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(U.S. Coast Guard file photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters clinging to vessel off N.J. coast

A man and a woman are safe after they spent three hours clinging to their capsized sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean about 65 miles off Atlantic City.

7 years ago

Landing craft on the beach during D-Day on June 6, 1944 in France. Seventy-five years later, surprising color images of the D-Day invasion and aftermath bring an immediacy to wartime memories. They were filmed by Hollywood director George Stevens and rediscovered years after his death. (War Footage from the George Stevens Collection at the Library of Congress via AP)
History

Rare color footage brings D-Day memories alive, 75 years on

As veterans and world leaders prepare to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day next week, Stevens' surprising color images bring an immediacy to wartime memories.

7 years ago

(From left) Anas Dabbour, Abbulah Ibrahim, and Munir Odeh work in an assembly line to create boxes of fish, chicken, and lamb dinners at the Al Amana Grocery on May 20, 2019. Dabbour's family established the grocery in 1993, after emigrating from Syria in 1992. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
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Philadelphia
Religion

Philadelphia family helps people break their fast during Ramadan

The Dabbour family began to offer meals during Ramadan after an anonymous donor gave them the means to do so six years ago.

7 years ago

The Trocadero theater on Arch Street in Chinatown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Things To Do
Community Events
May 30 - June 5, 2019

Dance like everyone is watching, celebrate the moon, and say farewell to a Philly staple

Check out a Latino film festival and say goodbye to the Trocadero this week.

7 years ago

Members of the National Youth Bike Council pose at the Please Touch Museum before a group ride through Fairmount Park. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Transportation
PlanPhilly

This Philly teen bike crew is all about safety

Joshua Funches and his teenage friends love cruising Philly streets on their bikes. But you won’t see them performing stunts in the middle of traffic like some of their peers.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Search underway after small plane crashes off Cape May

A single-engine plane crashed into the water off Cape May County late Wednesday morning, officials said.

7 years ago

Manakeesh Bakery in West Philly drastically reduces its hours during Ramadan
Manakeesh Bakery in West Philly drastically reduces its hours during Ramadan (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Business
Food & Drink
Religion
Billy Penn

What happens to business when restaurants close for Ramadan?

Proprietors say cooking while you’re thirsty is worth it for faith. And relatively speaking, the monetary hardships don’t weigh heavily on many Muslim restaurateurs.

7 years ago

Bonanza II crew member James Dawson captured this image of a waterspout in the Delaware Bay off Cumberland County Tuesday evening. The waterspout is illuminated by lightning. (Image courtesy of Bonanza II)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Boat crew spots waterspout off N.J. amid severe thunderstorm

Bonanza II captain Mike Rothman says he spotted the waterspout within two miles of the boat's location "just off" Fortescue in Cumberland County.

7 years ago

2013 Punkin Chunkin (Chuck Snyder for WHYY)
Delaware

Longtime Delaware tradition Punkin Chunkin moves to Illinois

Almost three years after a woman was injured during the annual pumpkin-launching competition, Punkin Chunkin is leaving Delaware for Illinois.

7 years ago

Robert F. Smith speaks at Morehouse College (BBC News/Youtube)
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

A good deed goes through ‘Black enough’ blender

Philanthropist Robert F. Smith spread a balm over the wounds that accumulate as a result of the day-to-day indignities that go hand-in-hand with being Black in America.

7 years ago

(Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Who’s Next First Responders: 13 young leaders on Philly’s front lines

When emergency strikes, they go above and beyond.

7 years ago

Police forensic experts investigate a crime scene where a man stabbed 19 people, including children in Kawasaki on May 28. Two people, including a child, are reportedly dead.
NPR
International
Public Safety

2 killed, at least 17 others injured in Japan mass stabbing

At least two victims are dead, including an 11-year-old girl, and about 17 others were injured in a mass stabbing attack near Tokyo, Tuesday morning.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Malakye Johnson (1) gathers with his teammates during a Snider Hockey practice at the Scanlon Ice Rink in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia-based Snider Hockey organization named after the late Flyers owner now has over 3,000 kids in its program and almost a third are girls. Snider Hockey officials want to get to a point that boys and girls are split 50-50, and a new endeavor with the Howe Foundation is another step toward that goal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Gender
Philadelphia
Sports

Girls hockey in Philly may get boost from Howe Foundation

Snider Hockey officials want to get to a point that boys and girls are split 50-50 and a is teaming up with the Howe Foundation to take another stride toward that goal.

7 years ago

Park & Diamond's new foldable, portable bicycle helmet. (Courtesy of Park & Diamond)
Public Safety
Technology
Transportation

A bike helmet that’s stylish, portable? Idea began with a crash in North Philly

A startup says many bikers don’t wear helmets because they don’t like the style or the inconvenience.

7 years ago

In this Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, a soldier walks with his family following a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, for soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry 3rd Brigade, who returned home from deployment in Iraq. (Erich Schlegel/AP)
NPR
Military

A U.S. Army tweet asking ‘How has serving impacted you?’ got an agonizing response

Among the thousands of responses: harrowing tales of trauma, depression and sexual assault.

7 years ago

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