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In this file photo, an SUV arrives at the Federal Correctional Institution - Schuylkill in Minersville, Pa. (Bradley C Bower/AP Photo)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Food bank: Shutdown hit prison workers especially hard

Pennsylvania is home to nine federal prisons, and a lot of the guards and other staff have been working without pay.

7 years ago

1776, a new co-working space has opened up in the Cherry Hill Mall. The space includes a small retail store (Courtesy PREIT)
Changing Communities
Innovation
New Jersey

Cherry Hill Mall offers co-working space with a twist

Co-working is often a more urban phenomenon. But in the heard of suburban South Jersey, 1776 has opened a co-working space on the 2nd floor of the Cherry Hill Mall.

7 years ago

Garth Connor works for the Philadelphia office of the EPA and worries about pollution going unchecked, and paying his daughter’s college tuition. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Government Accountability
National
Personal Finance

As government reopens, federal workers look forward to paying bills

One South Philadelphia resident says he looks forward to paying his bills, now that government operations have resumed.

7 years ago

The Newseum building in 2008, the year it moved into its Washington, D.C., home. On Friday, Johns Hopkins University announced that it is acquiring the building for $372.5 million. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
History
Media
National

Newseum bought by Johns Hopkins for $372.5 million

The Newseum is losing its stately glass-and-steel digs. The organization behind the journalism museum, The Freedom Forum, says it has reached a $372.5 million deal.

7 years ago

An Atlantic City Rail Line train to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia arrives in Lindenwold, N.J. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Transportation

Congressman slams NJ Transit over ongoing Atlantic City Rail Line closure

The shutdown of rail service between Philadelphia and Atlantic City that began late last summer is going to last a few more months, officials say. 

7 years ago

Unions and supporters join the AFGE TSA at Philadelphia International airport to call for an end to the government shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Trump reopens government operations as FAA reports ‘sick leaves’ causing flight delays

As LaGuardia and Newark airports are hit with takeoff delays due to ‘sick leave,’ president announces government operations will resume until Feb. 15.

7 years ago

A new sinkhole that opened up on Sunday was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
(Eric Friedman/Provided)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco empties pipeline to deal with Chester County sinkhole

No natural gas liquids are flowing in Mariner East 1 anywhere in Pennsylvania, the PUC says.

7 years ago

A 26-acre slice of the hulking Budd Co. auto assembly in Nicetown has sat unused since 2003. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Real Estate
PlanPhilly

New York developer wins Budd site at auction

A New York developer with a history of transforming former industrial properties made the winning offer on the massive former Budd Company site in North Philadelphia.

7 years ago

A naturally occurring ice disk that gained international fame appears to be freezing in place following a stretch of frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Westbrook, Maine. The giant ice disk on the Presumpscot River now has its own webcam. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Ice disk freezes out Shore man’s attempt to hack peace sign into it

A giant disk of river ice has proved too much for a Jersey Shore attention-seeker who tried to carve a peace sign on it.

7 years ago

The 2,500-seat arena was about two-thirds full Wednesday during opening night for the Blue Coats. (Cris Barrish, WHYY News.)
Changing Communities
Delaware
Sports

Debut of arena for 76ers’ minor league team a ‘big lift’ for Wilmington

The Wilmington arena is home of the Delaware Blue Coats, the Philadelphia 76ers' G League team. It will be a youth soccer training center and host kids' camps and leagues.

7 years ago

Listen 1:18
Andrea Martinez (left) and Janelle Rosado are food stamp recipients. They live in Reading, Pa., where 44 percent of households receive SNAP benefits.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Food stamp crisis looming in Pa. because of government shutdown

The partial federal government shutdown is threatening food stamp benefits beyond February. Pennsylvania officials see a crisis coming in the next few weeks.

7 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal responds to an audience member during a community listening session on police use of force in Bridgeton, N.J., Jan. 23, 2019. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
New Jersey
Policing
Public Safety

New Jersey AG to create new system for holding problem cops accountable

A month after an extensive NJ.com investigation, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says he wants to improve how police departments track use-of-force incidents.

7 years ago

Dozens of clergy members, immigration activists and others participate in a protest against the imprisonment and potential deportation of an immigration activist. Religious liberals are becoming increasingly outspoken in their opposition to many Trump Administration policies.
NPR
Politics
Religion
Social Justice

Provoked by Trump, the religious left is finding its voice

Religious conservatives have rarely faced much competition in the political realm from faith-based groups on the left. Donald Trump may finally be changing that.

7 years ago

Freedom Theater is located on North Broad Street. (Jake Blumgart/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
History

How Philadelphia renders Black history invisible

But before 1990, there were only two markers associated with African American history installed in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Broke in Philly is listening.  (Steve Teare)
Economy
Housing
PlanPhilly

We want your questions. Help drive our reporting on poverty and economic justice in Philly

Now it’s your turn, PlanPhilly readers. Join the conversation and help drive our reporting!

7 years ago

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