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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.
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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Robert Johnson, dean of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, receives his first COVID-19 shot.
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Sore arms, role models, and relief: Philly region health care workers on the COVID-19 vaccine

What’s it like to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Some of the first people to receive it described how it felt to WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk.

6 years ago

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Philly restauranteur Tamekah Bost (Courtesy of Tamekah Bost)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

From Band-Aid to lifeline: Pa. biz owners’ fund helps 1,000 entrepreneurs cut off from government aid

Conceived as a short-term program, the 30 Day Fund has proven invaluable to those with limited access to other programs.

6 years ago

Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Bilingual version

‘Música es parte de nuestra cultura’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop focuses on salsa y comunidad

West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.

6 years ago

Listen 5:14
Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
Community
Version en Español

El Centro Musical en North Philly se asegura de que la salsa ‘esté para quedarse’

El Centro Musical de West Kensington es más que una tienda: es un lugar para que los latinos se reúnan, toquen música y celebren su cultura.

6 years ago

Listen 4:39
Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
Community
English version

‘Music is part of our culture’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop makes space for salsa and community

West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.

6 years ago

Listen 4:39
Cooper's Poynt Park in Camden, N.J.
Urban Planning

COVID-19 showed the importance of green spaces. Camden wants all residents to have easy park access by 2050

Around 97% of Camden residents have access to a park, but only 70% report using the city’s parks at least once a month. Camden leaders hope to change that in 30 years’ time.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One
Politics & Policy

A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations

The list includes people whose pleas for forgiveness have been promoted by those supporting the president throughout his term in office.

6 years ago

Ornaments are pictured close-up on a Christmas tree
Community

Delaware encourages recycling of used Christmas trees

Delaware officials say the state recycled over 173,000 tons of yard waste in 2019.

6 years ago

This image taken from surveillance video provided by Metro Nashville PD shows a recreational vehicle that was involved in a blast on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn.  (Metro Nashville PD via AP)
Community

US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast

More than 24 hours after the explosion, a motive remained elusive as investigators worked to resolve unanswered questions about an RV that blew up on Christmas morning.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One
Politics & Policy

Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages

Failing to sign the bill will mean pain for those struggling to make ends meet and a potential federal government shutdown in the middle of a pandemic.

6 years ago

Husband and wife Darnell Williams and Patrice Mosley in front of their Millville home; Williams was recently released from the Cumberland County jail. (April Saul for WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Clean pajamas are not enough’: Critiques of New Jersey jails mount amid pandemic

Incarcerated individuals and their loved ones continue to report woefully inadequate conditions in New Jersey jails.

6 years ago

Samantha Rise leads a march demanding arts funding in a giant unicorn puppet
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Arts and Culture Task Force wants to ensure an equitable economic recovery

The Zoom call this Sunday may be the Philly arts task force’s only event where the general public can weigh in.

6 years ago

In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Courts & Law

Trump’s impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term

On this, even President Donald Trump's most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his term in office for decades to come.

6 years ago

Patches cover the back of a Girl Scout's vest
Community

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

The Girl Scouts said the Boy Scouts’ marketing of expanded services for girls was “highly damaging to Girl Scouts” and had set off an “explosion of confusion."

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past stuttered businesses in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Money

More than half a million Pennsylvanians set to lose unemployment benefits

With the long-awaited relief bill sitting on President Trump’s desk, 500,000 Pennsylvanians are set to lose unemployment assistance amid a surging pandemic.

6 years ago

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