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La ruta 47 de SEPTA, una ruta para pensar en los Latinos de la ciudad
La mayoría de los 241.425 latinos de la ciudad viven a lo largo de la ruta 47. La transitada línea sirve como una vena pulsante para la comunidad, dice el Rev. Adan Mairena
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The 10-mile SEPTA bus route that connects Philadelphia’s Latino communities
Most of the city’s 241,425 Latinos live along the 47. The busy line serves as a “pulse” for community, says Rev. Adan Mairena, a Norris Square pastor.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly shopkeepers react to city’s new round of COVID-19 restrictions
Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what local shopkeepers think of the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Listen 4:32Jalen Hurts, Eagles’ new starting quarterback, is the team’s coolest player
The rookie will make this hellacious season much more bearable.
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Eagles starting Jalen Hurts vs. Saints; Carson Wentz to bench
This is a move that seemed obvious but could also end up having major ramifications for the future of the Eagles and Carson Wentz.
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Pa. cancels Farm Show butter sculpture amid COVID-19 resurgence
With coronavirus cases rising across the commonwealth, the grease-laden tradition has been canceled, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday.
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The Philadelphia Flower Show will make outdoor debut at FDR Park in 2021
The Philadelphia Flower Show to be held in FDR Park in 2021. The event will go outdoors for the first time in its almost 200 year history.
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Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78
The Philadelphia Phillies, the team Allen started out with, announced his death on Monday.
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A half-million Pennsylvanians set to lose CARES Act benefits by end of month
Without those funds, enrollees in both programs “[will] struggle to pay for basic human necessities, like food, housing and medication,” said Jenn Berrier.
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Eagles top the NFL in at least one stat: They have the most Jalens
Two Birds rookies share one of the most common athlete names, popularized by a 1990s college basketball star.
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
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Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers
The pandemic’s effects have rippled through child care, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino-owned centers in an industry that has long relied on providers of color.
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This week; police reform program in Bucks County, how food banks are faring nine months into COVID shutdowns, and spiritual music from Philly's Jewish community.
Air Date: December 7, 2020
Listen 49:01New focus for ‘Delaware Day’ holiday tells history of enslaved people
Instead of celebrating Delaware’s five founding fathers who signed the Constitution, this year’s focus shifts to four enslaved Black Delawareans and an abolitionist.
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Community garden fosters African farming traditions in Southwest Philadelphia
The urban agriculture project Sankofa builds community by giving neighbors the tools and knowledge to grow their own food.
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