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Representatives of Philadelphia Gas Works (from left) Melanie McCottry and President and CEO Craig White, and Matthew Tayler of Liberty Energy Trust, testify before the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities while opponents raise signs in protest. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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PGW wins key city approval for Southwest Philly LNG venture

Philadelphia Gas Works’ planned liquefied natural gas plant won a key approval this week, moving the $60 million Passyunk Energy Center closer to groundbreaking.

6 years ago

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Washington.
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Nielsen estimates about 16 million watched Michael Cohen

The Nielsen company says that 15.8 million people watched President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, testify against him on television before a congressional commi

6 years ago

Protesters armed with signs fill the bleachers at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River, where the New Jersey Pinelands Commission held a public hearing on the Southern Reliability pipeline through Burlington and Ocean counties. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
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NJ Spotlight

BL England decision may doom N.J. pipeline but natural gas projects still on

The demise of the B.L. England power plant appears to doom a 22-mile gas pipeline through the Pinelands to the facility.

6 years ago

A Walmart greeter
Business

Walmart to make ‘every effort’ to keep disabled greeters

Amid backlash, CEO's memo says "specific steps" are being taken. A deadline has already been extended.

6 years ago

East Germantown native Darnell “Speedy” Artis will make his hometown debut this weekend with the Harlem Globetrotters (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Exhibition games in Philly extra special for Globetrotter guard

Darnell “Speedy” Artis has played with the Harlem Globetrotters for three years, but he never competed in his hometown of Philadelphia. That changes this weekend.

6 years ago

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Police officers remove crime scene tape near a makeshift memorial outside the Robert Morris Apartments, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Morrisville, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Bucks County mother charged with slaying family withdrew son from school

A mother accused of killing her 13-year-old son and four other family members pulled the boy out of school about two weeks earlier, a school official said Thursday.

6 years ago

Washington Nationals Bryce Harper, looks at the baseball field from their dug out before the start of the Nationals last home game of the season against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Philadelphia
Sports

Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract

Person familiar with negotiations tells AP Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract, pending physical.

6 years ago

Rob mans the coffee counter at The Last Stop in Kensington on February 17, 2019. Patrons are able to pay whatever they wish for a cup of fresh coffee, with donations going entirely to the upkeep of the DIY recovery center. According to Rob, coffee sales give the Stop just enough to pay the utility bills each month.
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Addiction
Philadelphia

Caring for others in recovery helps Kensington man stay sober

When Rob stumbled into The Last Stop recovery center in Kensington three years ago, he had no intention of getting clean or turning his life around.

6 years ago

The Shrine of Mother Katherine Drexel at her home in Center City (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
History
Religion

Relocated tomb of saint to be designated a shrine

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says the recently-moved tomb of St. Katherine Drexel will be designated a shrine.

6 years ago

Lurline Jones, girls basketball coach, in her Mt Airy home, on February 13, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
History
Philadelphia
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Northwest Philly grandma, hidden civil rights hero still coaching and fighting

Lurline Jones is a legendary coach and local civil rights trailblazer. But why is the 75-year-old still coaching in the last place you’d expect?

6 years ago

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Tulips on display at the 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community Events
February 28 - March 6, 2019

Music, flowers, dance, and the dawn of Women’s History Month

Ushering in Women’s History Month, the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, a weekend of dance and flower power highlight this week’s “Things To Do.”

6 years ago

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Lou (left) and Michelle (center) organize donated clothes so that community members can more easily pick through them on Feb. 17. The Last Stop is a recovery clubhouse that gives donated clothes to the community each weekend. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Addiction

Philadelphia lawsuit threatens to shut down Kensington clubhouse for addiction recovery

The city says The Last Stop violates its zoning by allowing some people to live there, and that it lacks a permit for meetings.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles agree to let Foles seek starting job in free agency

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman says the team will not use its franchise tag on quarterback Nick Foles and instead will let him become a free agent.

6 years ago

Ed Rowe, (left), Rebecca Wilson, Robin Hager and Jill Zundel, react to the defeat of a proposal that would allow LGBT clergy and same-sex marriage within the United Methodist Church at the denomination’s 2019 Special Session of the General Conference in St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Sid Hastings/AP Photo)
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Religion

United Methodist Church delegates reject recognizing same-sex marriage

Delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith's divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.

6 years ago

Victor Hugo Green (The New York Age, 23 August 1958, Saturday, page 32/Wikimedia Commons)
Delaware
History

Rare copy of historic ‘Green Book’ travel guide on digital display at Delaware museum

A rare copy of the “Green Book” seen in the Oscar-winning film of the same name recently arrived at Hagley Museum and Library in Delaware.

6 years ago

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