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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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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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Kathleen Lochel holding up sugar cookies
Politics & Policy

A Hatboro, Pa. bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders

Lochel's Bakery in Hatboro has been doing its cookie poll each presidential election since 2008.

2 years ago

Johnny Gaudreau
Community

Blue Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau before their first home game since his death

Columbus players will wear a commemorative patch beginning with the first regular-season game with Johnny Gaudreau's No. 13.

2 years ago

wind turbines
Science

New Jersey hits pause on an offshore wind farm that can’t find turbine blades

The project would be built 40 miles (65 kilometers) off Long Beach Island and would consist of up to 100 turbines, enough to power 1 million homes.

2 years ago

Worker processes mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania high court asked to keep counties from tossing ballots lacking a date

A lawsuit filed Wednesday is the latest attempt to ensure counties don’t reject mail-in ballots that have an incorrect or missing date on the ballot envelope.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh, from left, Garrett Stubbs and Bryce Harper celebrate after the Phillies won a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs to clinch the NL East title, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Arts & Entertainment

The Phillies are in the playoffs: Here’s when, where and how to watch

The Phillies won their first NL East title since 2011. The Fightins face the New York Mets in the NLDS.

2 years ago

the outside of The University of the Arts Dorrance Hamilton Hall
Education

Who should get the $63M endowment money of UArts? Depends on who you ask

Will the Dorrance Hill Hamilton trustees have control over how Mrs. Hamilton’s donations to the University of the Arts could be redistributed? It's up to a judge to decide.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Photo, books and supplies litter the floor in this Indiana classroom during an intruder drill in 2016. Delaware requires schools to conduct two lockdown/active shooter drills a year. (Associated Press)
Courts & Law

Biden signs executive order to tackle gun violence

The executive order will improve active school shooter drills and tackle firearm threats of machine gun conversion devices, guns without serial numbers and ghost guns.

2 years ago

Listen 0:53
Workers with the Philadelphia Water Department and Philadelphia Gas Works evaluate damage and cap utility lines
PlanPhilly
Science

Summers are getting hotter in the Philly region. A nationwide survey shows outdoor workers already feel the heat

More than one in seven outdoor workers faced heat-related symptoms on the job last year, according to a survey by a research nonprofit.

2 years ago

Listen 1:07
Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks behind a podium
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker outlines Sixers community benefits agreement, legislative process for $1.55B arena proposal

The agreement, which would keep the Sixers in Philly until at least 2061, was announced Wednesday during a hastily called news conference.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
The Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, shown here, is a tributary of the Christina River, which feeds into the Delaware River. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Toxic PFAS detected in several Delaware watersheds, report says

Red Clay Creek, which provides drinking water for residents in the Stanton area, had some of the highest PFAS levels detected.

2 years ago

Listen 1:20
I Voted Today sticker
Politics & Policy

What to know ahead of Delaware’s 2024 general election

Delaware’s general primary election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

2 years ago

A mail ballot is positioned in a mailbox
Politics & Policy

Everything you need to know about the mail ballot process in New Jersey

What you need to keep in mind about timing and how to make sure your ballot is counted.

2 years ago

Listen 0:53
Hillary Clinton sits and speaks
Education

Clinton Foundation’s ‘Too Small to Fail’ initiative to focus on early literacy across Pa.

About 31% of Philadelphia students in grades 3-8 scored at or above the reading benchmark on the Star Assessment in winter 2023–24.

2 years ago

Visitors walk under the arches of Graffiti Pier. (Joel Wolfram for WHYY)
Urban Planning

Graffiti Pier is being fast-tracked to become a public park

Conrail is getting ready to sell Pier 19 in Port Richmond, known for its abundant graffiti, to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.

2 years ago

Listen 1:16
COVID vaccine
Health

It’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

The CDC urges both an updated COVID-19 shot and yearly flu vaccine for everyone ages 6 months and older.

2 years ago

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