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Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia
Community
NBC10

Men, some armed with guns or bats, surround South Philly Columbus statue

Some argue Christopher Columbus should not be revered due to his brutality against indigenous people in the Americas.

6 years ago

Beach litter
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. awards grants to fund litter clean-ups at the Jersey Shore

More than $1 million in state grants are on the way to Jersey Shore municipalities and counties to fund litter cleaning efforts, state officials said.

6 years ago

Philadelphia police officers at the municipal services building
Community

How Kenney was able to remove the Rizzo statue without additional approval

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney used a legal loophole in the statue’s maintenance agreement.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo mural
Community

Crews paint over Frank Rizzo mural in South Philadelphia

“We know that the removal of this mural does not erase painful memories and are deeply apologetic for the amount of grief it has caused,” Mural Arts said.

6 years ago

3rd District CouncilmemberJamie Gauther talks to clean-up volunteers in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

How Philly Council is showing up right now

As violence encroached, City Council pivoted to de-escalation, firefighting, and cleanups in neighborhoods scarred by recent events and deeper wounds.

6 years ago

Philadelphia police officers guard the statue of Frank Rizzo after protests on May 30. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Resources better spent rebuilding’: Philly Councilmembers call on mayor to stop spending city money to protect Rizzo statue

Mayor Kenney’s choice to spend city money protecting a statue honoring an opponent of desegregation known for brutal policing disturbs some at City Hall.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Community
Billy Penn

Memorial Day in Philadelphia: 8 city landmarks that commemorate fallen heroes

From the Civil War to Beirut, a virtual tribute to those who've served.

6 years ago

Sculptor Sarah Peoples installed this noncommissioned rainbow monument to spread cheer during the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

9 beautiful things to see in Philly this Memorial Day Weekend

Philly during Memorial Day weekend is usually a good time for street parties and people-watching. This year, try art watching instead.

6 years ago

People wearing a protective face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk on the beach in Belmar, N.J., Saturday, May 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Why
Lifestyle

Social distancing and summer at the Jersey Shore

N.J. beaches will be open just in time for Memorial Day weekend. But how could a socially-distanced Jersey Shore change the close culture beach-goers love?

Air Date: May 18, 2020

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The Mural Arts Program installed works on storefronts boarded up due to coronavirus lockdowns in Center City. This cheerful squirrel across from City Hall is by artist Gina Triplett. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment
Broke in Philly

How Mural Arts is helping artists get paid during the pandemic

Philly’s Mural Arts Program is finding ways to get artists work and to get them paid, despite concerns over looming budget cuts to arts funding and the city’s arts office.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering of a site redesign by Community Design Collaborative’s Design SWAT team. (Courtesy of Community Design Collaborative)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How designers are remaking spaces for our new socially distanced lives

Modular systems, flexible spaces and ‘human ingenuity’ on the rise as architects solve new social distancing puzzles.

6 years ago

Rehoboth Beach Police patrolmen stand on a wall at an empty boardwalk
Health

Coronavirus update: New cases surge in Delaware; beach towns in quandary with Ocean City, Md.’s weekend reopening

Gov. John Carney had hoped to coordinate the opening of their bordering beaches with Maryland’s governor. But Ocean City’s mayor upended that strategy.

6 years ago

Dr. Deborah Birx
NPR
Health

Birx on ‘stay-at-home’ protests: ‘Devastatingly worrisome’

6 years ago

The Salem Harbor Marina
Community

Want to go fishing or boating as restrictions lift? Here’s what you need to know

Starting this weekend, marinas in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania all will be allowed to open. Other water-access points will follow next week.

6 years ago

pool
Community
Billy Penn

Philly public pools will not open this summer, because of budget cuts — and virus worries

Residents will have to go without neighborhood swim spots this year.

6 years ago

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