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Attendees engage with each other during a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with. The event was hosted by The Penn Project for Civic Engagement and held at the Liberty Museum in Philadelphia on Saturday  (Provided)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Politics

‘Can We Talk?’ bridges gap between polarizing debates, constructive conversation

The Penn Project for Civic Engagement hosted a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with.

6 years ago

Workers in MANNA's kitchen (Provided)
Food & Drink
Income Inequality
Medicine
Broke in Philly

New MANNA Institute to lead ‘food is medicine’ push

Insurance companies don’t cover most meal plans — because there’s not enough research to prove they should.

6 years ago

A mourner comforts John Milne (center), the father of 14-year-old Sayyad Milne, during the boy's funeral in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Thursday. Sayyad Milne was one of 50 people killed at two mosques last Friday. (Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

‘My heart was broken’: Mourners in New Zealand bury victims of mosque shootings

On Friday, a large crowd of New Zealanders listened to the Muslim call to prayer in a park across from Al Noor Mosque.

6 years ago

File photo: Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline construction on Pennell Road in Middletown Township. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New safety concerns over Sunoco’s Mariner East 2X pipeline

Pipeline safety advocates worry the pressure on the 16-inch Mariner East 2x would pose greater dangers.

6 years ago

Former Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant meets with students at Andrew Hamilton School in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Kobe Bryant was promoting the book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp he created with writer Wesley King. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Books
K-12
Sports
The Philadelphia Tribune

NBA legend Kobe Bryant visits Hamilton School

Bryant returned to his West Philadelphia roots on Thursday to sow seeds of inspiration and inspire members of the next generation.

6 years ago

Corl Street Elementary, in State College, is receiving extensive renovations, all done with safety in mind. (Emily Reddy/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

How school construction is changing due to security concerns

In this time of mass shootings, schools are feeling the pressure to make changes to how schools are constructed in an effort to keep intruders out.

6 years ago

A waste site stretches toward a line of trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Delaware
Environment

Invasive species speeds up closure of popular Delaware yard waste site

Frequenters of the free-of-charge drop-off site must look for other options as the state prepares to return the Polly Drummond property to its natural state.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo a Facebook start page is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Fla. Facebook said Thursday, March 21, 2019, that it stored millions of its users’ passwords in plain text for years. The acknowledgement from the social media giant came after a security researcher posted about the issue online. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo, File)
Technology

Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees

Facebook left millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company acknowledged Thursday after a security researcher exposed the lapse.

6 years ago

A tribute for mosque shooting victim Tariq Omar is placed at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Thousands of people were expected to come together for an emotional Friday prayer service led by the imam of one of the two New Zealand mosques where 50 worshippers were killed in a white supremacist attack on Friday March 15. (Mark Baker/AP Photo)
Public Safety
The Conversation

The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism

There is a longstanding history of the fear of “the others” turning humans into illogical ruthless weapons, in service to an ideology.

6 years ago

File photo of minor tidal flooding in Seaside Park. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Tidal flooding alerts up for the Shore

Widespread minor to locally moderate tidal flooding is likely along the Jersey Shore Thursday evening, forecasters say.

6 years ago

Former Governor Ed Rendell (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Addiction
Politics

Rendell says Philly group near deal on home for supervised injection site

A real estate developer who wants to remain anonymous has offered a building in the Kensington area to Safehouse, the ex-governor, a member of the board, told a D.C. crowd.

6 years ago

Supporters attend a hearing at City Hall on fair workweek legislation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics

Why is Philly turning to national movements for anti-poverty solutions?

Philadelphia is poised to have three laws rooted in national political movements in less than one year.

6 years ago

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Things To Do
March 21 - 27, 2019

Celebrate National Poetry Day, party like a mad hatter, and say goodbye to Madea

This weekend, you can enjoy Japanese culture in Fairmount Park, learn about Philadelphia’s history of strong women, and listen to diverse wordsmiths on South Street.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
Military
New Jersey

Rumbles and booms: Joint Base demolition training Thursday

Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst may hear “booms” and feel “rumbles” on Thursday. 

6 years ago

About six in 10 Americans want betting on professional sports events to be legal in their state, but fewer feel that way about college athletics, according to a new poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Sports

AP-NORC Poll: U.S. divided on college vs. pro sports betting

With all the action on the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the survey finds less support for legal betting on college sports than on the pros.

6 years ago

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