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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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No Small Endeavor

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the press. in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Gov. Wolf squares off with GOP by firing charter school appeals board members

The board seems to have become functionally non-existent as important disputes between Pennsylvania school districts and charter schools are in limbo.

5 years ago

Customers, some wearing face masks, patronize the Reading Terminal Market
Community

What COVID restrictions are in place across the Delaware Valley?

Here’s what you need to know about current restrictions, recommendations, and mandates across the Delaware Valley.

5 years ago

Cellist Ajibola Rivers performs with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra to welcome audiences back to the Kimmel next season

For its 2021-2022 season, the Orchestra will keep performing digital concerts while also welcoming audiences back to the Kimmel Center.

5 years ago

Protesters march outside Penn Museum, with one sign prominent that reads,
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to Penn’s storage of MOVE childrens’ remains

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to hear what Philadelphians are saying about the news that Penn Museum had stored and studied the remains of MOVE children.

5 years ago

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Registered nurse Pat DeHorsey vaccinates physician assistant Dana Steinter
Health

Walkup COVID-19 vaccine appointments begin in Montco

These appointments can only be used for the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, or the single-shot dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

5 years ago

Ruth and Arturo work at their fruit stand
Community

How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it

U.S. companies that cheat their workers out of pay are unlikely to be fined or punished even after they're caught.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks to crowd before boarding Air Force One
Community

Facebook board upholds Trump suspension

The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board has voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago.

5 years ago

Janet Nemec and her husband Dale walk beneath blossoming trees along Kelly Drive
Health

‘Boost Your Mood’: Philly launches campaign to destigmatize mental health

The city is rolling out a new campaign called “Boost Your Mood” to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.

5 years ago

I Heart Cambodia is one of more than 62 immigrant- and refugee-owned businesses south of Snyder Avenue. (Shira Walinsky/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

How Southeast Asian entrepreneurs create home on 7th Street

From secret food stalls to busy markets, South 7th Street is the place to find Southeast Asian delicacies and ingredients for cooking.

5 years ago

Listen 5:04
An exhibition at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

New monument in North Philly honors women helping others survive long Pa. prison sentences

A temporary art installation acts as both a monument and memorial to honor the women and transgender people serving long sentences in Pa.

5 years ago

The Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy

Wolf takes next step to start carbon emissions caps in 2022

The rule must still go through two state regulatory boards with veto power, although both are tilted toward Wolf appointees and allies.

5 years ago

In this April 20, 2021 file image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd,, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Nelson has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion when it refused to change the venue in the original proceedings, according to a court document filed Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
Courts & Law

Chauvin’s lawyer seeks new trial, impeachment of verdict

Derek Chauvin was convicted last month of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25 death of George Floyd.

5 years ago

A student walks on the Lock Haven University campus in Lock Haven, Pa, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. lawmakers debate plan to consolidate state universities

Democrats are skeptical of the projected savings and worry about job loss. PASSHE leaders say inaction will lead to “worse outcomes.”

5 years ago

A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Politics & Policy

After unprecedented strain, N.J. unemployment system making improvements, commissioner says

The state’s response to the economic crisis has at times been frustrating to residents, who’ve struggled to get help processing their claims.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

A test case at Convention Center shows big events can be done safely in Philly

A multi-weekend volleyball tournament is being heralded as a test case for a return of conventions to Philadelphia.

5 years ago

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