 2020 census, N.J. particularly hard hit by the effects of climate change, teaching animation to inmates.
Air Date: August 19, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01How Philly convinced business leaders to be part of the homelessness solution
The city’s Shared Public Spaces program was so successful, stakeholders are expanding its reach.
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‘Jawn Wick’ and North Philly neighbors’ response to the police standoff
What seems like disregard for law enforcement is really a defense mechanism.
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Secret Philly: Inside one of the nation’s largest collections of LGBTQ history
Thanks to a $300k grant, the archives housed at William Way are finally getting proper treatment.
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Philadelphia joins Kashmir protests with large rally at Penn’s Landing
The Indian government has kept the state of Jammu and Kashmir on lockdown for nearly two weeks.
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‘This is an emergency:’ Gun-control advocates rally in Trenton after mass shootings
The rally was part of a national weekend of action organized by gun safety groups Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety.
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Pilot and passenger dead after small plane crashes in Delaware
Delaware State Police say a small plane crashed in New Castle County Sunday morning, killing both the pilot and a passenger.
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At a meeting at the Nicetown-Tioga Library about Wednesday’s shooting, neighbors told Councilmember Bass they want to see investment in their community.
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Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings
The anxiety of one mass shooting after another has led some churches to start training and arming their worshippers with guns.
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Advocacy organization’s efforts lead to another handicapped-accessible N.J. beach
On Friday, Beach Days for All hosted a ribbon cutting at the now handicapped-accessible Maryland Avenue beach, known as "Callan's Way," in Point Pleasant Beach.
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I love trees, but please don’t plant one unless you can take care of it
If we want to work towards creating and sustaining an effective canopy, we need a cultural shift to prioritize the life-long maintenance of trees over simply planting them.
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Do you know the whole Statue of Liberty poem? Listen to what Emma Lazarus wrote
Philadelphia poet Sonia Sanchez read the entire poem for WHYY's CommonSpace in February 2017.
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Vintage baseball clubs from Philadelphia, Delaware team up to honor 1800s star with gravestone
Fergy Malone was one of baseball’s original standouts. He was buried in an unmarked grave. Two vintage teams will honor him with a gravestone Sunday in Philadelphia.
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Listen 1:03‘We’re a city under siege’— 2 shootings in 2 days rattles North Philly neighbors
A week of violence in North Philadelphia has some neighbors wondering if it is time to leave longtime homes.
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