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Jashua Vargas from Camden takes part in the San Juan Bautista Parade and Festival on the Camden waterfront. The parade has been a tradition in the city for the 62 years. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
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New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Camden Puerto Rican parade passes tradition to a new generation

Camden's San Juan Bautista Parade and Festival continues its annual tradition on the waterfront.

7 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Energy
Philadelphia

Regional Roundup 06/26/19

This week: The latest in the battle over the Millionaire's Tax in New Jersey, what were conditions at the oil refinery that exploded Friday, Philadelphia's violent weekend.

Air Date: June 24, 2019 10:00 am

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Duke's Cam Reddish (2) keeps an eye on the ball against Virginia's De'Andre Hunter, (left), and Braxton Key (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Duke won 72-70. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
K-12
Sports

Two Philly-area stars will play for Atlanta Hawks

De’Andre Hunter and Cameron Reddish competed against each other in high school and college. Now, they’ll suit up for the same pro squad.

7 years ago

Herbert Campbell moved to Grays Ferry about a year ago. His already severe asthma has gotten worse in that time. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Should I stay? In wake of refinery explosion, neighbors reconsider living so close to a hazard

Neighbors say that, even before the fire, the refinery’s foul smells and smog made the air impossible to breathe on hot summer days.

7 years ago

Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell talks about summer programs at pools in Philadelphia. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Kids
Philadelphia

Philly pools are open for summer — with many offerings for kids

Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell talks about the important role public pools play in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods.

7 years ago

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Image courtesy of the Ocean City Firefighters Association.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Another small plane crashes in Cape May County

Cape May County officials say the Cessna 140 was trying to land on Runway 24 at the Ocean City Municipal Airport before 10 a.m. Sunday.

7 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. Explosions and a blaze at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shook homes before dawn Friday, though authorities reported only a few minor injuries and said the air was safe to breathe. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Public Safety

South Philly refinery fire extinguished; city continues to monitor air quality

A massive explosion rocked the oil refinery in South Philadelphia early Friday morning, city officials confirmed.

7 years ago

A rendering of the Runaway Tram roller coaster on Surfside Pier in Wildwood. (Courtesy of Morey's Piers)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

New Wildwood roller coaster set to debut in time for Fourth of July

The family-friendly Runaway Tram — a nod to Wildwood's famous tram cars that have operated along the two-mile boardwalk for 71 years — will start running on July 2. 

7 years ago

A woman walks through La Perla, a neighborhood on the edge of Old San Juan, in 2017. (AFP Contributor/Getty Images)
NPR
Music
Race & Ethnicity

For those missing Puerto Rico, a song about dreaming of home

Within the canon of popular Puerto Rican music, there is no shortage of songs about the nostalgia for the island itself.

7 years ago

2019 Juneteenth Parade
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

West Philadelphia welcomes Juneteenth parade and festival with open arms

Hosting this year’s festival in their neighborhood, rather than Center City, was a point of pride and positivity, spectators and vendors said.

7 years ago

In this file photo, Philadelphia firefighters gather at the entrance to Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery, while a large flare burns off fuel to prevent it from feeding the massive fire at the refinery, Friday, June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Energy
Philadelphia
Public Health

Small fire still burning at Philadelphia oil refinery

Philadelphia Energy Solutions said Saturday that workers are trying to isolate the remaining line, but access is limited.

7 years ago

The 2019 Billies nominees (Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Billy Penn Awards Gala will honor these awesome Philadelphians

The Billy Penn Awards Gala will showcase local movers and shakers and creators and instigators who are having an impact on Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Because the plug isn't reversible, connecting a USB device to a computer can often be a frustrating experience. (Joe Kohen/Invision/AP)
NPR
Technology

Ever plugged a USB in wrong? Of course you have. Here’s why.

Some call it the USB paradox, the seemingly impossible process of making a 50-50 guess wrong twice.

7 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions at the 150-year-old industrial complex at 3100 W. Passyunk Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Public Safety

Feds to investigate refinery explosion; local health officials remain cautious

A series of explosions that produced a giant fireball at the refinery early Friday led to plumes of black smoke and noxious odors that spread across the region.

7 years ago

Pictured here is a wind farm in the Baltic Sea is a joint venture of the Essen-based energy group Eon and the Norwegian shareholder Equinor. (Bernd W'stneck/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Offshore wind turbines are coming to the Jersey Shore

The ‘historic’ approval by regulators clears the way for a 1,100-megawatt wind project about 15 miles off Atlantic City, enough power for 500,000 homes.

7 years ago

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