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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Hundreds arrive at Pennsauken Community Rec Center for a march and vigil to remember George Floyd and others who died at the hands of police on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: AG urges dropping charges against protesters; malls to reopen

The guidance said prosecutors can’t adopt a blanket policy of not charging people for refusing to comply with restrictions on the number of people who can gather in one place.

6 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia bomb squad surveys the scene after an ATM machine was blown-up at 2207 N. 2nd Street in Philadelphia, Tuesday,  June 2, 2020.  (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Courts & Law

Feds charge Philly man in ATM explosion; students rally to for police-free schools

The 24-year-old Philadelphia man is also charged with the illegal possession of a weapon because he was already convicted for a felony.

6 years ago

A northern diamondback terrapin
Down the Shore
Science

With terrapin nesting season underway in N.J., naturalist asks drivers to be mindful

With warmer temperatures and a recent full moon, the annual nesting season for northern diamondback terrapins is beginning at the Jersey Shore. 

6 years ago

Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Community

City Council approves package of bills to aid renters strained by pandemic

The packages create an eviction diversion program, extend an eviction moratorium through August, and address late fees and related issues.

6 years ago

Delaware State University
Community

Del. coronavirus recovery: University raises $1 million emergency fund

The emergency fund designed to help Delaware State University students hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown has reached its $1 million goal.

6 years ago

Eastern State Penitentiary
Community

Eastern State Penitentiary lays off staff, suspends ‘Terror Behind the Walls’ due to COVID-19

Eastern State Penitentiary has laid off staff, implemented salary reductions and made deep cuts to its operating budget due to the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

SEPTA Rt. 48 bus
Community

SEPTA committee recommends kids ride for free in new fare proposal

The committee made the suggestion before the board votes on the new fare proposal on June 25. If approved, the new fare plan goes into effect July 1.

6 years ago

Cielo Mendez, 17, of Plainfield, N.J., who is a DACA recipient, (second from left with banner), marches next to Gabriel Henao, 7, and Kimberly Armas, 15, of Elizabeth, N.J., in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, outside of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

‘Dreamers,’ immigration advocates praise Supreme Court ruling keeping DACA in place

The high court ruled that the Trump administration acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” way when it moved to end DACA.

6 years ago

Tomika Miller, center, widow of Rayshard Brooks cries as she leaves a news conference, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Atlanta. Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. announced former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe faces charges including felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks on June 12. (AP Photo/Byrnn Anderson)
Courts & Law

Prosecutor: Officer kicked Rayshard Brooks after shooting

As Rayshard Brooks lay dying, prosecutors say the Atlanta police officer who shot him in the back kicked him and didn’t give him medical attention for more than two minutes.

6 years ago

A customer walks out of a U.S. Post Office branch and under a banner advertising a job opening
Community

1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits

The 1.5 million is a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.

6 years ago

Protesters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center urge police to ‘take a knee in solidarity.’ (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

New Philly budget restores some funds for affordable housing and arts, cancels $19 million police increase

After weeks of protest, Philly Council passed a preliminary budget plan that responds to calls for reprioritization in spending.

6 years ago

Donavan West
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly could be the first U.S. city to address systemic racism with Black stimulus

The package would include capital investments in poor neighborhoods, as well as millions more on job training, rent subsidies and basic income support.

6 years ago

(Darryl C. Murphy/The Notebook)
Education
The Notebook

General board hearing Thursday likely to focus on school officers and reopening plans

The open public hearing is one of two required by the City Charter each year.

6 years ago

Gardeners (from left) Josh Reaves, Mirta Gonzalez, Sara Vega, Willow Zef, Morgana Ginet, Anthony Batrick, Lauren Troop and Ada Marie Biaz at the César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

South Kensington gardeners challenge housing project — and win a conversation

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha is partnering with Scannapieco Development Corporation on the mixed-income development.

6 years ago

A street sweeper works along Kensington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Street sweeping to continue in 6 Philly neighborhoods and on business corridors

Budget cuts, however, will prevent a planned expansion of the city’s street cleaning program.

6 years ago

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