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Mark Ciccone sits in a helicopter
Community

MOVE at 40: ‘You don’t have to drop the bomb,’ helicopter pilot warned city in lead-up to deadly Philly attack

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.

2 hours ago

A worker transports the remains of a body found within the debris of the house of the MOVE compound in West Philadelphia
Community

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.

1 day ago

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Osage Avenue in Philadelphia
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40 years ago, Philly police bombed MOVE’s Osage Avenue compound. Mike Africa Jr. wants the home to memorialize the tragedy

The 1985 bombing claimed the lives of 11 people, including five children, and destroyed dozens of homes in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia.

5 days ago

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The front door of the historic Church of the Assumption
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Urban Planning

Historic 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 tortoise
Community

Philadelphia Zoo welcomes 4 critically endangered Galapagos tortoises with more hatchlings possibly on the way

Mommy, the zoo’s longest resident, is the oldest-known first-time mom of her species in the world.

1 month ago

The Cecil B. Moore Library in Philadelphia’s Sharswood neighborhood.
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Urban Planning

North Philly residents reject proposal to build new Cecil B. Moore Library that includes housing: ‘We resoundingly do not want that’

At a packed town hall, City Councilmember Jeffery Young proposed replacing the library with a mixed-use building. It didn’t go well.

2 months ago

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The S.S. United States
Community

Historic SS United States completes first leg of journey from Philly to become world’s largest artificial reef

The 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.

2 months ago

Tugboats began to move the SS United States out
Community
Billy Penn

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

a plaque tells the history of Hockessin Colored School #107C
Community

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.

3 months ago

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Wanamaker Organ at Macy’s
Community

Wanamaker’s eagle is a protected species – Macy’s closure raises questions about future of historic building

The 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

Cloverly Park at 437 West School House Lane
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We don’t build them like this anymore’: Historical commission greenlights new thematic district in Northwest Philly

The district protects apartment buildings in Mount Airy and Germantown constructed during WWI and WWII.

4 months ago

a person holds an eastern hellbender
Science

‘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.

5 months ago

Bethany Gill winds a clock
Politics & Policy

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.

5 months ago

Trees reflected in Toms River
Science

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.

5 months ago

Youthbuild building
PlanPhilly
Education

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.

5 months ago

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