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SafeSpace, formally the Rick VanStory Center, closed its doors after losing a state contract. (Camilia Jones for WHYY)
Behavioral Health
Delaware
Homelessness

Delaware shelter, treatment program shut down

While Code Purple shelters open when temperatures fall to 32 degrees or below, the Sunday Breakfast Mission in Wilmington is the only other 24/7 emergency shelter in the area.

7 years ago

The Andover estate in Thornbury Township, Delaware County, along the route of the Mariner East 2 pipeline which began operating on Dec. 29. A valve site for the pipeline is in the center of the picture.
(Eric Friedman/Submitted)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mariner East startup renews safety fears for some residents in Delaware County

Homeowners are focused on the integrity of a repurposed 12-inch pipeline first built in 1930s.

7 years ago

A 121-acre tract of land that will be integrated into the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge as part of a $4 million preservation purchase. (Image courtesy of Ducks Unlimited)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Bird habitat preservation initiative adds 1,700 acres of coastal N.J. land

Ducks Unlimited recently announced the $4 million purchase of 1,700 acres of intact wetlands and marsh mitigation areas in southern coastal New Jersey.

7 years ago

Career Wardrobe (WHYY file)
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Re-gifting to help someone land or keep a job

Career Wardrobe helps job seekers afford professional clothing for interviews or work. The group is asking that you donate that unwanted clothing gifts.

7 years ago

Art Wilson of Clayton is in his first parade. He was proud to show off his dune buggy. The shark was autographed by Bruce Meyers, the creator of the dune buggy. (John Mussoni/WHYY)
Delaware

Hummers parade kicks off haphazard new year in Middletown

Jack Schreppler said he was pleased with the “disorganization” of the 2019 Hummers parade. He should know what works and what doesn’t.

7 years ago

Delaware's Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Kara Odom Walker outlines the state's new effort to connect victims of substance abuse with social services provided by the state. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Addiction
Delaware

Delaware overdose deaths could top 400 in 2018

Through Christmas, 286 deaths from suspected overdoses were reported. When final toxicology reports are completed in a few months however, that number could soar to over 400.

7 years ago

Families at Weccacoe Playground. (Neal Santos for PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Bethel Burying Ground memorial to advance in 2019, creating learning opportunity for the living at Weccacoe Playground

Before it became Weccacoe Playground, it was the Bethel Burying Ground, established by Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1810.

7 years ago

Philly-based barber B. Jawuan Jones wanted to give back to the community by giving free haircuts to homeless people. In 2017, he was gifted his own barber shop. Over the next five years, Jones hopes to open a homeless shelter. (Taylor Allen/WHYY News)
The Why
Philadelphia

Local heroes: Meet the people working to make the Philly region a better place in 2019

Amid all of the distressing and difficult headlines we encounter every day, let's meet some of the regular people working to make a positive change in their communities.

Air Date: January 1, 2019

Listen 12:28
A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the first night of Hanukkah.The synagogue was the site of a mass shooting in October. It was one of a number of tragedies and revelations that made 2018 a difficult year for the city of Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
NPR
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

For Pittsburgh, a difficult year reveals long-buried problems

2018 has been a hard year for the community of Pittsburgh. This was the year that institutional racism, child sexual abuse, and anti-Semitism burst to the surface in the city.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick (82) on the field in the thick fog during the NFC Divisional Playoff, a 20-12 loss to the Chicago Bears on Dec. 31, 1988, at Soldier Field in Chicago. 1988  (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Philadelphia
Sports

Remembering the ‘Fog Bowl’ 30 years later: ‘The weirdest day of my football life’

The Eagles will play the Bears in Chicago on Sunday, exactly 30 years after the teams met in one of the most memorable playoff games anybody's seen. Or not seen.

7 years ago

Listen 3:55
Methane leaks throughout the entire process of developing natural gas — from well sites, to storage and processing facilities and pipelines. (Joe Ulrich/WITF)
Energy
ProPublica

Powerless: What it sounds and looks like when a gas driller overruns your land

For some residents, gas operations aren’t down the road or up the hollow, but right on their farm, forest or driveway.

7 years ago

Evan Laws, a senior at Temple University, always wanted to grow his hair out, but his parents were also worried about how he would be perceived as a young black man. (Photo courtesy of Evan Laws)
New Jersey

‘It’s not just hair, it’s identity:’ For people of color, going natural can be a source of stress, empowerment

Following the "humiliating" South Jersey wrestling haircut incident, a look at how people of color's natural hair can also be a source of empowerment.

7 years ago

Washington Redskins defensive tackle Stacy McGee (92) sacks Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) during the first half of the NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 in Landover, Md. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Philadelphia
Sports

Playoff-bound Eagles get scare with chest injury to Foles

The Philadelphia Eagles were down to their third-string quarterback at the end of their playoff-clinching victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

The Why’s Philly Year in Review: Here’s to 2018

As we get ready to ring in the new year, we take a look back at some of the major stories that broke right here in Philadelphia.

Air Date: December 31, 2018

Listen 15:43
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) looks on from under center during the NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Eagles won 32-30. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles continue title defense with win over Redskins

Either an Eagles loss or a Vikings win would have eliminated Philadelphia from the playoffs.

7 years ago

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