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Campers at Al-Bustan percussion camp.
Classes
Philadelphia

Al-Bustan camp immerses Philly kids in Arabic language, culture and science

At the Al-Bustan Camp, a cultural summer camp held at St. Peter's School in Society Hill, children are learning about the Arabic language, music, history and science.

6 years ago

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Adrian Galbraith-Paul is the manager of Heritage Farm in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Soaring temperatures make local crops wilt and farmers wither

Farmers in Philadelphia are watching their crop yields decrease as a result of the heat. They say there’s nothing they can really do about it.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Liberian LNG tanker Al Hamra arrives at a port in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo,  Monday, April 21, 2014. (Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)
Business
Energy
New Jersey
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Gloucester County LNG export terminal would take 360 trucks a day, 24/7, Army Corps says

Agency releases new details about planned Gloucester County facility after "conversations" with developer.

6 years ago

(Chuck Snyder/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

High risk of rip currents in N.J. amid building heat, humidity

Beachgoers looking for at least some relief from searing heat and humidity Wednesday will have to deal with a high risk of rip currents.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Officer Bob Mahan holds a firearm stored in the department's Forensic Science Center beside Michael Garvey, director of the Philadelphia Police Department's Office of Forensic Science (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Philadelphia
Policing
The Philadelphia Tribune

A look inside Philadelphia police’s gun archive

Located at the corner of 8th and Poplar streets, the Forensic Science Center is the destination for nearly all criminal guns, weapons, drugs and other evidence collected.

6 years ago

Lucy The Elephant in 1895 stands at Atlantic Avenue and  Decatur Street, Margate City, N.J. (Library of Congress)
The Why
New Jersey
Public Spaces
Sculpture

Lucy The Elephant at 138: Standing the test of time

Lucy The Elephant, the 65-foot-tall Margate landmark, turns 138 Saturday. The country's oldest roadside attraction has withstood natural disasters and threats of demolition.

Air Date: July 17, 2019

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(Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

4 injured in N.J. boat crash, authorities say

Four people suffered injuries of varying severity in a Cape May County boat crash Monday evening, authorities say.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom at 801 Market St. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Media
Billy Penn

Why the Inquirer slashed nearly 40 jobs — but is still optimistic about its future

The newspaper says it has five years to turn things around.

6 years ago

Parental drug use is increasingly cited as the reason to remove kids from their homes and place them in foster care. Some argue more should be done to keep families together. (Heleen Zeegers/Getty Images)
NPR
Addiction
Home & Family
Kids

More kids are getting placed in foster care because of parents’ drug use

The number of cases of children entering the foster care system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000, according to research published this week

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department van
Philadelphia
Policing

Exclusive: Philly police release hundreds of disciplinary records for ‘Facebook cops’

The disclosure of civilian complaints for officers in the scandalizing social media database is likely the largest records disclosure in department history.

6 years ago

Firefighting foam used here at Dover Air Force Base may be to blame for PFAS contamination in wells nearby. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)
Delaware
Public Health

Four more PFAS-contaminated water wells found near Dover Air Force Base

Four wells near Dover Air Force Base had levels of PFAS above federal standards. The Air Force is providing bottled water to those affected.

6 years ago

Pastor Chico Robinson of Truth Church Worship Cneter, and first lady Nickie Robinson, sing during church service (Marissa Weekes Mason/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Religion
Technology
The Philadelphia Tribune

At Truth Church, ministry emerged from Facebook performances

It didn’t take long for word of this freedom of religious expression to seep out, and the church, which began with a few faithful, is growing rapidly.

6 years ago

Sharif Abdur-Rahim, one of two founding brothers of West Philadelphia's African Cultural Arts Forum, stands in a second-floor workshop used to store African art and to produce the oils, incense and personal-care products they sell. (Kriston Jae Bethel for NextCity)
Business
Race & Ethnicity
Broke in Philly

Can employee ownership preserve legacy businesses in communities of color?

Next City looks at year one of the SEED Fellowship, which educates small-business owners on how to craft succession plans and convert to employee ownership.

6 years ago

The Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Cape May team in action. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/file)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Coast Guard urges caution along N.J. Intracoastal Waterway as buoy project begins

Boating New Jersey's Intracoastal Waterway will soon become even safer once the U.S. Coast Guard completes work that is set to begin Monday.

6 years ago

(Mirror-Images/Bigstock)
Sports

For special needs adults, a league of their own is coming to Philadelphia

For young adults with autism, services can be hard to come by. But Alternative Baseball offers a chance for socializing and skills development.

6 years ago

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