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Politics & Policy

N.J. bill would create a new heritage trail celebrating Black history

A bill to establish a trail of Black historical sites in New Jersey unanimously passed the Assembly and is awaiting a Senate vote.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 19, 2021 photo, Wildwood N.J. Mayor Pete Byron gestures toward a section of the Wildwood, N.J. boardwalk that is being rebuilt. The popular seaside town is repairing or rebuilding most of its century-old boardwalk over the next five years
Community

Century-old Jersey Shore boardwalk is undergoing repairs

One of the Jersey Shore’s most popular boardwalks is undergoing repairs designed to better prepare it for summer crowds next year.

5 years ago

Shoppers wear protective face masks as they look for Black Friday deals at the Ellenton Premium Outlet stores Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in Ellenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)
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A complete guide to what is — and isn’t — open this Thanksgiving Day

5 years ago

SEPTA police said the suspects involved in a violent assault involving students on the Broad Street Line are multiple charges, including ethnic intimidation. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Philly DA files charges against teens for attack of Asian students on SEPTA train

Philadelphia’s District Attorney filed charges against four teens, a day after a racist attack against Asian high school students on the Broad Street Line.

5 years ago

Raquel Coronell Uribe will become the first Latinx president of the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.
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Harvard’s 148-year-old student newspaper gets its first Latina president

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Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Healed neighborhoods, better transit, more internet, fewer potholes: What the Infrastructure Act could mean for Philly

The funds aren’t directly allocated to cities, but Philadelphia could see significant impact from the legislation.

5 years ago

Save CWA believes that public access to the Octoraro Reservoir in Lancaster County, a free recreational hub, is at stake
Community

What’s at stake in the fight over the Chester Water Authority

Aqua PA. made a $410M offer, money the city of Chester needs. But CWA’s customers throughout Delaware and Chester counties fear rates will soar.

5 years ago

Unclaimed baggages wells up between carousels for passengers arriving on Southwest Airlines flights at Denver International Airport late Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Denver. Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on air traffic control issues and weather. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Lifestyle

Flying for Thanksgiving? Expect packed planes, unruly passengers, and cancellations

Millions are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers could make the experience miserable.

5 years ago

Looking east toward City Hall from Eakins Oval.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly chooses firm Design Workshop, to ‘reimagine’ Ben Franklin Parkway

The firm, Design Workshop, is expected to move forward with the long-awaited redesign in early 2022.

5 years ago

Bagged up trash sit outside Philly homes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Trash pickup delays hit some Philly neighborhoods harder than others, analysis shows

A new report from the Philadelphia Controller's Office reveals which areas of the city have experienced the most consistent delays in trash pickup.

5 years ago

A Baltimore city trash bin
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Urban Planning

Sanitation solutions: How giving people trash bins made Baltimore cleaner

Baltimore’s green bin program shows there are relatively simple steps cities can take to tangibly improve the cleanliness of neighborhoods.

5 years ago

Trash dumped on the side of a street.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Sanitation Solutions: How hidden cameras became Philly’s fiercest weapon in the war on dumping

Philadelphia has 300 surveillance cameras and, increasingly, sees them as central to its strategy of holding individuals accountable for illegal dumping.

5 years ago

The Delaware River Trail
Community
Billy Penn

With protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and solar lighting, the Delaware River Trail is close — but won’t finish till spring

Some work is still ongoing, but people are already taking advantage of the waterfront path.

5 years ago

Matthew George changes the bag at his I Love Thy Hood can outside the Dollar General on Chelten Avenue.
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Urban Planning

Sanitation Solutions: When the city let them down, Philly rose up — with orange trash cans

I Love Thy Hood's Matthew George stepped up to help attack Philadelphia’s dirty streets problem. He is learning the limits of what volunteers can do.

5 years ago

A police officer directs rush hour traffic on Canal Street in New York
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Community

Philly to begin hiring an all-new class of unarmed traffic officers this month

As Philadelphia officials again push back the deployment of the city’s first traffic enforcement officers, they promise hiring will begin this month.

5 years ago

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