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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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A truck packed with crates of live chickens driving down the street
Politics & Policy

Delmarva Peninsula’s chicken industry keeps a wary eye on global tariffs, but production still on the rise

As global tariff tensions with China rise, the area’s $4.8 billion poultry industry remains focused on growth despite potential challenges.

11 months ago

Listen 1:38
Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order
Politics & Policy

Trump files late night executive order calling for an end to funding for NPR, PBS

The order cutting funding for NPR and PBS is “significant,” and puts smaller public media stations at greater risk.

11 months ago

Listen 1:07
The Jamison Elementary school building
Education

Central Bucks School District child abuse investigation: What you need to know

Three school administrators, including District Superintendent Steven Yanni, have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by an external law firm.

11 months ago

NJ Transit
Community

NJ Transit unveils contingency plan if rail engineers go on strike this month. Customers encouraged to work from home

More bus service will be provided in the event of a strike. The union representing train engineers rejected a tentative contract agreement last month.

11 months ago

Listen 0:50
The Jones Road wildfire burns in Ocean County, New Jersey
Courts & Law
6abc

Second person arrested in connection with Ocean County, N.J. wildfire

A 17-year-old has been taken into custody. The teen is facing arson charges in connection to the Jones Road wildfire that started April 22.

11 months ago

President Donald Trump gives a commencement address
Politics & Policy

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”

11 months ago

Immigrant rights advocates marched to the Philadelphia ICE Office, on 8th and Cherry streets, to amplify calls for the release of Seyrerath
Politics & Policy

Trump looks to target ‘sanctuary cities’ as Philadelphia gets ready for potential budget attacks

Philly boasts a long history as a “sanctuary city,” but its current status will be put to the test as leaders face being cut off from federal funding.

11 months ago

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Discarded syringes lay near near train tracks in Philadelphia, Monday, July 31, 2017
Health

Philadelphia drug overdose deaths fall, but novel substances in the street drug supplies present new dangers

Medetomidine, a nonopioid veterinary sedative, could be overtaking xylazine in the street drug supply. The drug was found in 72% of street samples from Philly last year.

11 months ago

Listen 1:15
The sign on the exterior of the community center
Community

Wilmington to launch youth entrepreneurship program for next generation of business leaders

A new pilot program in Wilmington will teach teens business skills, from branding to budgeting, to help them pitch their own business plans.

11 months ago

Listen 1:28
Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally at Philadelphia City Hall
Politics & Policy

‘Fighting oligarchy’: Sen. Bernie Sanders stops in Philly during national resistance tour

The Vermont senator has been touring the country attacking the president and his “rich” supporters while demanding that Democrats stand up to him.

11 months ago

Listen 1:24
Philadelphia City Hall
Education

Philly City Council hears from education advocates, who say Mayor Parker’s budget doesn’t go far enough

Community members testified about staff shortages and advocated for support for unhoused and immigrant students.

11 months ago

Kings Highway Apartments on Frankford Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘This is so surreal’: Rehabbed apartments in Kensington provide fresh start for formerly homeless families

Built in the 1990s, Philadelphia’s Kings Highway Apartments comprises 27 buildings along Frankford Avenue. Odin Properties bought and renovated them last year.

11 months ago

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Matt Meyer signing a paper on his desk, surrounded by people
Politics & Policy

‘Break the cycle’: Delaware creates gun violence prevention office amid federal cuts to grants meant to avert school shootings

Federal dollars the state is losing come from bipartisan legislation passed after a Texas school shooting that left 19 children dead.

11 months ago

Listen 0:58
President Donald Trump holding up executive order
Health

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.

11 months ago

The heart of Philadelphia commerce in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s commuter foot traffic outpaced most peer cities’ downtowns in 2024

The majority of workers who commute into the urban core have returned since the COVID-19 pandemic began five years ago, according to the annual State of Center City report.

11 months ago

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