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U.S. singer Lenny Kravitz performs on the main stage during the opening day of the Paleo Festiva in Nyon, Switzerland, late Tuesday, July 19, 2005.  (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
Things To Do
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August 22 - 28, 2019

Comic book and film geeks, guitar gods, Japanese and Ukrainian culture in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

What’s happening on a late August weekend in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware? Naked bikers, comic book and film geeks, guitar gods, and more!

6 years ago

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Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
The Why
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia

‘Row house’ or ‘rowhouse’? Philly’s debate over a space

Is it "row house" or "rowhouse"? Why the question of a single space is so contentious, so steeped in Philly history, and so wrapped up in our city's identity.

Air Date: August 22, 2019

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Doug Brinson collects candles to prevent a fire at the make-shift memorial, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, where Eric Garner died in a police chokehold five years ago, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Race & Ethnicity

Where Eric Garner died, changes in policing win little applause

After Garner's death, the police department required all 36,000 officers to undergo three days of training, including classes focused on de-escalation.

6 years ago

 SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA GM Jeff Knueppel to retire in December, PennDOT secretary eyed as replacement

SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel will retire on Dec. 31, at the end of his contract with the $2 billion-a-year transit agency, officials confirmed today.

6 years ago

The so-called asbestos “snow’’ video provided to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control by the Laborers Union Local 199 in Delaware. The videos triggered the investigation that led to the $66,000 in penalties against ECO Services of Exton, Pa., and a foreman. (Courtesy of Laborers Union Local 199)
Delaware
Public Health

Videos of asbestos ‘snow’ at former GM plant in Delaware triggers probe, $66,000 penalty

A worker’s videos showing asbestos ”snow” blowing through the air at a former auto plant in Delaware spurred a probe and penalties against Ecoservices.

6 years ago

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Broadway Theatre in Pitman, N.J. (Google Maps)
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Changing minds or spreading hate? Controversial event puts South Jersey town on edge

The flap has exposed a disagreement between local activists and event organizers over how to engage people of different viewpoints.

6 years ago

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Members of the Southwest Philadelphia community discuss ideas for what to do at the PES refinery. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Public Health

Community meeting on the future of PES refinery was packed, loud and divided

People who live near the South Philly refinery said they want it shut and gone forever, while laid-off refinery workers are hoping someone will buy it.

6 years ago

U.S. Coast Guard image
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Woman airlifted after two boats collide in the Barnegat Bay

A woman was hospitalized after a Sunday afternoon boat crash in the Barnegat Bay, authorities said.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Energy
Environment

PES refinery lays off all but select few union workers, despite safety concerns

Union leaders had hoped to persuade Philadelphia Energy Solutions to keep some workers on past Aug. 25. “It’s a mismanaged mess,” said a USW official.

6 years ago

'All this stuff touches home. It doesn’t go back that far,' says Germantown resident Mark Keenheel as he looks at items in the Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery recently in August. (Michael D'Onofrio/The Philadelphia Tribune)
History
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Slavery and Philly: Since arrival of first enslaved Africans, deep scars exists here, across Commonwealth

Enslaved Africans were present in the region well before William Penn planted England’s flag here in 1681.

6 years ago

Abortion protesters attempt to hand out literature as they stand in the driveway of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 16.
NPR
Gender
Health Care

Planned Parenthood withdraws from Title X program over Trump rule

Planned Parenthood is leaving the federal Title X family planning program rather than comply with new Trump administration rules regarding abortion counseling.

6 years ago

NOAA image
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

28 years ago today, the Jersey Shore was spared as Hurricane Bob passed offshore

The Jersey Shore woke up to a rain, wind, and big waves from the offshore Hurricane Bob 28 years ago today.

6 years ago

The Very Rev. Canon Martini Shaw stands outside of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas. (Ronald Gray/The Philadelphia Tribune)
History
Race & Ethnicity
Religion
The Philadelphia Tribune

Atlantic slave trade legacy still drives local roots of Black church

As the 400th anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade approaches, religious leaders said the legacy of the early Black church must continue for complete freedom

6 years ago

United States Coast Guard photo.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Diver exploring shipwreck off N.J. found safe after crew reports her missing

A diver who went missing from a group exploring a shipwreck off the New Jersey coast was found safe after a search effort, the Coast Guard said.

6 years ago

An Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the raptors working in Ocean City to keep seagulls away. (Image: http://carolinabirds.org/) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17039928)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

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.

6 years ago

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