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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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Community

Cheltenham High School cancels football season amid hazing allegations

Cheltenham School District has received reports “indicating multiple team members engaged in hazing through physical contact.”

5 days ago

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Sexual assault suspect Ian Cleary departs
Courts & Law

Man who sent ‘So I raped you’ message sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2013 Pa. campus assault

The judge took into account Ian Cleary’s guilty plea, his remorse and his long history of mental illness in giving a sentence below state guidelines.

5 days ago

Kada Scott, who has been missing since Oct. 4, is pictured here wearing a white dress
Courts & Law
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Kada Scott case: New details released, suspect charged with arson, tampering with evidence

Right now, homicide charges have not yet been filed against Keon King as the district attorney's office continues to investigate.

5 days ago

Philadelphia City Commissioners Head Omar Sabir
Community

Registration party in West Philly urges voters to get registered before tonight’s deadline

The event at the 52nd Street El stop recruited voters for both next month’s general election as well as next year’s congressional midterms.

5 days ago

Amazon Web Services data center is seen on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Science

Conshohocken-area residents push back against proposed data center

The facility would replace the recently closed Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill, which sits on 66 acres of land along the Schuylkill River.

6 days ago

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William Murphy, who is blind, beside the Delaware home from which he was wrongfully
Courts & Law

Wrongfully evicted in snowstorm, blind man and daughters ‘elated’ by court clearance to resume lawsuit against Delaware

The eviction order was for a previous tenant, but a state court said the landlord “weaponized” the process to remove the Murphy family.

6 days ago

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a mosaic at the John Coltrane House
Arts & Entertainment

Work and funding underway to repair and program John Coltrane’s Strawberry Mansion house

A new nonprofit created by descendants of the jazz legend will take over stewardship of the future Philadelphia cultural space.

6 days ago

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a tribute sign to Harry Fenton
Community

Philly bike advocates gather at Fairmount Park to remember fallen rider, call for safer streets

Advocates said the road’s design allows drivers to act recklessly, leading to unsafe conditions for pedestrians and cyclists.

6 days ago

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The entrance to a polling place on election day
Politics & Policy

New Jersey election 2025: What to know about candidate Joanne Kuniansky and the race for governor

Kuniansky’s top priorities are making New Jersey more affordable, fighting discrimination against Jews and embracing constitutional protections.

7 days ago

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Nancy Ireson, co-curator of ''Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets''
Arts & Entertainment

The outsider who came in: Henri Rousseau retrospective opens at Philly’s Barnes Foundation

The celebrated French post-impressionist was dismissed during his lifetime as “naive,” but held many secrets.

7 days ago

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Philadelphia police search a wooded area
Courts & Law
6abc

DNA testing indicates human remains found are those of missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott

The discovery was made behind an abandoned school near Awbury Arboretum in Germantown.

1 week ago

‘’No Kings’’ protesters gather at Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2025
Community

Philly’s ‘No Kings’ protest brings thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators to Independence Mall

The crowd was smaller than June’s protest but participants were just as passionate about their opposition to President Trump.

1 week ago

Republican Jack Ciattarelli speaks during the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Republican nominee for New Jersey governor puts some distance from Trump on immigration

Jack Ciattarelli has been endorsed by Donald Trump in next month's New Jersey governor's election and is a strong supporter of the Republican president and his agenda.

1 week ago

Revolutionary War reenactors recreate the Battle of Brandywine
Community

The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project kicks off semiquincentennial celebrations

Georgetown University professor Maurice Jackson hopes to spark discussion at Monday’s event.

1 week ago

Farm manager Benjamin Miller waters the garden at 61st and Reinhard streets in Southwest Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Land Bank buys 35 garden lots, advancing land preservation plan

The lots were once tangled up with privately held tax liens. The Land Bank can now transfer them to gardeners and land trusts.

1 week ago

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