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Fish signs mark homes on the 800 block of East Thompson Street. (Joel Wolfram for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia

Old fish, new fish: Tracing the history of Fishtown’s most ubiquitous sign

The popular fish address sign is a potent symbol with different meanings for different people in the fast-changing Philadelphia neighborhood.

6 years ago

Hummus at Zahav (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Food & Drink
National
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

10 things to know about Zahav, named best restaurant in America

You can now sing it loud and proud, Philadelphia: Zahav is the best restaurant in the entire country.

6 years ago

Phillies Chairman David Montgomery died Wednesday following a five-year-battle with cancer. (Jeff Fusco/Philadelphia Business Journal)
Philadelphia
Sports
Philadelphia Business Journal

Phillies Chairman David Montgomery dies at 72

The Philadelphia Phillies say the team's chairman has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Uber driver consults her phone during a shift. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Social Justice
Transportation
PlanPhilly

City of Philadelphia sues Uber on eve of driver revolt

There will be a lot to talk about in your Uber Wednesday — if you can get one.

6 years ago

Police and others are seen outside STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter middle school in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch, Colo., after a shooting Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Authorities said several people were injured and a few suspects were in custody. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

Sheriff: School shooting outside Denver injures at least 7

Gunfire erupted Tuesday inside a suburban Denver middle school not far from Columbine High School, wounding at least seven people before two suspects were taken into custody.

6 years ago

Congressman John Lewis addressed the 2019 class of Lincoln University during commencement Sunday (Bob Williams/Lincoln University)
Higher Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Congressman John Lewis to Lincoln grads: ‘Get in good trouble’

Lewis said graduates will now join the ranks of well-known Lincoln graduates as NAACP lobbyist Clarence Mitchell, Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall, and poet Langston Hughes.

6 years ago

U.S. Coast Guard
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues injured kayaker off N.J. coast

U.S. Coast Guard personnel rescued an injured kayaker off the New Jersey coast last Saturday. 

6 years ago

Philabundance employees and government officials ceremonially break ground at the site of a new community kitchen on north 10th Street. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

New Philabundance kitchen in North Philly a ‘dream come true’

The Philabundance Community Kitchen has outgrown its current space. It’ll move into a much larger space in North Philly next year.

6 years ago

Nasraddin Asramat, who runs the cash register at Bill’s Deli Market, said crowds have thinned since the store resumed business. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Public Safety

Store reopens at Wilmington corner where six were shot; for now, it’s more peaceful

\Wilmington’s police chief shut down Bill’s Deli Market after six were wounded. Days later, they reopened. Some in the neighborhood say the climate has improved.

6 years ago

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Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and Britain's Prince Harry leave after attending the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day in London, Monday, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
International

Ecstatic Prince Harry says Meghan has ‘healthy’ baby boy

A beaming Prince Harry said his wife Meghan gave birth to a baby boy early Monday morning.

6 years ago

Sasha Mannino (center) and Iris Peron-Ames (right), both 15, look on as Kathryn Gay speaks with them Greenfield Elementary School on Tuesday. Graduates of Greenfield, Mannino and Peron-Ames now attend Science Leadership Academy and are running their second campaign to collect tampons and other toiletries for young people in need. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mental Health
Public Health
Broke in Philly

Now in high school, Philly girls revisit earlier kindness, donating tampons, other items

Sasha Mannino and Iris Peron-Ames, both 15 now and living in Fairmount — started a second collection of tampons and other toiletries, this time at their high school.

6 years ago

Volunteers Gabby Fink (left) and Carol Rowehl (right) help Emma Reed, 6, to stay upright on horse Prince Caspian on April 7, 2019. Reed is a participant in Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy's new Stepping Forward program for children of first responders. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Behavioral Health
Home & Family
Kids
Philadelphia

Kids of first responders find calm, security in the company of horses

Horses help ease the anxiety of kids worried about firefighter and paramedic parents. As they learn to feed, groom and care for the horses they also learn to let go of stress.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Sports

Ponchos, umbrellas and duct-taped sneakers: Scenes from 2019’s rainy Broad Street Run

Congrats to everyone who braved wet weather for Philly’s famous 10-miler.

6 years ago

While waiting for the Broad Street Run to begin, Alba Miranda warms up near the Olney Transportation Center. Miranda is a member of the running group Latinas in Motion. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Sports

View from the pink corral: Last wave of Broad Street runners overcame challenges just to get to the starting line

Participants in the Broad Street Run's pink corral are the slowest wave of runners in the race, and many are working to overcome physical challenges just to finish.

6 years ago

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Nuisance tidal flooding in Seaside Park, N.J. (Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Coastal flood advisory up for N.J.

A Coastal Flood Advisory will go into effect for the entire New Jersey coastline between 7 a.m. Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday, according to a National Weather Service bulletin.

6 years ago

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