
Preservation
A look back at 1985’s MOVE bombing with exclusive details from the helicopter pilot who flew an initial surveillance flight over the group’s bunker.
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MOVE at 40: Looking back at the 1985 commission and its ‘unconscionable’ findings
After five weeks of hearings with more than 90 witnesses, the MOVE Commission determined the city’s bombing was an “unconscionable” act.
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Listen 7:32The 1985 bombing claimed the lives of 11 people, including five children, and destroyed dozens of homes in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia.
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Listen 6:45Historic Spring Garden church could be sold to highest bidder
The former Church of the Assumption has sat vacant for decades, and the building structure is considered unsafe by city regulators.
1 month ago
Mommy, the zoo’s longest resident, is the oldest-known first-time mom of her species in the world.
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At a packed town hall, City Councilmember Jeffery Young proposed replacing the library with a mixed-use building. It didn’t go well.
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Listen 1:24The SS United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, arrived early Monday in Mobile, Ala.
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SS United States leaves Philly pier, starts historic voyage
Tugs began the work of moving the enormous ship down the Delaware River and into open water before noon Wednesday.
3 months ago
Delaware schools that helped end segregation are now part of a national historic park
Three Delaware schools that played a key role in the fight against segregation have been added to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park.
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Listen 1:36The city’s historical commission would have the final say on any modifications to the building’s Grand Court, home to the famed eagle and organ.
4 months ago
The district protects apartment buildings in Mount Airy and Germantown constructed during WWI and WWII.
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‘So grotesque they’re beautiful’: Eastern hellbender may get federal protections
The species has existed for millions of years, but the salamanders are threatened by poor water quality and populations have drastically declined.
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An architect designed custom clocks for Pennsylvania’s Capitol a century ago. They’re still ticking
Visitors are drawn to the building's polished marble, intricate carvings — and 273 antique clocks that were part of the original design.
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Group says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate
A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of America's most notorious pollution sites caused $1 billion worth of damages.
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Philly charter school celebrates new space for vocational training: ‘It’s only up from here’
YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School is breathing new life into an old PECO building.
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