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PA Parents can use new app to find accessible playgrounds
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A new app from the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society can help families of children with disabilities find a local park that meets their kid’s needs. Parents across the commonwealth can now find accessible playgrounds using the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society’s Park Finder app. In a release sent out on […]
PECO Celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day
PECO lineworkers ensure service reliability for 1.7 million customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Each year on July 10, PECO joins utilities across the country to honor lineworkers who work tirelessly to provide our customers with the safe, reliable energy service they depend on to power their lives. We recognize the lineworkers...
Sam’s Club Is Making Major Changes That Will Affect Its PA Members
Sam’s Club members in Pennsylvania need to be on the lookout for some major changes coming to the store in the near future. Across the state of Pennsylvania, there are 24 Sam’s Club locations and people in our area really tend to love it. You can find just...
World of Outlaws Set for Three Pennsylvania Races, 2024’s Lone New York Stop
YORK HAVEN, PA (July 23, 2024) – The summer stretch continues with another busy week of action for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. First, Sprint Car racing’s fiercest rivalry resumes with three races over four nights in Pennsylvania where the Posse awaits. Then, it’s north to New York for the season’s one visit to the “Empire State.”
FBI director reveals new details about Trump shooting at House hearing
Washington — FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before House lawmakers Wednesday about the investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, and he revealed new details about the gunman's actions in the lead-up to the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania.Wray told members of the House Judiciary Committee that the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, flew a drone near the site of the rally roughly two hours before he opened fire. Wray said investigators recovered the drone in Crooks' vehicle, and the bureau believes he was watching video streamed from the device to scout the area.The FBI chief also said...
Beat summer heat at PA Horticultural Society’s pop up and public gardens
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) Pop Up Gardens and other PHS Public Gardens and Landscapes are now in full bloom across the region, offering the perfect “Heatwave Haven” for those looking to escape the heat this summer. The PHS Pop Up Gardens on South Street and in...
Alumni Association Board of Directors announces new executive team
The Montgomery County Community College Alumni Association Board of Directors announced the newest members of its Executive Committee recently. Matthew Riddick has become the new Board Chair; Chele Hallman, is the Board Vice Chair and Stephanie Ziegler is the Board Secretary/Treasurer. Board members include Bill Vitiello, Jonathan Basta, Alecia Fields,...
The Slow Unraveling of Philly’s Slow Fashion Scene
When Dr. Kimberly McGlonn talks about the decision to close Grant Blvd’s physical location, she speaks in metaphors about regeneration. “I had to go through a decomposition in ways to become fertilizer for a much richer, a much richer story,” she says. Metaphors come naturally to McGlonn....
‘Shift the paradigm’: An exhibition at Philly’s Imperfect Gallery celebrates immigrant and international voices
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Sculptor Jose Lemus was 11 years old when his mother got deported, and his family was left fractured. He transferred that pain and trauma into a sculpture depicting...
Lehigh Valley DI athlete puts law school dreams on hold to coach youth tennis in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Lehigh Valley Division I athlete put his dreams of attending law school on hold. He's now dedicating his future to teaching youth tennis in Philadelphia."Attitude, character, as well as effort," Gabe Knowles, a tennis coach at Legacy Youth Tennis, said. "All of those aspects will control how you do in life."These are the lessons Knowles strives to instill in the young athletes he coaches at Legacy Youth Tennis — a program dedicated to making the sport more inclusive and accessible to kids in Philly."There's a lot of athletes in Philadelphia, but when they pick up a...
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