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A February, 2018 photo of the
The Why
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

The art of change: As Philly redevelops, saving its cherished murals

A cautionary tale from South Philly about how rapid development can improve neighborhoods, but also dishonor them at the same time.

Air Date: December 4, 2018

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The shrine of St. Katharine Drexel, including her tomb, is now established in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
K-12
Kids
Religion

Sharing in the good fortune of St. Katharine Drexel

Gratitude to the Philadelphia philanthropist lasts a lifetime.

7 years ago

At Congregation Beth Shalom in Pittsburgh, families across the Jewish community will gather at the annual
NPR
Pennsylvania
Religion

A grieving Pittsburgh focuses on community and light in Hanukkah celebrations

Since the shooting, there have been youth-led events like rallies and prayer services.

7 years ago

Black bears will be fair game for hunters in designated areas of New Jersey through Saturday. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Outdoors
Sports

New Jersey’s bear hunt continues amid controversy, lawsuits

The second half of New Jersey’s 2018 bear hunt begins Monday.

7 years ago

The second annual WURD
Community Events
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘Conscious consumerism’ empowers the local black community at WURD event

On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood for WURD's second annual "Empowerment Experience."

7 years ago

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The cover of a 1933 cookbook, Crisco Recipes For The Jewish Housewife, produced by Crisco's parent company Procter & Gamble, to promote the vegetable-based oil to the new wave of Jewish immigrants. (Courtesy of The New York Public Library's public domain)
NPR
Religion

How a corporation convinced American Jews to reach for Crisco

Sunday is the first night of Hanukkah, and that means Jews around the country will be frying up potato latkes, celebrating the ancient miracle of the oil that burned for eight

7 years ago

Scott Keogh, president of Volkswagen of America Inc., speaks during AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, Calif., on Wednesday. (Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Energy
National
Transportation

Volkswagen planning a new North American factory for electric cars

At $30,000 to $40,000, Volkswagen's electric car would be able to compete with an upcoming $35,000 make of the Tesla Model 3.

7 years ago

Little Blue Run coal ash pond, on the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border. (Google Earth)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Leaky coal ash pond seeks new pollution permit from DEP

The largest coal ash pond east of the Mississippi is asking the state for a new pollution discharge permit. Little Blue Run, is on the Pennsylvania–West Virginia border.

7 years ago

Two-time cancer survivor Tiffany Gwilliam told the TEDx Wilmington audience Friday never to hesitate to tell a medical professional,
Delaware
Gender

Wilmington TEDx event focuses on women’s empowerment

Speakers tell their stories of adversity and the means they used to overcome it

7 years ago

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After an earthquake on Friday, a car is trapped in a crumbled section of off-ramp from Minnesota Drive, a major road in Anchorage, Alaska.
(Nathaniel Herz/Alaska Public)
NPR
Environment
National
Public Safety

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake shakes Alaska, damaging roads

A tsunami warning was temporarily issued for coastal regions of Cook Inlet and the Southern Kenai Peninsula, but it has since been canceled.

7 years ago

(U.S. Army)
Down the Shore
Military
New Jersey

Rumbles and booms: Joint Base training through the weekend

Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst might hear “booms” and feel “rumbles” through Sunday.

7 years ago

Standing water sits just behind a row of homes in Wilmington's Southbridge section. The land will soon be turned into a wetland park to prevent flooding. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Economic Development
Environment

Wilmington wetland park project meant to ease flooding gets $3M federal grant

The park will play a key role in reducing the floods that inundate Wilmington's Southbridge section.

7 years ago

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Image courtesy of Sea Isle Now/Facebook.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Blaze rips through several homes in Cape May County

A fire that broke out late Thursday morning in Sea Isle City has consumed several homes.

7 years ago

Law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., in November 2016.
(Morton County Sheriff's Department/AP)
NPR
Energy
National

2 years after Standing Rock protests, tensions remain but oil business booms

North Dakota's oil production is growing so fast the state likely will run out of pipeline capacity next year.

7 years ago

R & B singer John Legend performs a song as he tapes a segment for the Christmas day show of the NBC
Things To Do
Community Events
November 29 - December 6, 2018

Bright lights, holiday music and quaint décor beckon

Catch John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, or even Michelle Obama during this week of star-studded events.

7 years ago

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