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Kensington Avenue on Friday, November 23, 2018. (Solomon Jones for WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Addiction
Philadelphia

Rethinking the Kensington drug crisis

I went to Kensington on Black Friday and saw the devastation of the heroin crisis.

7 years ago

This photo provided by Lashrecse Aird shows traffic jam and an electric message sign indicating,
Delaware
Public Safety
Travel

Company promising to get to bottom of chemical leak that closed Delaware Memorial Bridge Sunday

The bridge was closed following a leak of ethylene oxide from Croda’s Atlas Point manufacturing facility which sits just to the south of the New Jersey-bound span. The leak ha

7 years ago

George Lakey takes a turn at soloing in the
Music
Religion

A home-grown ‘Messiah’ sing-along marks 50 years in Philly

For 50 years, George Lakey has been organizing sing-alongs of George Frideric Handel's iconic oratorio, a beloved part of the holiday soundtrack.

7 years ago

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

NWS: Potentially coastal, inland flooding Monday

Another round of flooding is likely Monday as a storm system moves through the New Jersey region, forecasters say. 

7 years ago

Doug Kiker (left) and Dan Schmalen are founders of Retrofit Careers, a job portal for those in successful drug and alcohol recovery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Addiction
Business

Bucks pair makes it easier for those in recovery to make a living

Based in Bucks County, the site is designed to function like Zip Recruiter or Monster.com – employers pay to post jobs and those seeking work apply for them.

7 years ago

Listen 2:18
American conservationist Jeff Allen (center) directs Iraqi technicians laying mortar between ancient bricks at the site of Babylon. (Jane Arraf/NPR)
NPR
Architecture & Design
International

In Iraq, a race to protect the crumbling bricks of ancient Babylon

"Babylon was the first city in history. We want to work here because we love this city."

7 years ago

The Camp Fire started on Nov. 8 near the city of Paradise and rapidly overwhelmed the area. The city is still closed off to the public, and nearly 500 people remain missing in the region. (Bobby Allyn/NPR)
NPR
Environment
National
Public Safety

As California wildfire winds down, rain and winds create new fears

7 years ago

An ethnic Kazakh woman tried to cancel her Chinese citizenship after she married and moved to Kazakhstan. When she crossed back into China last year, the problems began. (Nicole Xu for NPR)
NPR
International

‘They ordered me to get an abortion’: A Chinese woman’s ordeal in Xinjiang

7 years ago

(Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Officials: ‘Black material’ pumped ashore on Ocean County beach is peat

Officials say the unsightly material found along the shoreline on an Ocean County beach recently is naturally occurring.

7 years ago

a sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market
Economy
Immigration

Families with immigrant members report doing without food stamps in Philadelphia

Ever since the Trump administration took a tougher stand on immigration policies, service providers report immigrants are avoiding school visits and doctor offices.

7 years ago

Ricci Rawls and her children, Patience, 12, Charlie, 7, Izzy, 5, Ava 4, and Faith, 1 on their last day before eviction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Housing

Evicted on Thanksgiving: How a mom and her five kids slipped through the cracks

For most people, Thanksgiving offers a chance to kick back with family. But for Ricci Rawls and her five kids, it meant something different this year: losing their home.

7 years ago

Roy Daley, 74, with his wife, Ana Smith-Daley, 71, (left) and his daughter, Lucy Figueroa, 41, at StoryCorps in Austin, Texas. (Savannah Winchester/StoryCorps)
NPR
Immigration

‘An opportunity to be thankful’: Reflecting on a first Thanksgiving in the U.S.

He immigrated with just two shirts and a change of pants to start his new life.

7 years ago

An office at the home of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
Politics
PlanPhilly

Relics of a polarizing legacy within reach at Frank Rizzo estate sale

In total, some 2,500 items will be sold over three days, kicking off on Black Friday, the nation’s appointed deal-hunting day.

7 years ago

Image courtesy of Stafford Recreation.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

‘Free little pantry’ boxes pop-up throughout Shore town

"Leave what you can, take what you need."

7 years ago

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963.
History
Media

South Jersey man creates audio history of JFK’s final hours

On November 22, 1963, Michael Maggio was playing with toy guns in his childhood home in Patterson, New Jersey. Like many from his generation that day never left his mind.

7 years ago

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