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Downtown Newark has been transformed since the completion of NJPAC in 1997. (Twenty20)
Economic Development
New Jersey
Public Health

Could Newark’s lead problems affect investment, development in resurgent city?

Health concerns are paramount. As those are being addressed, business interests seem to be weathering the storm

7 years ago

WURD Radio’s president and CEO Sara Lomax-Reese (right) hosts the Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman - Struggle and Progress, with panelists C. James Trotman, founding director of the Frederick Douglass Institute, (center), and Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman (left). (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia

‘Two singular voices’: WURD radio hosts conversation on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

Scholars Erica Armstrong Dunbar and C. James Trotman talked about the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass at the Barnes Foundation.

7 years ago

Taking a break from assembling ramps and rails, skaters (from left) Tyler Nelson, Jake McNichol, TJ Hernandez Jr., and Enrique Herrera prepare to show off their skills. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Sports

Trenton’s historic Roebling building now holds an indoor winter skateboard park

The Freedom Skate Park is an experiment in the public benefits of skateboarding.

7 years ago

Protesters fighting to save  DACA are marching from New York to Washington D.C. ahead of a Supreme Court hearing. They stopped in Philadelphia on their way to D.C. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Activists fighting to save DACA make stop in Philly en route to SCOTUS in D.C.

They’ll arrive in D.C. on Nov. 12 — just in time for SCOTUS to start proceedings for oral arguments on the future of DACA.

7 years ago

**FILE** DuPont Washington Works plant along Ohio River in Parkersburg, W. Va. is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/The Marietta Times)
Business
Delaware
Environment
Movies

DuPont execs react to villain role in ‘Dark Waters’ film

Company executives react to DuPont’s role as the villain in a new film about chemical contamination starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway.

7 years ago

A tornado touched down in Delaware County on Halloween (NBC10)
Environment
Public Safety

What are you actually supposed to do when you get a tornado warning?

Safety experts recommend taking shelter when you get the alert on your phone — and seeking out more information when possible.

7 years ago

Fireworks over the Delaware River celebrate SugarHouse rebranding as Rivers Casino Philadelphia (Courtesy of Rivers Casino Philadelphia)
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

A decade in, are casinos good or bad for Philadelphia?

SugarHouse is expanding and more gaming halls are coming. They give back cash, but may also enable gambling addiction.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
History

Regional Roundup – 11/04/19

This week: What is Marcys Law, the ballot question in question, the races to look at in Tuesday's Philadelphia elections, and a new biography of Harriet Tubman.

Air Date: November 4, 2019 10:00 am

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(Hanbit Kwon for Billy Penn)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

40 photos from West Philly’s adorable and outrageous Halloween celebrations

From a legendary haunted porch to a top-notch tot parade.

7 years ago

A fallen tree and down power lines block E Street Road near Middletown Road after Thursday's storm in Thornbury Township, Pa.  Friday, Nov. 1, 2019.  Homes have been destroyed in Pennsylvania and hundreds of thousands of utility customers were left without power after severe thunderstorms struck the Eastern Seaboard. At least 420,000 customers from South Carolina up to Maine and in Ohio were without power just before midnight Thursday.
 (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Storms destroy Pennsylvania houses, cause power woes

More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in the Philly suburbs early Friday. More outages occurred in western Pa., where storms caused flooding.

7 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Thousands remain without power at the Shore after severe storms

New Jersey is cleaning up after a Halloween storm packing powerful winds and severe thunderstorms blew across the state, downing trees and power lines.

7 years ago

Food trucks lined up on the street.
PlanPhilly
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

After pleas from vendors, City Council president rolls back Spring Garden food cart ban

City Council President Darrell Clarke is rolling back the ban he instituted on a block of Spring Garden Street where vendors have operated for decades.

7 years ago

BILL STREICHER / USA TODAY
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Will Joel Embiid get suspended? Here’s the deal with the Sixers center’s brawl

His beef with Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns goes way back.

7 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

Can gentrifiers be good neighbors?

A recent college graduate who moved to West Philadelphia this year reflects on how to be a good neighbor when you are part of the force that is changing a neighborhood.

7 years ago

Day of the Dead Celebration at Fleisher Art Memorial. (Justin Mayer on assignment for Colibri Workshop)
Things To Do
Community Events
October 31 - November 6, 2019

Last minute Halloween, feel-good fall festivals and a special Harriet Tubman event in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host feel good festivals, Halloween 2019 and Day of the Dead celebrations

7 years ago

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