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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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 Steve Popper of Clemens Construction consults with Ron Meyers on the site of AQ Rittenhouse, a luxury development that is part of the boom in housing construction in Center City.(Emma Jacobs/WHYY)
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Philly region 3rd in the U.S. in generating construction jobs

Philadelphia saw some of the fastest growth in construction jobs in the country between July of 2013 and July of this year.   ...

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 Star the Wishing Ox, by Tyler Bell and Catherine Haggarty, out on a farm on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road.

Painted oxen statues on display throughout Hopewell and Pennington

Olly olly oxen free: It’s the phrase used in the game hide-and-seek to announce that it’s safe to come out of hiding. The org ...

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Education

‘De facto’ segregation among Pa. charter schools, study says

Charter schools in Pennsylvania are defined by their flexibility and freedom from many state regulations. A new ...

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 Workmen pick a cash register off the sidewalk in front of smashed store, Aug. 29, 1964, wrecked during wild night of looting and rioting in North Philadelphia. Rioting that ended in injuries to scores and widespread property damage apparently began in scuffle during a routine arrest. (John F. Urwiller/AP Photo)

1964 North Philly riots: Why destroy their own neighborhood?

Long after the fires from the riots had finally burned out, one question lingered: “Why did they destroy their own neighborhood? ...

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Teacher unions ought to ease up on the gas

Those who follow America’s debate about the merits of education reform might liken this last decade’s discourse to something ...

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Study finds cost of Pa. charter schools ‘obvious and escalating’

A study released this summer finds charter scho ...

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 Dover Police Chief Paul Bernat (Matt Grady/WHYY)

Dover police, city officials affirm commitment to curb violence

While proactive policing strategies are already in place, Dover officials are seeking the public’s help in keeping their community ...

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 Teachers in more than half of the 206 New Jersey districts where contracts expired last year are beginning this school year without a new contract in place.(<a href=Photo via ShutterStock) " title="shutterstock_104967542" width="1" height="1"/>

As school year begins, most new N.J. teacher contracts included givebacks

Nearly three-quarters of the new contract agreements this year for New Jersey teachers call for some concessions. Meanwhile, teach ...

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 Spruce Street Harbor Park, the summer pop-up park at Penn's Landing, has been extended through September 28. (Photo courtesy of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation)

Weekly Entertainment Guide – Made in America & 12 other things to do this Labor Day Weekend

Great live music and performances this week!  Robin Bloom shares her picks. What’s Happening 1812 ...

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 Buddy Amato,  chief of police for the Monmouth County SPCA, says pets are abandoned at this time of the year as people leave their Shore homes and rentals.Some of those pets will starve to death. (NewsWorks file photo)

As vacationers leave Jersey Shore, some leaving pets behind

As the summer vacation season nears an end, authorities are concerned about a potential increase in the number of abandoned pets in New J ...

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 Veteran Thomas Mumbower offered feedback to VA officials at the Philadelphia regional benefits office in Germantown. (Jessica McDonald/WHYY)

Philly VA hosts town hall meetings, denies likening vets to Oscar the Grouch

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 Superintendent William Hite is joined by Montgomery Early Learning Center's students in West Philadelphia at an announcement of a new website that will help parents find high quality Pre-K programs in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly families get help in search for quality preschools

Parents searching for high-quality pre-kindergarten options for their children can be overwhelmed trying to find a school they can trust. ...

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