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An image of an Atlantic City Electric outage map showing Cape May City and Cape May Point Borough.
Down the Shore
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Major power outage impacts Cape May

Electricity in two Cape May County municipalities was knocked out entirely early Thursday evening.

6 years ago

Derrick Cain (Photo by Steve Weinik)
Speak Easy
Criminal Justice
Speak Easy

Detained, but not deterred

As a formerly incarcerated individual, I am determined to write the narrative instead of letting someone else write it about me.

6 years ago

King Saladeen and Missy Dietz at the announcement of the Boyds collab (Layla A. Jones/Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s oldest department store is getting into a ‘major situation’ with a hot local street artist

The Boyds x King Saladeen collab will benefit schools and cancer research.

6 years ago

Ocean Bathing Area 1 in Island Beach State Park in July 2014. (Justin Auciello/JSHN)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Lifeguards to protect Island Beach State Park through September

A guarded bathing area in Ocean County's Island Beach State Park will be open for long weekends throughout September.

6 years ago

Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins (left) raises a fist during the national anthem in 2017 as teammate Chris Long (right) places a hand on his shoulder in solidarity MATTHEW EMMONS / USA TODAY SPORTS
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Malcolm Jenkins, the Eagles, and why the NFL still doesn’t have a policy on kneeling

Some fans say they love players’ commitment to social justice. Others want them to stick to sports.

6 years ago

New legislation proposed in Delaware would permit restaurants like Irish Eyes Pub and Restaurant in Lewes to continue to allow dogs inside their patio areas. (Courtesy Irish Eyes Pub)
Delaware
Food & Drink
Law

Delaware food code doesn’t allow dogs in restaurants — even on patios. Legislation aims to change that.

State legislator aims to allow dogs on restaurant patios after shock and confusion around state food code.

6 years ago

Bob Viden, owner of Bob's Little Sport Shop in Glassboro, says his shop will continue selling the ammunition that Walmart has decided to drop from its inventory. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Safety

Walmart ammunition cutbacks will have little effect, gun enthusiasts say

They said the new policies will inconvenience gun owners, while doing little to reduce gun violence.

6 years ago

(Honey Festival/Sara Plonksi)
Things To Do
Community Events
September 5 - 11, 2019

Honey, mushrooms, and blues: Weekend festivals — and the Eagles! — are back in season in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Weekend festivals — including some dedicated to honey and blues music — and the Eagles are back in season in this week’s “Things To Do.”

6 years ago

Listen 5:15
The students of the Carlisle Indian School are amassed on the grounds of the school in March of 1892. (Photo by John N. Choate/Provided by Cumberland County Historical Society Photo Archives)
The Why
History
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Reclaiming the bodies of children who died at Carlisle Indian School

About 180 children died at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Over 100 years later, tribes are reclaiming their bodies and bringing them home.

Air Date: September 5, 2019

Listen 12:10
(U.S. Coast Guard file photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues woman from cruise ship off N.J.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 39-year-old woman who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey Sunday evening. 

6 years ago

A dog is unloaded from a plane carrying 191 pets being evacuated from South Carolina to escape Hurricane Dorian. (Courtesy BVSPCA)
Delaware
Home & Family
National

Pets escaping Hurricane Dorian’s path find shelter in Delaware

Three hundred and fifty cats and dogs evacuate shelters near the Carolina coast to escape Hurricane Dorian and to make space for new animals that may be displaced.

6 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

99 problems and the mail is one: USPS delivery problems spike in Philly neighborhoods

An audit in 2016 found chronic mismanagement at the city’s main postal center.

6 years ago

This GOES-16 satellite image taken Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at 16:40 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, (left), churning over Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault that forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passes. (NOAA via AP)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Hurricane Dorian’s center to pass ‘well offshore’ Friday, but N.J. coast likely to experience impacts

Hurricane Dorian will pass "well offshore" from the New Jersey region later this week, forecasters say. 

6 years ago

Rocky impersonator John Monforto runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
The Why
Changing Communities
Explainers
Philadelphia

Youse millennials are killing the Philly accent

Yo, Philadelphia’s trademark accent is more than just “jawn” and “youse guys.” What makes a Philly accent distinctive, and how are millennials killing it?

Air Date: September 3, 2019

Listen 13:16
Communications Workers of America march in Philadelphia’s 2019 Labor Day Parade. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Thousands of Philly union members rally on the waterfront for Labor Day

Philadelphia union members marched for Labor Day at the Philadelphia waterfront at a time when many say organized labor is under attack.

6 years ago

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