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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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A person walks during a winter storm in Philadelphia.
Education

Philly students will learn online only Friday due to predicted bad weather

Philly public schools won’t open Friday due to predicted bad weather and learning will happen online only, district officials said.

3 years ago

A man opens boxes and smiles.
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

With the ‘Black Dolls Matter’ shop, a West Philly resident works to promote racial equity in children’s toys

Mark Ruffin created 'Black Dolls Matter' to ensure Black children can see themselves represented in their dolls and action figures.

3 years ago

This Feb. 18, 2022 photo shows the potholed runway at the former Bader Field airport site in Atlantic City N.J. On Tuesday, Dec. 21, the City Council had been set to choose a developer for the site, but canceled the vote after a state official asked them to remove the measure from its agenda. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Urban Planning

Atlantic City delays choice of developer for airport site

The delay opens the door, or at least buys more time for, a competing proposal by a Philadelphia developer looking to create a water-intensive development.

3 years ago

Eagles players in the studio singing
Arts & Entertainment

‘A Philly Special Christmas’ released in full this Friday

You can call it another gift from the team this season, with proceeds going to a number of local charities.

3 years ago

A scene from the 2020 Mummers Parade
Urban Planning

Mummers Parade 2023: Philly road closures and parking restrictions

Here's what you need to know about parking restrictions and road closures ahead of the 2023 Mummers Parade.

3 years ago

A person, reflected in a window while wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks during a winter storm in Philadelphia
Weather
6abc

Winter Weather Advisory issued for parts of Delaware Valley

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. for western Chester, upper Montgomery and upper Bucks counties.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler
Politics & Policy

Closed-door talks fail to settle Pa. state House control fight

The three Dem vacancies have given the GOP hopes of maintaining majority status early next year, if only for a few weeks or several months.

3 years ago

Students wearing masks
Health
6abc

Camden schools to return to masking for 2 weeks after winter break

The district's decision comes amid rising COVID, flu, and RSV cases.

3 years ago

A closeup of Monsignor William Lynn
Courts & Law

20-year church abuse probe in Philly comes to a quiet end with misdemeanor plea

Lynn was the first U.S. church official ever charged, convicted or imprisoned over their handling of priest-abuse complaints.

3 years ago

File photo: A Longwood Christmas Longwood Gardens. (Photo courtesy of Longwood Gardens)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Disney on Ice, Electron’s holiday concert, A Longwood Christmas, Kwanzaa, and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 22 - 25: Disney on Ice, A Longwood Christmas, Electron’s holiday concert are among weekend highlights in the area.

3 years ago

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File photo: A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus (SEPTA) is driven on Market Street in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Take note of SEPTA’s schedule changes for Christmas and New Year’s

SEPTA routes will run on a holiday schedule from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.

3 years ago

New EV charging stations in Camden County can charge 2 cars at once, as seen at Camden County College’s William G. Rohrer Center off of Rt. 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Camden County nearly doubles the capacity of its EV charging network

Camden County upgrades charging stations first installed in 2013, as more people consider electric vehicles. It also added 10 new stations.

3 years ago

Holiday lights adorn every inch of a Cobbs Creek home
Community

From Cobbs Creek to Fishtown, Philly houses are all decked out for the holidays

We asked for the best-decorated homes in Philadelphia. You answered.

3 years ago

Tiernan Alexander (left) and Tim Eads at their warehouse in Southwest Philly
PlanPhilly
Community

This Philly business wants to pack your holiday orders in trash

Feeling guilty about all the plastic, cardboard, and styrofoam your online orders come in? A craft supply business in Philly is trying to solve the problem.

3 years ago

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Roughly a dozen people arrived in a Target parking lot across from the 6abc Action News Studio on Dec. 21, 2022 for a tailgate honoring Jim Gardner's last show on the desk. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Loyal fans tailgate Jim Gardner’s final newscast at Action News studio

Dozens gathered in the parking lot across the street from the Action News Studio to tailgate Jim Gardner’s final newscast.

3 years ago

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