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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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A voter exits their polling place in Philadelphia on Election Day
Politics & Policy

Election 2026: What Philly voters should know about the city’s 2 ballot questions

Voters will decide whether to expand contracting preferences for small and local businesses and make the city's arts office permanent.

2 days ago

A large group of models are showing off their clothing designed by Kehala Smith.
Arts & Entertainment

Artists bring Indigenous roots to life at Delaware Art Museum’s annual fashion show

Artists Dayesla Ixtli and Kehala Smith bring Indigenous heritage into the present through fashion and makeup, honoring ancestral roots, cultural identity and resilience

2 days ago

Farm animals on the campus of W.B. Saul High School
Education

‘A lot of uncertainty in the air’: In Philly, questions linger as Saul High School prepares for merger

From tending livestock to growing plants, Saul students depend on hands-on learning. Teachers worry the merger with Lankenau could disrupt that education.

2 days ago

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two skill games
Politics & Policy

In final push of Pennsylvania’s governor race, Stacy Garrity goes all in on skill games and raises millions from the industry

Bringing back the gambling machines found in bars and gas stations has emerged as a campaign focus for the Republican candidate.

2 days ago

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AIRCO fuel in the process of refinement
Science

A Bucks County company makes jet fuel out of ‘air.’ The military wants to make it anywhere

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick came off the campaign trail to praise Airco’s role in the “future of American innovation.”

3 days ago

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An Uber Eats delivery robot
Urban Planning

Philly robot tax could replace revenue lost when taxpaying workers are displaced by technology

Councilmember Jim Harrity says the tax would help offset lost wage tax revenue and fund a program providing free SEPTA passes to low-income residents.

3 days ago

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The former Germantown YWCA
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Germantown YWCA project in limbo as developer seeks tax credits for senior affordable housing

KBK Enterprises was selected to redevelop the historic property in 2016. A decade later, the company is still working to secure funding.

3 days ago

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Lauren Eberly, Julia Koprak, Karen Lin, Julia Weatherly and Beatrice Forman onstage
Health

Momentum builds among Philly-area doctors, farmers, nonprofits to grow ‘food as medicine’ approach

Coalition members aim to address food waste, access to fresh produce, food supply chain issues, availability of nutrition education and more.

3 days ago

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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Stolen election rhetoric from Trump isn’t new. His ability to act on those claims is

President Donald Trump's involvement in this year's midterm elections has moved from rhetoric to reality.

3 days ago

A whole coven has camped out on a bench in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Halloween haunts, HBCU football at the Linc, Mural Arts Fest and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Oct. 29 to Nov. 1: Día de los Muertos in Delaware, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” in Philly and Rhiannon Giddens in South Jersey are among weekend highlights.

3 days ago

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police tape hanging
Courts & Law

‘Going to handcuff us’: New Delaware law limits release of names, photos of people charged with felonies, including murder

Police and prosecutors can’t provide the public with identifying info unless the charge is a felony and it’s “necessary to protect the public’s safety.”

3 days ago

Listen 2:15
the U.S. Capitol
Politics & Policy

4 contested Pa. congressional races shift in Democrats’ favor ahead of midterm battle for control of U.S. House

Democrats need to gain three seats in the U.S. House to win a majority in that chamber. Pennsylvania can make or break their plans.

3 days ago

A man walks into a polling place on election day
Politics & Policy

Sorting fact from fear: ICE at the polls, DOJ election monitors in Pa. and other Election Day concerns

Philadelphia-area officials explain who’s allowed at your polling place, what counts as intimidation and what to do if something goes wrong.

3 days ago

Seth Shapiro standing inside the offices of PGW.
Community

Philadelphia Gas Commission seeks ‘complete accounting’ of free trips taken by PGW CEO Seth Shapiro

WHYY News previously reported on freebies that PGW CEO Seth Shapiro accepted from the utility’s vendors.

3 days ago

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a sign reads Lulu Ross Elementary School
Community

After a devastating fire at a southern Delaware school, district and state leaders focus on recovery

A fire Sunday severely damaged Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford. Officials are working to get students back in classrooms next week.

3 days ago

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