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The Life Do Grow farm in North Philly EMMA LEE / WHYY
Community
Billy Penn

Philly entrepreneurs crowdfunded $50K to save a neighborhood farm

Stewards want Life Do Grow to become a ‘trampoline’ for local start-ups.

7 years ago

An Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the raptors working in Ocean City to keep seagulls away. (Image: http://carolinabirds.org/) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17039928)
Down the Shore
Community

With raptors now patrolling skies over Ocean City, mayor says they’re keeping seagulls away

At a cost of $2,100 a day, East Coast Falcons deploys raptors over the beach and boardwalk in Ocean City from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. in an effort to scare seagulls away.

7 years ago

Seaside Heights water rescue truck
Down the Shore
Community

Teen ‘lucky to be alive’ after good Samaritan rescues her from ocean off Island Beach State Park

A good Samaritan rescued a teenage girl who was struggling in the ocean off Island Beach Island Friday morning. 

7 years ago

(Creative Commons)
Down the Shore
Community

Study: Staring at seagulls could prevent them from snatching your food

The result? The gulls, on average, took 21 seconds longer to approach the food when being stared at, according to the study.

7 years ago

The 25th Street bay beach in Barnegat Light. (Google image)
Down the Shore
Health

Excessive fecal bacteria continues to plague N.J. beach

For the fourth consecutive week, a Barnegat Bay beach in northern Long Beach Island is under a swimming advisory due to excessive fecal bacteria, officials said.

7 years ago

Beach replenishment efforts from May 2015 are shown in the borough of Ship Bottom in Ocean County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Down the Shore
Community

Dredging, beachfill project set for Cape May

Dredging and beachfill operations are set to begin in a portion of Cape May this fall, officials announced. 

7 years ago

A July 2013 thunderstorm over Ocean Grove, NJ. (Chris Spiegel/BlurRevision.com)
Down the Shore
Community

Tornadoes possible at the Jersey Shore Tuesday

Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday at the Jersey Shore, and forecasters are not ruling out the potential for a few tornadoes.

7 years ago

A seagull watches as people eat at a seafront in England. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

Food-snatching gull in your vicinity? Study suggests making eye contact

Herring gulls commonly breed in urban areas. This means they nest in roofs, rather than cliffs, and need a different kind of food from their usual marine prey.

7 years ago

Haydee Durán says her 1-year-old tree makes her smile when she's feeling sad.  (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Not in my sidewalk: Debunking Philly tree myths

Philadelphia needs more trees. Here is a guide to understanding why there aren’t more trees and what can be done about it.

7 years ago

Orb weaver spider at Spring Garden Station. (Note: Dramatization. Not actual size.) (Max Marin/Billy Penn illustration)
Community
Billy Penn

Terrifying orb-weaver spiders have returned to the Spring Garden El stop

Upside: Experts say they’re not harmful to humans.

7 years ago

A gate keeps off-road drivers away from the Jemima Mount site
Community
NJ Spotlight

Off-road drivers still battling conservationists over access to Pinelands

It's been three years since the DEP scrapped its Motorized Access Plan that would have sharply reduced the number of Pinelands roads and trails that could be legally used.

7 years ago

Visitors walk under the arches of Graffiti Pier. (Joel Wolfram for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Can Graffiti Pier become a tourist attraction and still serve the people who put it on the map?

Graffiti Pier is on track for reinvention into a public park unlike any other in the United States.

7 years ago

Some sunscreen ingredients are absorbed into your bloodstream. It's not clear how much of a health concern this is, if any, but the FDA is calling for more research. (PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Confused about sunscreen ingredients? Here’s what we’ve learned

Some sunscreen ingredients are absorbed into your bloodstream. It's not clear how much of a health concern this is, if any, but the FDA is calling for more research.

7 years ago

The Asian longhorned tick was discovered in Delaware for the first time. (Courtesy of DNREC)
Health

Invasive Asian longhorned tick migrates to Delaware

Delaware is the 12th state to spot the invasive Asian longhorned tick.

7 years ago

Salps
Down the Shore
Community

Small, gelatinous blobs along N.J. beaches are harmless salps, not sea lice

The little gelatinous, translucent blobs now making their annual appearance at New Jersey's beaches are known as salps.

7 years ago

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