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Annual Reminder picketers march outside Independence Hall on July 4, 1965. (Photo courtesy of Temple Urban Archives)
The Why
History
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Before Stonewall and Pride, Philly staged LGBTQ protests

Before the Stonewall riots, there was another — very different — group of gay and lesbian protests called the Annual Reminders in Philadelphia.

Air Date: June 5, 2019

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Members of the Muslim community pray at the end of Ramadan festival Eid al-Fitr in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Religion

Philadelphia Eid in the Park brings thousands to celebrate the end of Ramadan

Muslims across the Delaware Valley are celebrating Eid-al-Fitr — a celebration for the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

7 years ago

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Pastrami sandwich at The Rooster (Alexandra Hawkins)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Rooster is closing for good: Why CookNSolo is shutting down the charitable diner

After two and a half years, the restaurant was *costing* money instead of making it.

7 years ago

Mae Krier 93, was a riveter during WWII. She’s an advocate for the recognition of the “Rosies” role for winning the war.
The Why
Gender
History

Why this Rosie the Riveter from Bucks County is still fighting

Mae Kreier of Levittown, Pa. is one of millions of women who built airplanes, ships, and bombs during World War II. She's still fighting for their efforts to be recognized.

Air Date: June 4, 2019

Listen 11:09
 Elsie Allen, center, huddles with her daughters Jenna Allen, right, and Krista Allen-Parra, left, and her grandson Shawn Flores, all of Orlando, as they visit for the first time the scene of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting from a block away Friday, June 17, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
National
Public Safety

Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares

The attacks have changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases "active shooter" and "shelter in place" need no explanation.

7 years ago

Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania

Generations of Yuengling employees say they stay for more than a love of lager

The Yuengling family has run the company for six generations and says 10% of the 150 employees at its Pennsylvania breweries go back at least two generations.

7 years ago

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Christi Dewar, a survivor of the Virginia Beach mass shooting, stands with her son, Charles Dewar III, next to the office complex where a gunman killed 12 and injured several others on Friday. (Bobby Allyn/NPR)
NPR
National
Public Safety

Virginia Beach shooting survivor says victim laid down his life to save colleagues

Christi Dewar, a government employee in Virginia Beach, says her co-worker Ryan Keith Cox died attempting to provide safety amid rapid gunfire.

7 years ago

(BigStock/vchal)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

‘Microearthquake’ registers off N.J. coast

A minimal earthquake occurred off the South Jersey coast early Saturday morning. 

7 years ago

People gather for a vigil in response to a fatal shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Va., Saturday, June 1, 2019. A longtime city employee opened fire at the building Friday before police shot and killed him, authorities said. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Public Safety

Virginia Beach shooting victims were veteran city employees

A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover.

7 years ago

In this photo provided by the United States Coast Guard, a pair of Sea Tow boats joins another vessel off Cape May Point, N.J., in the search for a single engine airplane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The aircraft's owner says the male pilot was a regular customer who flew recreationally. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Keegan/United States Coast Guard via AP)
New Jersey

Police: Small plane, pilot’s body, recovered off New Jersey coast

State police say a small plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey has been recovered along with the pilot's body.

7 years ago

The Rainbow Flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in New York. The Rainbow Flag, an international symbol of LGBT liberation and pride, was flown for the first time at the monument. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
Delaware
LGBTQ
Public Safety

Police: Motorist hits Delaware gay pride parade organizer

Police say a 90-year-old Delaware man refused to detour around a gay pride parade and plowed into an organizer trying to wave him away.

7 years ago

2014 Princeton University alumna Kellen Heniford participated in a Me Too panel at Princeton University on June 1, 2019 in Princeton, New Jersey. Heniford walked out of the panel in protest of the presence of Washington, D.C. attorney Beth Wilkinson who represented Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Higher Education
Social Justice

Princeton alumni, students protest over panelist representing Brett Kavanaugh

Supported by a student group demanding Title IX reforms, a panel member walked out over the inclusion of a lawyer representing Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

7 years ago

A plane on an Ocean City beach after an emergency landing Saturday morning. (Image courtesy of the Ocean City Police Department)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Small plane makes ‘successful emergency landing’ on N.J. beach

It was a "successful emergency landing" on the 49th Street beach in Ocean City Saturday morning, the Ocean City Police Department said in a news release.

7 years ago

Townsends Inlet Bridge, connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City, New Jersey. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Transportation

Officials: Troubled Shore bridge might reopen this summer

There's hope that a troubled bridge connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City could reopen this summer. 

7 years ago

(Flickr Creative Commons)
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Why the Inquirer is replacing Philly.com

On the eve of its 190th birthday, the region’s largest newspaper it making a huge online change.

7 years ago

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