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WHYY-TV remembers the heyday of the Uptown Theater
A new documentary traces the architecture, music and community that made the once-great venue on North Broad shout.
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Listen 1:43‘A no-brainer’: Philly’s historical commission designates new district in Germantown
The Germantown Urban Village Historic District is now part of the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
2 years ago
Listen 0:53N.J. Family Leave Act change could expand job protection for workers at small companies
On Monday, the Assembly passed a measure expanding current law to include job protections for workers who take family leave at smaller businesses.
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PATCO’s Franklin Square station to open later this year
The $30 million project at 7th and Race streets has steadily worked towards resurrecting the “ghost station,” and will include ADA accessibility features.
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Listen 1:11With pop star Taylor Swift watching boyfriend Kelce from a suite, Kansas City captured their third Super Bowl title in five years and established themselves as a dynasty.
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Voorhees Township-native Tommy Paul wins 2nd career ATP title with victory at Dallas Open
It was the fourth ATP final for the 15th-ranked Paul, whose previous title came in 2021 in Stockholm.
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Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy
Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and continues to deal with complications from his treatment.
2 years ago
As lions danced and people marched, residents and activists within Chinatown voiced their opposition to the proposed Sixers arena.
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Listen 1:15‘Diva’ film soprano, Philadelphia-native Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith has died at 75
Fernandez Smith was a Philadelphia native who sang through the U.S. and Europe during her operatic career.
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Pennsylvania expands access to doula care by adding support professionals to its Medicaid program
As of Feb. 1, certified perinatal doulas in Pennsylvania can join the state’s Medicaid program as in-network providers in maternity care.
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Guatemalans in Newark and Georgetown are hopeful for positive change back home with the election of a new leader.
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Listen 1:30Record cocoa prices heading into Valentines Day proves to be a headache for sweets king Hershey
Cocoa futures prices have doubled over the past year and hit an all-time high of $5,874 per metric ton on Friday.
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An exhibit celebrating Black inventors and innovators, courtesy of the Black Inventors Hall of Fame, is now on display at the Princeton Public Library.
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Listen 1:03A gnome in FDR Park will speak for the trees
Performance artist Alex Tatarsky revives their gnome character in an effort to save The Meadows at FDR Park from clearcutting.
2 years ago
Listen 1:04Gwynedd Mercy University, Montgomery County Community College and several community partners teamed up and launched the College Student Basic Needs Program.
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