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The Lightbox Film Center. (Courtesy of Lightbox Film Center)
Movies
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

West Philly’s International House is closing. What happens to the renowned theater inside?

After 40 years, Lightbox Film Center is looking for a new home.

6 years ago

West Point Men's Crew prepares to put their boat in the water Friday during the Dad Vail Regatta. (Brad Larrison for WHYY, file)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Sports

Dredging funds raised to keep boat racing afloat on the Schuylkill

The $4.5 million needed to dredge shallow areas around Boathouse Row and the national racecourse means silt threatening the city’s regattas will be removed.

6 years ago

A University of North Carolina, Charlotte campus police officer carries a tactical shield after a shooting Tuesday afternoon, April 30, 2019, in Charlotte, N.C. The shooting on the campus left at least a few people dead and several wounded Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and chaotic scene in the state's largest city. (John Simmons/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
Public Safety

North Carolina campus shooting leaves 2 dead, 4 injured

A shooting on a North Carolina university campus left two people dead and four wounded Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and chaotic scene in the state's largest city.

6 years ago

A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the first night of Hanukkah.The synagogue was the site of a mass shooting in October. It was one of a number of tragedies and revelations that made 2018 a difficult year for the city of Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Religion

Report: Anti-Semitic incidents dip in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey

Despite a nationwide drop of anti-Semitic incidents in 2018, the Anti-Defamation League recorded the second-highest number of those events in the last decade.

6 years ago

A screenshot of Pastor Carl Johnson's Easter Sunday sermon, where his comments about Muslims in France have come under fire.
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pa. Lutheran pastor criticized for ‘violent purge of Muslims’ comment after Notre Dame fire

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Carl Johnson confessed he had hoped the Notre Dame fire in Paris was committed by Muslims in order to justify the eradication of Muslims from France.

6 years ago

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The Gale Force roller coaster at night. (Bill Barlow/for NewsWorks)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Shore roller coaster didn’t fail when test dummies plummeted into hotel, operator says

The operators of a Jersey Shore amusement park say one of their roller coasters is safe after a pair of water-filled test dummies fell off during a recent test ride.

6 years ago

Roz Pichardo looks out the window at Kensington Avenue from inside the Somerset El station on April 27, 2019. Pichardo is a Kensington resident who works in the harm reduction community in the neighborhood. (Erin Blewett/Kensington Voice)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Kensington Voice

‘This kind of work will drain you’: How secondary trauma affects people responding to overdoses in Kensington

In the medical field, these individuals are referred to as “zero responder,” or bystanders who step in to reverse the effects before medical professionals get to the scene.

6 years ago

garden
Environment
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

5 ‘green’ freebies in Philly

Living a sustainable lifestyle doesn’t have to be expensive to benefit the planet. Did you know that Philly has five programs to make environmental action accessible to you?

6 years ago

Rabbi Chaim Goldstein is the director of the Chabad House at Drexel University. His uncle, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, was injured in the shooting at Chabad of Poway synagogue in Southern California. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Religion

‘Duties are duties’: Philly rabbi pushes on despite attack on uncle’s California synagogue

Rabbi Chaim Goldstein’s uncle lost a finger in the California synagogue attack. His courage has inspired Goldstein to persevere rather than mourn.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2, 2018 after sinkholes opened in the area. That caused one of the ME2 project's many delays. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco buys two homes at Chester County site of Mariner East 2-related sinkhole

State and county documents show the company paid $400,000 each for the properties in Chester County.

6 years ago

An errant tsunami warning alert Monday raised eyebrows at the Jersey Shore and beyond. (Courtesy of NOAA)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Errant tsunami warning reaches some at the Shore and beyond

An errant tsunami warning alert Monday raised eyebrows at the Jersey Shore and beyond.

6 years ago

ResinTech CEO Jeffrey Gottlieb speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for ResinTech’s new Camden headquarters. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
New Jersey

Manufacturer bringing 265 jobs to East Camden HQ, aiming to revitalize Federal St. corridor

Mayor Frank Moran foresees the redevelopment of Federal Street corridor as a manufacturer brings headquarters to Camden.

6 years ago

President of Finanta, Luis E. Mora Rechnitz congratulates the sixteen graduates for completing the six-week course. (Lilia Ayllón/ AL DÍA News)
Business
Economic Development
Broke in Philly

A new program supports Latina entrepreneurs on the rise

"Ella Emprende," a new course from Finanta, offers training and development for women business owners and leaders.

6 years ago

Swarthmore College students gather at the Phi Psi fraternity house during a sit-in, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Swarthmore, Pa. (AP Photo)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Student protesters occupy Swarthmore fraternity house, want it closed

Students at Swarthmore College occupied a fraternity house after alleged documents describing some members' derogatory comments and sexual assault jokes were leaked.

6 years ago

Greenfield Elementary School playground. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Poetry

WHYY’s Morning Edition listeners honor National Poetry Month through haiku

WHYY's Morning Edition listeners celebrate their neighborhoods through haiku during National Poetry Month.

6 years ago

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