Bastiaan Slabbers

Bastiaan Slabbers is a Philadelphia-based freelance photographer and multimedia journalist who has been telling visual stories for WHYY since 2010. Bas is a cycling enthusiast who has taken sightseeing in his new homeland to the next level.

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Thousands of public safety officers, volunteers smoothed pilgrims’ progress [photos]

The papal visit to Philadelphia was made possible by the energy and efforts of countless helpful hands. Most visible were the many securi ...

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Knotted Grotto at St. John the Baptist holds hopes and prayers of Manayunk [photos]

Church-goers at St. John the Baptist Church in Manayunk were inspired to create their own Knotted Grotto this week. They tied whit ...

9 years ago

Germantown woman celebrates 103rd birthday among family and friends [photos]

Centenarian Gracie Connor celebrated her 103rd birthday with family, friends and staffers at Germantown Home on Wednesday. Connor ...

9 years ago

Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney greets voters at Labor Day picnic in Northwest Philly [photos]

Democratic mayoral candidate, Jim Kenney, headed to Northwest Philadelphia on Monday for a Labor Day picnic with voters and elected offic ...

9 years ago

GHS alumni celebrate shuttered school’s centennial

The 100th anniversary party may have been held in West Philadelphia, but there was no question the grand ballroom was bursting with Germa ...

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Students line up for back-to-school backpack giveaway at Concord Schoolhouse [photos]

For the sixth year, the 6300 Germantown Business Alliance and the Historic Concord School House teamed up to give away school supplies to ...

9 years ago

Dîner en damp

For the fourth year, Philadelphia hosted dinner-in-white or the Dîner en Blanc. Thousands of people, all wearing white, dined “al ...

9 years ago

Nutter joins Northwest Philly police in community basketball game [photos]

Mayor Michael Nutter, kids, police officers from the 14th and 35th districts , representatives from the District Attorney’s office ...

9 years ago

Eakins Oval becomes a winter wonderland for Christmas in July

On Friday tinsel decorations, fake snow and an ‘ice’ rink were placed in juxtaposition to the backdrop of the typical Philadelphia su ...

9 years ago

‘Pope’ spares Marie Antoinette, Tastykakes rain down once more in Philly’s annual Bastille Day spoof

The ‘Pope’ joined a slew of French revolution figures for the 21st annual Bastille Day performance at Eastern State Penitentiary ...

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Police, community members team up to ‘bike for peace’ in Northwest Philly [photos]

About 20 cyclists — community members and police officers — hopped onto their bikes for a joint ride through Northwest Philadelphia o ...

9 years ago

99th annual Fourth of July parade rolls through Chestnut Hill [photos]

As they do every year, local residents headed to the Water Tower Recreation Center in Chestnut Hill to celebrate Independence Day. ...

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