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A sampling of chocolate treats at the Wilmington Library Chocolate Festival (WHYY/Nichelle Polston)
Delaware
Food & Drink

Wilmington Library’s chocolate festival attracts donors

Valentine’s Day brought lots of tasty sweets and treats to the Wilmington Library on Wednesday and it was all for a ...

8 years ago

Blades residents expressed health concerns at a town hall meeting.
Delaware
Environment
Public Health

Blades residents express health concerns over contaminated water

A fire hall in Blades filled up with at least 100 residents concerned about their health after learning their drinking water is contaminated.

8 years ago

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Alex Stern/WHYY)
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The benefits of black church

Many African Americans seek out predominantly black churches. An African Methodist Episcopal reverend says separate black spaces can be good for mental health.

8 years ago

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Mike Jordan (left) and Mark Belle chat at South Street Barbers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
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The black barbershop: care beyond hair

Black barbershops have long been a source of community and support. OB-GYN Pierre Johnson discusses some of the lessons he learned from his days cutting hair.

8 years ago

Listen 2:17
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Pennsylvania
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NewsWorks Tonight, February 13, 2018

Pennsylvania Governor Wolf rejects the first proposal for a new state congressional map. The effect of the opioid crisis is seen in the l ...

Air Date: February 13, 2018

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Wilmington Police Department's public reports include up-to-date crime-related statistics in seven major categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglar, theft and auto theft. (WHYY file photo)
Delaware
Policing
Public Safety

Wilmington police posting crime statistics online

Wilmington Compstat crime reports are now available online. Compstat, which stands for comparison statistics, allows police to track crime data almost in real time.

8 years ago

During the Eagles victory parade Feb. 8, Morisseau proposed to his girlfriend of nearly eight years on the Ben Franklin Parkway.  (Philly Trib)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Home & Family
Philadelphia
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She said ‘yes’: Eagles parade proposal

Longtime Eagles fans Mike Morisseau and Brittany Caldwell celebrated Philadelphia’s historic Super Bowl LII win with a milestone of their own.

8 years ago

Malik Boyd, (right), host of “Heart of the City” radio show, and State Sen. Sharif Street during a recent broadcast (Provided/Edward Coshland)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Homelessness
Media

Once homeless, this Mount Airy native’s new home is on the air

Malik Boyd was homeless, living in New York’s Penn Station, and it was all his fault. And to hear him tell the story 21 years later, it was the best thing that ever happened.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight February 12, 2018

Yet another accused Liberian war criminal in Delaware County faces trial. More controversy around PA's new congressional map. And a school distributes fish.

Air Date: February 12, 2018

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Fletcher Cox signed autographs for children and parents at A.I. DuPont children's hospital. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Delaware

Super Bowl champ Fletcher Cox visits A.I. children’s hospital

Cox visited dozens of young patients at the children’s hospital Monday, signing footballs, jerseys and photos.

8 years ago

Ahalieme Barksdale-Bey has been missing since Dec. 7 (Provided)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia

Search continues for missing deaf woman from South Philadelphia

The city’s deaf community is up in arms over the disappearance. Her co-workers have joined in efforts to find her, and friends and family have been fanning out over the city.

8 years ago

Kayakers paddle past downtown Pittsburgh on the Allegheny River in this September 4, 2015 photo. (AP File Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania
Reinvention

Pittsburgh sheds distressed city status as fiscal health improves

On Monday, Pittsburgh became the second city to exit Act 47, the state’s oversight program for financia ...

8 years ago

Activists call for more support for Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria during a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza. They are joined by Carlos Torres (left), Muriel Rivera and her son, Yeriel, 6, (center left), and Melanie Garcia and her three children (center right), who all face eviction.
PlanPhilly
Immigration
Philadelphia

Puerto Rico’s Governor to meet with city leaders on Friday, igniting hope of aid for Philly’s Maria evacuees

More than 800 families have evacuated from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia. And they’re still coming.

8 years ago

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(Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Another Shore town proposes bag fee ordinance

Ventnor is the latest Jersey Shore municipality to propose a fee for single-use bags.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce speaks in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art after a Super Bowl victory parade for the Philadelphia Eagles football team, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl 52. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Philly Parenting
Home & Family
Kids
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

5 parenting lessons from the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory

These are five takeaways from the Eagles victory that I’ll hold onto, long after the parade route is cleaned up:

8 years ago

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