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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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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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Britain's King Charles III delivers his address to the nation and the Commonwealth from Buckingham Palace, London, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)
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King Charles III, in first address, vows `lifelong service’

His speech was broadcast on television and streamed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where some 2,000 people were attending a service of remembrance for the queen.

3 years ago

People walk by a newsstand on the sidewalk.
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Newsstands are disappearing in Philadelphia, and fewer than 100 remain

The rise of digital news and the pandemic have decimated a once thriving business. Survivors are pivoting to snacks and lottery.

3 years ago

Jim White can barely get his long arms around the American chestnut found ina remote part of Coverdale Farm Preserve. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
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Eagle-eyed Delaware hunter chances upon ‘holy grail’ of tree lovers — full-grown American chestnut

Adult chestnuts were long thought to be extinct in Delaware. A fungus decimated the species in the eastern United States in the early 1900s.

3 years ago

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Cristina Martínez at her restaurant Casa Mexico. The lightbox outside honors her late son, Isaias Berriozabal-Martínez, with a poem he wrote. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

‘We all belong to this place’: Public art project shines a light on the people who make the Italian Market thrive

A new project by artist Michelle Angela Ortiz centers on the immigrant communities that live and work along South Philly’s Italian Market.

3 years ago

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Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen speaks at Cramer Hill Waterfront Park. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Environment
New Jersey
Public Spaces
Sustainability

Former Camden dump heralded as part Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary

Cramer Hill Waterfront Park was once the place people from across the region came to dump trash. Now it’s a beautiful park with watersports and fishing.

3 years ago

(Koonsiri Boonnak/BigStock)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Higher electric vehicle rebates available in Pennsylvania

The maximum rebate has more than doubled, and the revamped program is now focused on working-class families.

3 years ago

Students pose with the Phillie Phanatic 2021's CollegeFest, Campus Philly’s annual Welcome to Philly celebration. (Karan Sethiya for Campus Philly)
Community Events
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Campus Philly wants students to fall in love with the city — and stay

CollegeFest, Campus Philly’s annual Welcome to Philly celebration, kicks off Saturday, Sept. 10 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 11.

3 years ago

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According to the most recent data from the Federal Communications Commission, 4% of Pennsylvanians can’t get internet access at broadband speeds. That number rises to 13% in rural areas. (Amanda Berg for Spotlight PA)
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Technology
Spotlight PA

New maps will help decide where up to $1 billion in federal money goes for Pa. broadband expansion

Pa. must first resolve a basic and yet surprisingly thorny challenge: pinpointing where high-speed internet is still unavailable.

3 years ago

Jefferson County School District Food Service Department staff arrange some of the hundreds of free lunches that was given to students on March 3, 2021 in Fayette, Miss. As one of the most food insecure counties in the United States, many families and their children come to depend on the free meals as their only means of daily sustenance. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP
NPR
Food & Drink
Income Inequality

Food access increased for children in 2021, but decreased for adults living alone

The rate of food insecurity was 6.2% for households with children in 2021, a decrease from 7.9% in 2020. The national average is 10.2%.

3 years ago

The Eagles mascot is seen on the front of a parade vehicle shaped like an Eagles helmet
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

The casual fan’s guide to the Philadelphia Eagles this season

From who to watch on the field to the most exciting games on the schedule.

3 years ago

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Changing Communities
Government
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Reinvention

‘Everybody’s Hometown’ is rewriting its zoning laws. Should other communities take note?

The Delaware County seat wants to incorporate form-based code into its zoning laws. This planning method organizes communities based on their physical form rather than use.

3 years ago

Residents have been protesting the potential sale of UC Townhomes for months since property owners announced last July that the HUD contract wouldn't be renewed. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Changing Communities
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Protests

City Council members call for extension of UC Townhomes HUD contract

Demonstrators demanded outside investors stop encroaching on housing properties within Philadelphia, and called on the city to create a fund to preserve affordable housing.

3 years ago

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Crime
Gun Violence
National

Police arrest Memphis man in livestreamed shootings; 4 dead

Four people were killed and three others were wounded in seven shootings and at least two carjackings.

3 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law on Sept. 7, 2022 establishing the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail and Commission. The signing happened at the Newark Public Library. (Tennyson Donyéa / WHYY)
History
New Jersey
Outdoors
Race & Ethnicity

New Jersey’s Black Heritage Trail signed into law

The trail will consist of historical markers placed at various sites in the state that commemorate African American contributions.

3 years ago

Reggie Johnson stands on the basketball court at Fotteral Square Park. He is optimistic that the Rebuild of the park and the renovation of the Fairhill Apartments for senior housing will make the neighborhood safer. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Public Spaces

‘It’s long overdue’: Gun violence around Philly rec centers makes updates more urgent, residents say

The Rebuild initiative aims to make up for years of disinvestment. Amid the gun violence crisis, some residents say upgrades are not happening fast enough.

3 years ago

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