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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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A bioengineering graduate student working at Penn's AIRFoundry, explains some of the lab's cutting edge medical research using artificial intelligence to Senator David McCormick.
Science

Sen. David McCormick tours AI-powered biotech labs at Penn to promote AI and federal funding admit NSF turmoil

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2 hours ago

Washington Crossing Historic Park Fife and Drum Corps play their instruments while wearing 18th-century attire
Community

A new map spotlights Revolutionary War history in Bucks County

The educational tool provides information about more than a dozen historical sites connected with the American Revolution.

5 hours ago

Bilingual alternative pop band Luna Luna performs in the produce section of Fiesta Fresh Market in New Castle, Delaware
Arts & Entertainment

A Latino grocery store in Delaware turns its produce aisle into a music stage

Jose Luis Aguilar Garcia started the concert series at Fiesta Fresh Market after he was inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.

8 hours ago

Soccer celebrities, referees from national leagues
Arts & Entertainment

Can’t wait for the World Cup? Delaware Super Cup brings international soccer to the First State

The weekend-long tournament draws hundreds of soccer teams from around the world and an estimated $2 million economic boost to Delaware this month.

14 hours ago

Joe Neubauer and Temple University President John Fry sign a scholarship agreement helping children of Philadelphia's first responders pay for college
Education

New scholarship for critical Philadelphia worker families funded at Temple University

The $10,000 annual scholarship will help with children of Philadelphia police, firefighters and SEPTA police.

1 day ago

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Members of the Lower Merion Board of School Directors speak
Education

Some Lower Merion parents don’t want their kids to use tech at school. But districts are pushing back

Parents across the country who are worried about excessive screen time in schools are lobbying educators to go back to pencils and paper.

1 day ago

An 8-month-old poodle named Bondi
Health

Philly-area veterinarians are seeing a rise in ‘pot dogs,’ pets with concerning symptoms of marijuana exposure

Cases involving pets accidentally ingesting medical or recreational marijuana products are becoming more frequent, vets say.

2 days ago

Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks speaks to reporters during the visit to the US-Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Sunland Park, New Mexico
Politics & Policy

U.S. Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change

His move also and comes as the Trump administration appears to be recalibrating its approach.

2 days ago

Chase Center en el Riverfront en Wilmington
Community

“El conocimiento es poder”: se esperan 600 asistentes a la Cumbre Latina de Delaware para impulsar la voz cívica, la unidad y el impacto económico.

Se espera que cerca de 600 asistentes se reúnan en Wilmington para una cumbre centrada en el compromiso cívico, el poder económico, la educación y la inmigración.

2 days ago

La Casa de la Esperanza es el único refugio
Community

El único refugio para mujeres de Dover afronta un posible cierre al agotarse los fondos, dejando a docenas de personas sin ningún lugar a donde acudir

Una crítica brecha de financiación podría obligar a House of Hope a cerrar, dejando a los residentes vulnerables sin vivienda segura ni servicios de apoyo.

2 days ago

Dannielle Hadley, released from State Correctional Institution Muncy last year, sits in her West Philadelphia home in April 2026. | ASHLEE MOORE
Dying on the Inside: Women Lifers at Muncy Prison

When prisoners are locked up for life, how do they get out?

Lifers in Pennsylvania cannot be paroled, and their other options for seeking release are slim.

2 days ago

Lenny Kravitz performing
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Lenny Kravitz, PGA Championship, ‘Chicago’ and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

May 14–17: Tribute bands, the Philly Jewish Music Festival and a live retelling of “The Princess Bride” are among weekend highlights.

3 days ago

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From left to right: Pa. House Rep. Chris Rabb, Dr. Ala Stanford, and state Sen. Sharif Street.
Politics & Policy

What’s ‘progressive’? Philly’s 3rd Congressional District primary tests the label before voters head to the polls

Sharif Street, Chris Rabb and Ala Stanford share many policy goals, but some divisions over Gaza and fundraising, plus a lack of public polling, make the race a guessing game.

3 days ago

Good Shepherd Senior Residences in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Affordable senior housing in Philadelphia expands with new Overbrook apartment development

Named after Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, which once occupied the site, the building addresses a critical need for affordable housing.

3 days ago

Maureen Krouse gives an anatomy lesson to sixth-grade students
Science

Puberty field trip? Philly-area students get a front-row seat to health education

Lankenau Medical Center’s health education center provides free interactive programs on nutrition, exercise, drugs and alcohol, puberty and more.

3 days ago

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