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Hank Cisco puts on an appearance at a Norristown Bicentennial event in 2012. (Hank Cisco Facebook page)
Pennsylvania

‘Wildcard’ Hank Cisco, Norristown’s very-own ambassador, dies at 96

The eccentric personality had a lifelong love affair with his adopted city.

6 years ago

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Ken Phillips walks on a snow-covered beach at 2nd Avenue in Cape May, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 26,  2015. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Dale Gerhard)
New Jersey

Snowbirds pose a challenge for beachfront destinations in the 2020 census

Permanent residents may have fled to warmer winter climes already, but U.S. Census employees, N.J. municipalities still want them to complete the forms.

6 years ago

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Julio Corro, right, helps a passenger navigate one of the new facial recognition kiosks at a United Airlines gate before boarding a flight to Tokyo, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston. The Trump administration intends to require that American citizens boarding international flights submit to face scans, something Congress has not explicitly approved and privacy advocates consider an ill-advised step toward a surveillance state. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Technology
Travel
Billy Penn

Face scanners are coming to PHL Airport next week

A pilot program at three international gates will test the new tech before it’s rolled out everywhere.

6 years ago

Drexel University
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Former Drexel professor charged with spending grant money on strip clubs

The felony theft charges come roughly three months after Drexel University agreed to pay the federal government nearly $190,000 to avoid a potential lawsuit.

6 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., center, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, third from left, share a laugh outside  court in Decatur, Ga., Oct. 25, 1960. Others are unidentified. Andrew Young is seen at center, facing right. (AP Photo)
History
Race & Ethnicity

Tackling today’s violence requires Dr. King’s philosophy of love

This moment in history should compel us to follow Dr. King’s mandate of love, if we are to survive and combat the violence that permeates our society.

6 years ago

Activist and community organizer Adrian Rivera-Reyes and Vanessa Maria Graber pack emergency items to be donated as a disaster relief package, during a meeting of Philly Boricuas, on Saturday, in North Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly Boricuas rally to help Puerto Rican quake victims, one backpack at a time

Philly Boricuas are calling for donations of 1,500 emergency preparedness backpacks that will be sent to local nonprofits in parts of the island hardest hit by the quakes.

6 years ago

The scene at Girard College on MLK Day in 2018.
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

MLK Day in Philly: Your best options for giving back on the national day of service

Think of the holiday as “a day on, not a day off.”

6 years ago

Ingrams Thorofare Bridge (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Transportation

Jersey Shore bridge to briefly close overnight as major overhaul continues

A key bridge that links mainland Cape May County to a barrier island will briefly close overnight this week as a major overhaul continues, officials said. 

6 years ago

(Photo: Rachel Hall)
Radio Times
Music
Politics

Regional Roundup – 01/13/19

This week: An update on the legal battle over safe injection sites in Philly, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and the oldest form of American music, sacred harp singing.

Air Date: January 13, 2020

Listen 49:00
(Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This North Philly rec center shut down under Mayor Nutter. Neighbors finally got it reopened.

Winchester Rec is now buzzing with activity after being closed for five years.

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Pennsylvania
Transportation

SEPTA Key’s Regional Rail rollout advances with more ‘tap to exit’ tech coming to stations

Starting Monday, Regional Rail riders will be able to tap their SEPTA Key Cards to exit at Jefferson Station weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

6 years ago

Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway points out an old jail log showing the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham, Ala. (Jay Reeves/AP Photo)
History
Preservation

Alabama county to preserve jail remnant where MLK was held

An Alabama county is preserving what’s left of the lockup where officials say Martin Luther King Jr. served his final time behind bars just months before his assassination.

6 years ago

A sampling of the dishes served at the first night of the pop-up. (fundraiserINSTAGRAM/@undergrounddingingclub)
Community Events
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Two famous Latina chefs are raising money for Puerto Rico with Philly pop-up dinners

South Philly Barbacoa hosts Maria Mercedes Grubb for a series of fundraisers to benefit the island’s earthquake victims.

6 years ago

A woman attending a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash, talks to a policeman, at the gate of Amri Kabir University in Tehran, Iran.  (Mona Hoobehfekr/ISNA via AP)
International

Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

Iran's security forces deployed across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane.

6 years ago

Buju and Beenie, cheetahs at the Cape May County Park and Zoo. (Courtesy of the Cape May County Sheriff's Office)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Sheriff: Man jumped fence next to cheetah enclosure at Cape May Zoo ‘to get a closer look’

A man attempted to "get a closer look" of cheetahs at the Cape May County Park and Zoo earlier this week, authorities said. 

6 years ago

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