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File photo: Runners weave their way through historic Philadelphia at the 23rd annual Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday November 19th, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, Street Food Fest, National Dog Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 17-20: National Dog Show in the Philly suburbs,Tower of Power in N.J., and a James Weldon Johnson tribute in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

Listen 5:08
A Disneyland badge once worn by Walt Disney himself is among the artifacts to be displayed at the Franklin Institute when it premieres ''Disney 100: The Exhibition,'' opening February 18, 2023. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Disney reveals ‘treasures’ coming to Franklin Institute for centenary exhibition

Disney 100: The Exhibition will premiere at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia next year, then travel internationally.

3 years ago

Marty Moss-Coane sits behind the mic at the Radio Times studio
Arts & Entertainment

‘Radio Times’ ending means new beginnings for Marty Moss-Coane

Ahead of the final episode of “Radio Times,” host Marty Moss-Coane talks to Jennifer Lynn about empathy, human existence, and making room for herself.

3 years ago

Listen 6:43
A SEPTA bus travels west on Walnut Street. Route 9 is the worst SEPTA bus route for time performance. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s bus redesign leaves residents of Manayunk and Roxborough behind

SEPTA’s bus redesign does not improve overall public transit options for the lower Northwest section of Philadelphia, writes resident Rebecca Poyourow.

3 years ago

Lemuel Bannister estimates the height of the flooding caused by Isais in 2020. Holes along the bottom of the siding are covered up with an insulation board to keep his pipes from freezing in the winter. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Weather

‘An injustice’: 2 years after Tropical Storm Isaias, Eastwick residents still recovering without federal aid

Tropical Storm Isaias damaged hundreds of homes in Philly. In low-lying Eastwick, residents are still recovering.

3 years ago

Listen 4:45
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Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Philly Pops to cease operations at end of 2022-23 season

The Philly Pops has announced that it will cease operations at the end of the 2022-2023 season.

3 years ago

A group of protesters gather outside Philadelphia City Hall to call for measures to protect the Delaware River's dwindling Atlantic sturgeon population. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Environmentalists protest projects that impact endangered Atlantic Sturgeon

Protesters symbolically mourned the Atlantic Sturgeon during a mock funeral to urge regulatory agencies to protect the endangered species.

3 years ago

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., talks the media, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, after voting on top House Republican leadership positions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is at right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

GOP wins slim U.S. House majority, complicating ambitious agenda

More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House.

3 years ago

Tyrique Glasgow, founder of the Young Chances Foundation, was nominated as CNN Hero of the Year. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

What’s working? Tyrique Glasgow’s Young Chances Foundation presses on with violence prevention plan

At the Young Chances Foundation in South Philly's Grays Ferry area, gun violence prevention involves feeding kids, mentoring them, and building their trust in law enforcement.

3 years ago

Listen 2:22
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting on the Democrats' lame duck agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle

Twelve Republicans voted with all Democrats to move forward on the legislation, meaning a final vote could come as soon as this week, or later this month.

3 years ago

Rep. Todd Stephens and Melissa Cerrato
Politics & Policy

Democratic challenger Cerrato takes 37-vote lead over incumbent state Rep. Stephens

If Cerrato wins, Democrats will win control of the state House of Representatives.

3 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaking at a press conference October 5, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House impeaches Philly DA Krasner over policies

The vote sets the stage for what would be the first Pennsylvania Senate impeachment trial in nearly three decades.

3 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Health

Shapiro asks court to hold Prospect Medical Holdings in contempt for Delaware County Memorial Hospital closure

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants the hospital company fined for what he believes is a violation of court orders.

3 years ago

Workers with the Philadelphia City Commissioners office sort election materials
Courts & Law

Philly political consultant charged with forging thousands of signatures in 2019 primary

Attorney General Josh Shapiro says Rasheen Crews forged signatures to make sure his clients made it on the ballot in the 2019 Philadelphia primary.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) testifies before Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick (seated right) in a courtroom in Wilmington, Del. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Courts & Law

‘I think comedy is legal.’ Elon Musk evasive, jokes his way through testimony in Wilmington courtroom

The mogul deflected questions, often joking and giving meandering answers. He insisted he didn’t have undue influence over Tesla’s board to get a $55 billion pay package.

3 years ago

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