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Nuisance tidal flooding in Seaside Park, N.J. (Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

NWS: Tidal flooding might force closure of some Shore roadways

Coastal flooding will be an issue at the Jersey Shore on Saturday, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

A banner hanging from the National Museum of American Jewish History [Alex Stern]
Radio Times
Changing Communities
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Living in Philly without English

Guests: Orlando Almonte, Nelson Flores, Alicia Fernandez  The United States doesn’t have an official language, ...

Air Date: October 25, 2018 10:00 am

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Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows 33 inches of precipitation pummeled Philadelphia between January and July. (Creative Commons image)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Windswept rain to begin the weekend at the Shore

A rainstorm will impact the Jersey Shore during the first half of the weekend, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

Wilmington police and postal officials are investigating a suspicious package on the 1500 block of Lancaster Avenue. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
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Two packages addressed to Biden intercepted in Delaware

None of the bombs have detonated and no one has been hurt.

8 years ago

Image courtesy of the Bates Motel
Things To Do
Community Events
October 25 - 31, 2018

Haunted attractions, vampires, jazz and marching bands this week

The spookiest week of the year is upon us! Get in the Halloween spirit with one of these events.

8 years ago

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New York City Police Dept. officers arrive outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN's offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
National
Politics
Public Safety

Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries

All the confirmed bombs appeared to come from the same person or persons.

8 years ago

Ann Tickamyer, professor of sociology at Penn State, was one of the presenters at the 26th National Symposium on Family Issues. She says there's a lack of good policy for rural families and communities. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania

Challenges facing rural America deeply rooted in economic and social distress, researchers say

Nearly three and a half million Pennsylvanians live in rural parts of the state and face challenges different than those in urban areas.

8 years ago

Devin Puckett, along with Clyde and Saheir Beatty, empty a bucket of apples into a fruit grinder during the East Park Apple Festival at Woodford Mansion in Fairmount Park. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
PlanPhilly

A rainy 2018 yielded soggy fall harvest, Philly growers say

2018 has been one of the wettest years on record for Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Google image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Pilot, 85, killed in Shore airport crash

Authorities say a plane crashed at a Jersey Shore airport, killing one person.

8 years ago

A woman holds up a sign at Tuesday's rally to protest President Trump's proposal define gender on identifiable traits at birth. (Angela M. Gervasi for WHYY)

Hundreds rally to support trans people in Philly

Hundreds of people turned out for a “Rally for Trans Existence and Resistance” in Philadelphia’s Love Park on Tuesday.

8 years ago

The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear received a national honor for its service. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Military

Delaware veterans ceremony receives national honor

The cemetery is one of only four state and tribal cemeteries out of 111 in the U.S. to receive this year’s Operational Excellence Award.

8 years ago

George Soros waits for the start of a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels in 2017. A mailed explosive device was discovered at his home on Monday afternoon. (Olivier Hoslet/AP)
NPR

Explosive device mailed to liberal philanthropist George Soros’ New York home

An explosive device was found at the Westchester County, New York, home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros on Monday afternoon.

8 years ago

The plaza at 16th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia surrounds a bronze statue installed in 1964. The statue is America’s oldest public Holocaust memorial. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia
Religion

Philadelphia’s Holocaust memorial, America’s oldest, gets a facelift

A new plaza was constructed to provide a better backdrop for the memorial and more information about Nazi Germany's atrocities.

8 years ago

Over the weekend, the Anti-Defamation League invited Philadelphia area game developers to their second annual ADL National Game Jam. (Darryl Murphy for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly hackathon part of ADL study on how digital games could help fight hate

Thirty-one local game developers spent part of the weekend at Drexel University in Philadelphia making digital games that promote empathy and reduce bias.

8 years ago

Beach Sweeps volunteers in South Seaside Park in 2011. (Photo: Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Decoy owl, ‘strange metal lump’ among items found during massive beach trash sweep

More than 3,000 volunteers swept beaches from the Bayshore to Cape May County on Saturday as part of an New Jersey-based organization’s annual program.

8 years ago

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