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This week: the latest on COVID in New Jersey, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and a roundup of Philly sports.
Air Date: December 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:28Photos from 2020: Looking back on a year that changed our world
2020 was not a typical year for anyone in the region. Here's a view from WHYY photographers on how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.
3 years ago
‘Música es parte de nuestra cultura’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop focuses on salsa y comunidad
West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.
3 years ago
Listen 5:14El Centro Musical en North Philly se asegura de que la salsa ‘esté para quedarse’
El Centro Musical de West Kensington es más que una tienda: es un lugar para que los latinos se reúnan, toquen música y celebren su cultura.
3 years ago
Listen 4:39‘Music is part of our culture’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop makes space for salsa and community
West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.
3 years ago
Listen 4:39How to recycle your Christmas tree in Philly: Feed it to goats or bring it to a center
You don’t have to trash that fir you so carefully decorated after it was chopped down.
3 years ago
Delaware encourages recycling of used Christmas trees
Delaware officials say the state recycled over 173,000 tons of yard waste in 2019.
3 years ago
US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast
More than 24 hours after the explosion, a motive remained elusive as investigators worked to resolve unanswered questions about an RV that blew up on Christmas morning.
3 years ago
Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
The Girl Scouts said the Boy Scouts’ marketing of expanded services for girls was “highly damaging to Girl Scouts” and had set off an “explosion of confusion."
3 years ago
Heading back to a shelter, Philly mom wishes COVID hotel money could pay for housing instead
The funding designated for contingency sites is not flexible, city officials said.
3 years ago
10 of the most inspiring moments from Philly’s 2020 social justice protests
Artwork, engagements, basketball, and solidarity.
3 years ago
A trail circuiting the region? That’s the goal of a 500 miles by 2025 campaign
Local transportation and community advocacy organizations are campaigning to build hundreds of miles of continuous trail in the region. Here’s how.
3 years ago
A pandemic Christmas: Services move online, people stay home
Curfews, quarantines and border closings complicated Christmas Friday for countless people around the globe, but determination and imagination helped keep the day special.
3 years ago
AP sources: Human remains found near Nashville explosion
An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people.
3 years ago
‘Miracle’ kittens found in backpack rescued from N.J. recycling plant’s conveyor belt
After being dumped and making it through heavy machinery unscathed, three kittens will spend the holidays in new homes in Burlington County.
3 years ago