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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Philadelphia students cut class Friday, May 3, 2019 to participate in a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza to protest inaction on climate change issues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Can Joe Biden convince climate voters he is one of them?

Recently Biden named Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the authors of the Green New Deal, to co-chair a climate policy committee.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Biden says Wolf’s reopening plan for Pa. is a model for the nation

Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, received Wolf’s official endorsement on Wednesday and joined the governor for a virtual campaign event.

6 years ago

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

Coronavirus update: Gov. Wolf announces guidance for reopening businesses 

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday details of his economic reopening plan for counties in the green and yellow phases.

6 years ago

Former Showboat casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
Community

Showboat owner planning $100M water park in Atlantic City

The Philadelphia developer tells The Associated Press the as-yet-unnamed resort is aimed at vacationing families who find little to do in Atlantic City.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan. (Greg Windle)
Education
The Notebook

City teachers wary of opening schools without contact tracing and a vaccine

More than 6,000 teachers participated in PFT survey. They worry that it will be nearly impossible to enforce social distancing or teach with masks on.

6 years ago

Frances Pilot
Community

‘Big Momma’ Frances Pilot, 81, pursued a nursing career and family. And she did it her way.

Defying expectations for women, the Jersey Shore native raised kids while pursuing nursing, served as a volunteer before she was buried with an Elvis purse.

6 years ago

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Willie Johnson, right, a resident of senior housing, gets tested for COVID-19 in Paterson, N.J., Friday, May 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. military, overseas ballots delayed; testing hits 20,000 goal

Software issues have delayed the mailing of military and overseas ballots for the July 7 primary.

6 years ago

Delaware State Representatives met for the first time in history via a virtual session on Tuesday. (courtesy House Democratic Caucus)
Health

Coronavirus update: State lawmakers launch virtual session

State Reps voted 39-2 to approve holding their legislative session virtually. The Senate is expected to follow suit today.

6 years ago

Open fire hydrant during heatwave in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A deadly hot summer is coming. Philly doesn’t yet have a plan.

The communities hit hardest by the coronavirus are also the most at risk during the extreme heat expected to come this summer, epidemiologists say.

6 years ago

Space X, Falcon 9, Douglas Hurley, Robert Behnken
Science

2 U.S. astronauts board SpaceX rocket for historic launch

The launch Wednesday afternoon will be the first of Americans from the U.S. in nearly a decade.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him

Claiming tech giants “silence conservative voices,” Trump tweeted Wednesday that, “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.”

6 years ago

Restaurants such as Iron Hill Brewery in Wilmington can start serving in-house customers on June 1.  (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Moving outside not a cure-all for Delaware restaurants

Delaware restaurants will be able to add more outdoor seating to serve more diners during Phase 1 of reopening in June, but that won’t be a long-term solution.

6 years ago

The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Coronavirus emergency results in major cuts in city spending on affordable housing

Gym said the top issue she is hearing from constituents are concerns about paying rent. The mayor’s budget would slash spending on affordable housing.

6 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Stanford and other doctors formed the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer testing and help address heath disparities in the African American community. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health
Broke in Philly

North Philly’s Stanton community health center now offers COVID-19 testing

“This is a testament to our drive to get more testing in underserved communities,” Mayor Jim Kenney said at Tuesday’s opening.

6 years ago

Philadelphia small business owners make video pleas for forgivable loans from the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. (Images provided by applicants)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

‘Not camera shy’: Pa. businesses trying to survive make video pitches for emergency aid

The fund’s application is slim, but has one demand other programs do not: a pitch made on video.

6 years ago

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