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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Pa. school districts can make up snow days in 20-minute installments

The string of winter storms this year has prompted school closures across Pennsylvania. While school districts won’t see teaching t ...

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PlanPhilly
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Pro-demolition preservationists? Cara Bertron explores rightsizing and preservation

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Urban Planning

February 14-16: Rain garden workshop | Paleopalooza | Many Faces of George Washington | Mural Arts’ Restored Spaces | George Washington at Valley Forge

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February 14: Open data tension | PHL: Here for the Making | Supermarkets don’t change behavior | Lower North transportation recommendations | TreePhilly giveaway | Building collapse court case update

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Delaware deals with up to 14 inches of snow, readies for Friday [video]

Delaware Governor Jack Markell has lifted the driving restrictions for New Castle and Kent Counties . He says the possibility of new snow ...

12 years ago

 In this Dec. 3, 2009, photo, a sign outside the Comcast Center, left, is shown in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
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$1.5B in efficiencies: What Comcast-TWC merger might mean for Philly

Comcast announced Thursday its ...

12 years ago

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A professor of radiology and chief of breast imaging examines the mammogram of a patient (Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo, file)

Canadian study renews debate over value of routine mammograms

This week there was another study and more disagreement over t ...

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 Alyssa Milletti (left) and Dan McCormick prepare for a ride down the famous 'Rocky' steps in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Thursday.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

It’s not all trudging, travel delays and power outages, snow is fun too

Yet another barrage of snow has been dumped on the Philadelphia region, causing many to internally beg for the mercy of May. But w ...

12 years ago

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Philly region a national leader in Affordable Care Act sign-ups

More than 100,000 people in Pennsylvania have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to ...

12 years ago

 A scene from last year's Valentine's Day event at Northwestern Stables. (Alaina Mabaso/for NewsWorks, file)
Philly Parenting

From Valentine’s Day to Presidents Day: Weekend activities for the family

Love is in the air — family love, love for our presidents and love for animals. Enjoy Valentine’s & Presidents weekend with t ...

12 years ago

 Oysters are widely believed to have aphrodisiac properties. Prosecco is recommended as the perfect accompaniment to a romantic dinner. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

In search of the perfect aphrodisiac at the Italian Market [photos]

I visited Philadelphia’s Italian Market looking for something to give Valentine’s Day dinner a kick, but so many foods are th ...

12 years ago

Pa. budget cut won’t hurt efforts to prevent vet suicides, general says

With recent data showing a spike in the suicide rate among young military veterans, Pennsylvania’s National Guard commander is tryi ...

12 years ago

 A shopper strolls by Bridgestone's head office in Tokyo (Junji Kurokawa/AP Photo)

Gov: Bridgestone agrees to plead guilty in price-fixing conspiracy

Bridgestone Corp. has agreed to plead guilty in a price-fixing conspiracy and pay a $425 million criminal fine in a Justice Department in ...

12 years ago

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Love finds a way to keep some Delaware buinesses open despite heavy snowfall

The heavy snow-mix may have shut down parts of Delaware due to the Limited State of Emergency, but some Wilmington businesses are determi ...

12 years ago

Photos of the first round of nor’easter snow in Northwest Philadelphia [gallery]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we all know it snowed, and we all know it’s going to snow some more Thursday night. But that doesn’t ...

12 years ago

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