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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Houses are pictured amid heavy floodwaters.
Weather

‘It’s honestly devastating’: Bucks County dries off and starts to repair after 100-year flood

Officials put more than $1.2 million from the Bucks Emergency Rental Assistance program into the Bucks County Opportunity Council and the local chapter of the YWCA.

5 years ago

40th Street’s Trolley Portal Gardens
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

How Philly transformed a trolley station into a garden

40th Street’s Trolley Portal Gardens is a perfect example of how greening transit spaces in Philadelphia is good for the economy, communities, and our city.

5 years ago

Christmas on the beach with santa hat
Things To Do
Community

Christmas in July, National Ice Cream Day, and the music of ‘Toy Story’ in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

If you're a fan of Christmas in July, you have multiple options this weekend. We highlight them and other fun events in the Delaware Valley.

5 years ago

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A kit includes clean needles, sterile water, and more
Politics & Policy

Atlantic City Council votes to close the state’s first needle exchange

After nearly two-and-a-half hours of public comment, the Atlantic City Council voted to no longer allow the needle exchange at the Oasis Drop-in Center to operate.

5 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Politics & Policy

All Delaware police officers now required to wear body cameras

Gov. John Carney has signed off on a statewide police camera program that Delaware lawmakers unanimously approved last month.

5 years ago

Seal for the Philly DA's Office
Courts & Law

Philly DA not happy with proposed opioid settlement

A settlement involving many states, including Pennsylvania, might not be good enough for city officials.

5 years ago

Listen 1:33
A memorial on 60th Street in West Philadelphia
Community

Philly mayor doubles down against calls to declare gun violence emergency

Kenney launched his bi-weekly gun violence update by doubling down on his refusal to declare a citywide emergency, arguing it would not help stem the bloodshed.

5 years ago

A sign reads,
Politics & Policy

Not an ‘infamous crime’: Delaware Supreme Court lets ex-cop convicted of official misconduct take council seat

The Superior Court’s chief judge agreed with the attorney general that the ex-chief’s actions amounted to an ‘infamous crime’ that barred him from office.

5 years ago

The funeral for former Camden Mayor Gwen Faison on July 21 at Antioch Baptist Church in Camden. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

Former Camden Mayor Gwen Faison remembered as ‘the epitome of class’

The first woman to serve as Camden’s mayor was remembered as ‘a trailblazer’ and ‘a lady at all times’ who cared deeply about her adopted city.

5 years ago

Robert Paul smiles for a photo
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We’re doing it’: Black Philadelphians are diversifying unions. They want support

After several years of seeing Philadelphia fail to meaningfully diversify the city’s booming construction and building trades, Black workers want change.

5 years ago

Marc Zumoff calls the play-by-plays for the 76ers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Catching up with Marc Zumoff one month into retirement

“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn catches up with longtime Sixers play-by-play announcer Marc Zumoff one month into his retirement.

5 years ago

Listen 6:28
A view looking down Front Street towards the Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Community

A one-stop shop aims to connect Philly job-seekers, employers, and social services

The free digital platform intends to match people with businesses that have immediate hiring needs and lower the city’s unemployment rate.

5 years ago

Workers with the Philadelphia City Commissioners office sort election materials
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania decertifies county’s voting system after ‘audit’

The action by Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid almost certainly means that Fulton County will have to buy new voting machines or lease new ones.

5 years ago

Mesiah Clark splashes around at a sprayground in Philly
Urban Planning

$2.2 million playground with special ‘intergenerational’ swing opens at 8th and Diamond

The revamped park includes a big swing designed for all ages, old-school pavement games, and newly planted trees.

5 years ago

Clouds are lit by the rising sun over St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Pa. justices deal blow to outdated claims of child sexual abuse

The 5-2 decision ended plaintiff Renee Rice's legal effort to recover damages from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown for allegedly covering up and facilitating sex abuse.

5 years ago

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