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Tiger Woods seriously injured in crash on steep LA-area road
Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the “jaws of life” tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
3 years ago
Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments
The Ben Franklin Parkway occupation followed a well-trodden model. What can city government do to break the cycle?
3 years ago
From ‘Land-Based Jawns’ to ‘Freedom Greens,’ these entrepreneurs use food to help Philly heal
Meet the five finalists in the nutrition track of the Well City Challenge incubator and pitch competition.
3 years ago
In three new ‘First 100 Days’ posters, Philly artists lay out policies for Biden and Harris
The Mural Arts project was a bigger success than its creators imagined.
3 years ago
City probe faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain
The report of the investigation conducted for the city of Aurora released Monday faults officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of 23-year-old Elijah McClain.
3 years ago
Camden’s ‘Hoodbrarian’ brings love of books to her community
Danielle “The Hoodbrarian” Jackson shares her extensive book collection and love of reading to help fill a gap in her community in Camden and beyond.
3 years ago
Listen 3:36How the Upper Delaware River unites many into one community
Steven Schwartz sees the northern part of the watershed as an ecosystem supporting aquatic and terrestrial species, and as a resource for humans too.
3 years ago
Listen 5:15Philly Council’s ‘once-in-a-generation’ anti-poverty plan sends $4.5M to community groups
Philly residents should feel the first impacts of a new anti-poverty plan this spring. The $10 million initiative aims to move 1,000 people out of poverty.
3 years ago
Our Town bowling alley is a murder scene, and things will never be the same
My family has spent many evenings at Our Town bowling alley. Now that a murder has taken place there, I wonder if things will ever be the same.
3 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Large arenas can reopen Monday; Delayed vaccines arriving
The Prudential Center and other sports and entertainment venues that can hold 5,000 or more people can reopen Monday with limited capacity.
3 years ago
This week; Philadelphia's massive budget gap, Reading Terminal Market's new manager, and how alchemy can be used to combat climate change.
Air Date: February 22, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Philly Parks and Rec tries to come ‘back to life’ with its first esports tournament
The six-week video game tournament is part of an effort by the department to find new ways of engaging young people in Philly.
3 years ago
Delaware’s Twin Poets mix art and activism at DSU seminar
The twin-brother team that makes up Delaware’s poets laureate help students discover “the heart that art brings into our lives.”
3 years ago
Valuing wetlands as places to keep intact, not build over
Leonard Stewart tells WHYY about the lowest point in Philadelphia, his Eastwick neighborhood, and the water that is a constant companion.
3 years ago
Listen 5:55Disinformation fuels a white Evangelical movement. It led 1 Virginia pastor to quit
A recent survey by the conservative American Enterprise Institute shows that 3 in 5 white evangelicals say Biden was not legitimately elected.
3 years ago