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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Remembering Ruffhouse Records, the ’90s Philly music label behind hits like Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and ‘Jump’

One of the era’s biggest recording powerhouses was founded in Northern Liberties.

4 years ago

Cristina Conyers (left) and Jazmin Hurtado, visitors to Philadelphia from Los Angeles, check out Jean Shin's ''Freshwater'' at the Cherry Street Pier in June 2022.
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Sculptural fountain at Philly’s Cherry Street Pier is a 16’ glass bed of living mussels

“Freshwater” by Jean Shin spotlights the importance of mussels as “ecosystem engineers” keeping our rivers clean.

4 years ago

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Photos from the Philadelphia Flower Show, with 15 acres of colorful beauty in FDR Park

Visitors said the event, now in its second time outdoors, was head and shoulders above last year’s edition.

4 years ago

Thomas Choinacky and Severin Blake, performers with Applied Mechanics, perform the piece “The Colonialists” earlier this year at Ball State University, in Indiana.
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Philadelphia

Trade School brings Detroit artists to mingle with their Philadelphia counterparts

The Trade School art festival in a variety of venues across Philadelphia brings Philly and Detroit artists together for collaboration.

4 years ago

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Juneteenth, Father’s Day, Lisa Loeb, Kidchella in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Foodtruck Frenzy, Brian McKnight and Movies On The Block are also on tap as Juneteenth and Father’s Day celebrations share the weekend calendar.

4 years ago

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Army cadets salute before an NCAA college football game against Navy, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Higher Education
Military
Sports

Philly loses control of Army-Navy Game. After this year, the city won’t host again until 2027

Philadelphia has hosted 89 of 122 matchups between the two service academies, but the organizers of the contest want to take the game elsewhere.

4 years ago

Artist Marianela Fuentes stands in the ribcage of her sculpture, ''Alpha Sacred Beings (The Order of Creation),'' mounted on a six foot concrete plinth in Philadelphia Navy Yard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Animals
Philadelphia
Sculpture

A dinosaur with native beadwork emerges in Philly’s Navy Yard

A life-size sculpture of a Parasaurolophus decorated with Lenni Lenape beadwork is the first permanent sculpture introduced by the Navy Yard’s developer.

4 years ago

Close up of Jennifer Hudson in a pink dress.
NPR
Music
National
Performing Arts

How to watch the Tony Awards — and why Jennifer Hudson might make history

A Tony award is the final piece of the puzzle for Hudson, who is on the verge of reaching EGOT status — or winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

4 years ago

Wilt Chamberlain stretches up to make a basket in a black-and-white photo from 1961.
History
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Remembering when the Warriors were a Philly franchise, and basketball legends were made

The team moved to California in the ‘60s, devastating local fans.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott, left, poses with West Chester'sCaden Marge, sixth from right, and a bunch of fans during warmups prior to a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports

Prayers answered! Phillies fan meets Stott after viral video

The 8-year-old Phillies fan caught on TV praying for Bryson Stott in the ninth inning of a game this week got to meet his new favorite player before Friday's game.

4 years ago

Jackie Small (left) and Miriam Singer of Philly DIY Wedding weave flower crowns during a preview of the Philadelphia Flower Show at FDR Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Gender
Philadelphia

More women than ever exhibiting at the Philadelphia Flower Show

The 195-year-old Flower Show has been actively seeking women designers to feature in its annual showcase.

4 years ago

Sasha Suda, the new director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Provided by the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Five things you should know about Philly Art Museum’s incoming director

Sasha Suda, of Canada, will be the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s new director and CEO in September. Here’s what you should know about her.

4 years ago

The Mystics' Natasha Cloud lifts up a basketball with the Philadelphia skyline in the background.
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Philadelphia could finally get a WNBA team. But what would it be called?

Readers shared some suggestions with us on Twitter, from the historic to the hyperlocal.

4 years ago

African heritage dancers perform at Philadelphia's Odunde Festival.
Things To Do
Food & Drink
Music
Performing Arts
Visual Arts

Philly Flower Show, Odunde, Clifford Brown Jazz Fest in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Festivals and live music continue their comeback as this weekend’s events also include the Wayne Music Fest, Suburban PRIDE, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

4 years ago

Benjamin Peterson (left) and Mike Sullivan throw clay in the lobby of 3 Logan Square in Center City. Over the course of seven weeks, they will create 156 handmade clay bottles as their contribution to the Plastic-free Philly campaign. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Environment
Philadelphia

Philly lobby art wants to inspire you to give up single-use plastics

The Plastic-Free Philly campaign uses art to ask people to take the pledge this summer, and give up single-use plastic.

4 years ago

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