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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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Shown here at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, George Toma has had a hand in Super Bowl playing surfaces since the very beginning — the 1967 championship between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers. (Greg Echlin/KCUR 89.3)
NPR
Infrastructure
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KCUR

Call him ‘The Sodfather.’ Pa. native George Toma has tended the turf at every single Super Bowl

This week, the 94-year-old is in Glendale, Arizona, where he's hard at work preparing State Farm Stadium for the Super Bowl game and Rihanna's halftime show.

3 years ago

A man climbs a traffic pole as Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate victory in Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots on February 4, 2018 in Philadelphia
NPR
Philadelphia
Sports

Philly may grease poles ahead of the Super Bowl. Eagles fans don’t care

Philadelphia habitually greases the light poles in Center City to keep jubilant fans earthbound after a big win. Fans sometimes treat these safety measures like a dare.

3 years ago

Firefighters work the scene of a kitchen fire at Tequilas restaurant in Center City
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Philadelphia

Tequilas restaurant in Center City ‘shut down until further notice’ after kitchen fire

The restaurant has been serving the Philadelphia community for more than three decades.

3 years ago

A close-up of trash on the sidewalk.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sports
Streets & Roads

Neighbors, sanitation workers prep for ‘wall-to-wall’ trash if Eagles win

The sea of trash Eagles fans leave behind is “totally unacceptable,” one resident said. But the city’s sanitation force is “happy” to clean up after wins.

3 years ago

Rasheed Abdus smiles, posing for a photo.
Community Events
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Employment
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly employment programs kick off this spring to help end cycle of violence

Philly job readiness, education, and legal help programs aim to give opportunities to people with criminal records, in hopes of ending the cycle of gun violence.

3 years ago

Autumn Lockwood stands on a football field.
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Five things to know about the Eagles’ Autumn Lockwood, the first Black woman to coach in the Super Bowl

This edition of the NFL’s biggest game is shaping up to be especially historic. Here’s are 5 things to know about the trailblazing 29-year-old.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall is visible in a view of the Philadelphia skyline.
Philadelphia
Policing
Sports
6abc

‘All hands on deck’: Philadelphia police preparing for Super Bowl crowds

The Philadelphia Streets Department also plays a major role. Police will let everyone "have the street" on Sunday night. Sanitation is using their trucks as blockers to protec

3 years ago

A power substation is shown from a distance. A worker can be seen walking near a tall structure.
PlanPhilly
Energy
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘It’s not just a Baltimore issue’: PECO says thwarted grid attack reinforces importance of security efforts

Amid a rise in white nationalist plans to attack energy systems, Philly’s electric utility says it’s working to prevent similar threats.

3 years ago

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Damar Hamlin waves at a podium.
National
Sports

Hamlin appears during Super Bowl event to receive award

Damar Hamlin has been named winner of the NFLPA’s Alan Page Community Award and made a brief appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week to receive the award.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Police Officer Giovanni Maysonet
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Philadelphia police officer shot in West Philadelphia, 3 suspects in custody

The injured 32-year-old officer is a five-year veteran of the force.

3 years ago

Eagles fans get fired up during the Eagles Super Bowl Send-off Party as they await the arrival of players and coaches
Philadelphia
Sports

Where to watch the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII in and around Philly

If you weren’t lucky enough to wrangle up tickets to Arizona, here are some options for watching the game locally.

3 years ago

Construction workers moving debris
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly woman injured after facade falls from Center City building that was cited as unsafe last year

A concrete slab fell off of a building in Center City Tuesday, injuring a woman. She was transported to the hospital in critical condition.

3 years ago

Paul Vile, aka the Jelloman, thrilled crowds celebrating the Eagles NFC Championship win with his crowdsurfing, jello-shot-launching antics (Instagram/@jellomanphilly)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Philly’s crowd-surfing Jelloman is making 4,000 jello shots for the Super Bowl

After Paul Vile’s stunts during the NFC Championship celebration went viral, he had to take the week off work to play his alter ego.

3 years ago

Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes
NPR
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Jalen Hurts will make history playing in the first Super Bowl to have 2 Black quarterbacks

The two players, Mahomes and Hurts, have had superlative seasons. Both are finalists for the Associated Press Most Valuable Player award, and Mahomes is expected to win.

3 years ago

A person passes out a brochure to someone in a house.
Gun Violence
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Point Breeze neighbors lean on each other while mourning 17-year-old killed by gunfire

Last Thursday, 17-year-old Isaiah Odom was killed while riding his bike in his Point Breeze neighborhood. His mother is asking for prayers, and neighbors are lending support.

3 years ago

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