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WHYY News wins 17 Professional Keystone Media Awards for 2025
From Super Bowl LIX to a podcast on the 40th anniversary of the MOVE bombing, WHYY News coverage won recognition for a variety of stories.
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At this Philly speed-dating event, laughter comes first
Dating app fatigue has some singles looking offline. One comedian is pairing stand-up with speed dating to help break the ice.
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What began as artwork created during different moments of his life, now comes together in ‘Becoming,’ a Delaware exhibit encouraging visitors to explore their own stories.
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A vacant 126-year-old school in Strawberry Mansion will become senior housing
The $34 million project will repurpose the historic property through a partnership with the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
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PAWS sets a summer goal of placing 300 homeless pets in foster homes so it can rescue 300 additional animals.
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Philly’s Southeast Asian Market bounces back a week after microburst storm destroys inventory
A week after severe storms devastated vendor stands and inventory, the market bounced back and drew in customers.
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This gluten-free expo, described as the nation’s largest, celebrates a delicious kind of ‘freedom’
The Wicked Gluten Free Expo and Food Festival gives people with celiac disease a rare chance to eat, shop and connect without worry.
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3 Philadelphia-area medical schools agree to add nutrition education in response to RFK Jr.’s push
The push to teach nutrition in medical schools predates the current administration. So far, 73 medical schools have signed on to the campaign.
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State Democratic leaders announced the effort in the district of U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of four Republican-held seats they hope to flip in November.
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Ambler chapel at historic Pa. seminary wins international architecture award
Immaculate Conception Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is one of several historic, architecturally significant places honored by a Philadelphia-based nonprofit.
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The Hanwha Philly Shipyard was also awarded a contract to build a missile detection ship that will be part of the president’s “Golden Dome” anti-missile defense system.
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Listen 1:17“The House, the Oracle and the Table” is a site-specific work evoking the spirituality of a century-old house of Black art.
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Washington crossing the Delaware has new meaning at the Michener Museum in Doylestown
“The Crossing” shows how artists have had their way with the American Revolution’s most iconic image over the last two centuries.
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Rutgers University’s unionized faculty want administration to stop ‘unnecessary’ hiring freeze
The hiring freeze announcement comes as the unions have begun negotiating a new labor agreement.
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund releases record-high arts and culture grants
The Cultural Fund is in the midst of a strategic planning process to find a more equitable funding model.
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