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Philly ballot measure would send more dollars to city fund for affordable housing
Supporters say the measure closes a loophole created by an incentive program designed to create more affordable housing in the city.
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Listen 1:17Early career researchers at Penn want to form a union, which the university is challenging
Organizers say they want better job security, protections against being fired unfairly and salaries that keep up with the cost of living.
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Listen 1:38‘Time to stand up’: Mother’s Day march rallies for peace, children caught in international conflict
More than 30 local advocacy organizations demanded “protections and rights for all children, everywhere,” at Love Park on Sunday.
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Listen 1:20Schuylkill River Trail expands to Grays Ferry with 650-foot cable bridge
The $48 million project, a decade in the making, will ultimately connect Center City with the Grays Ferry neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
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Listen 1:16Delaware Symphony Orchestra taps Michelle Di Russo as first female music director
After starting her career as a dancer and singer, Di Russo will now lead the Wilmington-based orchestra in its 120th season.
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Listen 1:30Arizona senator visits Bucks County, calls out Pa. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for not holding town halls
The trip from Ruben Gallego, a first-term senator from Arizona, may signal the Democrat is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential bid.
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Philly gets failing grades for air pollution that makes asthma worse
In its annual report, the American Lung Association flunked the city for its levels of ozone and particle pollution. The 2023 wildfires played a role.
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Listen 1:09Hal Real, founder of World Cafe Live, steps down, makes way for virtual reality
Real opened the West Philly concert venue 21 years ago and turned it into a nonprofit. The new leader has brought in VR technology.
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Second annual Delco Gives raises nearly $2M for local nonprofits
The second annual Delco Gives has already eclipsed the inaugural benchmark of $1.7 million in 2024.
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Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest
Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Ras Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave the Delaney Hall facility.
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Carstarphen called the city school district's budget deficit "the elephant in the room" and discussed technology upgrades, public investments and construction projects.
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Listen 1:13Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport
For the second time in two weeks, the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport went black.
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Another WHYY “pop-up” newsroom will offer the New Jersey community a chance to share story ideas and issues impacting their daily lives.
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Listen 0:42The museum has had two tumultuous years. Now, the two historians newly in charge of this storied institution explain their vision for the future.
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Listen 1:47Delaware underdogs: Odessa High wins Envirothon title, beating 22-year reigning champs
The Townsend public school won the statewide competition for the first time, defeating perennial powerhouse Charter School of Wilmington.
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