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 Assembly Speaker-elect Vinnie Prieto and Majority Leader Lou Greenwald discuss their priorities for the next legislative session. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Democrats vote in new N.J. Assembly leader

The Democratic majority in the New Jersey Assembly has officially selected a new speaker. Assemblyman Vinnie Prieto, who chairs th ...

13 years ago

 Scott Sidlow is Manager of Building Analysis at Orange Energy Solutions in Havertown, Pa.  (Shai Ben-Yaavov/WHYY)

Coat weather is busy season for energy auditors

For those in the home energy auditing business, there are two busy seasons: late spring, before people break out their air conditioners, ...

13 years ago

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King Tut statue created in Germantown unveiled at Texas museum [video]

Late on Halloween night, Miguel Antonio Horn began unearthing a giant concrete sculpture of King Tutankhamen with a team of fellow artist ...

13 years ago

 Richie Incognito (68) and tackle Jonathan Martin (71) stand on the field during an NFL football practice with the Miami Dolphins. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Philly Parenting

Lessons from the NFL: Even football players have trouble standing up to bullies

While the recent bullying scandal on the Miami Dolphins football team did not come as a total shock, the way it’s playing out feels ...

13 years ago

Creating a plastic gun with a 3-D printer could be banned in Philly

Manufacturing a gun using a three-dimensional printer could be banned in Philadelphia.  A City Council committee just voted to do so ...

13 years ago

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Plans for overhaul of Manayunk Canal boardwalk begin

With construction continuing on nearby Venice Island, local community development leaders are considering various proposals to enhance th ...

13 years ago

 A memorial for Nasir Slaughter, a 17 year-old who was gunned down in August, 2013, is shown. He was killed over a neighborhood dispute. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Can the ‘Boston Miracle’ deter gun violence in South Philly?

Philadelphia gathered a network of law enforcement organizations to implement a new strategy of gang deterrence. It pushes cops to creati ...

13 years ago

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Showers move on later today; clearing tonight

After today’s showers and still mild weather, skies will clear and temperatures will drop back to the 50s for Friday through the we ...

13 years ago

 The future site of the 20-acre Southbridge wetland (Shirley Min/WHYY)

White House officials visit Del. wetland project

A wetland project in Wilmington caught the attention of White House environmental leaders who visited Delaware’s largest city today ...

13 years ago

National Interest

Even big business is fed up with the tea party

For the latest dispatch from the GOP’s uncivil war, we take you now to Alabama. Because there’s no way we can fully unpack Tu ...

13 years ago

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Congressional reform should start with some basic tech project management

September’s federal government shutdown sparked calls for Congressional reform from both sides of the aisle. Congress could indeed ...

13 years ago

 One side of the completed mural on West Mt. Pleasant Avenue near Lincoln Drive. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks)

Long-awaited Mt. Airy mural to be dedicated Saturday

Charles Newman and Thomas Walton have spent the last two weekends attaching pre-painted mural sections to both sides of the railroad tres ...

13 years ago

 Surrounded by his wife and four children after winning re-election last year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been honored as a 'Father of the Year' by the National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council. (AP file photo/Mel Evans)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Chris Christie — the real deal

When Chris Christie took the stage to claim his re-election victory Tuesday night, he had a rare opportunity for an early presidential ca ...

13 years ago

 A new study from Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and Education found that when children slept more they consumed less calories.   (<a href=Photo via ShutterStock) " title="bedtime1200" width="1" height="1"/>

Temple study links lack of sleep with risk of childhood obesity

Could a lack of sleep make children eat more? As scientists and policymakers are scrambling to put the brakes on rising childhood ...

13 years ago

 Coach Ed Dunn, shown here getting a celebratory dousing on the sidelines, has helmed MLK High's remarkable football revival this season. What other coaches in Northwest Philly warrant similar praise? (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Who are the best youth-sports coaches in Northwest Philadelphia?

Last holiday season, NewsWorks asked readers in Northwest Philadelphia to ...

13 years ago

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