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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Ceramic shop opens on Baltimore Avenue with hopes to inspire more Black clay artists

Philly native Stefani Threet wants to show young folks that "that careers exist outside the box of basic jobs."

5 years ago

Natalie Flor Negron creates a mural titled “Ancient Roots” for the Philadelphia Chalk Festival outside the Philadelphia Brewing Company in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

With colorful chalk, creating art, community and business opportunity

The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.

5 years ago

Glassboro native Isaiah Green wrote a book detailing his experience surviving the shooting that happened at a Pleasantville High School football game one year ago. (Photo by Kyle J. Pernell)
Books
New Jersey

‘Uplift his name and aspire to do great things’: Pleasantville shooting survivor keeps memory of slain 10-year-old alive

On the anniversary of the Pleasantville shooting, survivor Isaiah Green explains how he keeps alive the memory of a 10-year-old killed in the crossfire.

5 years ago

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Georgia Tech players link arms before an NCAA college football game against Boston College as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference's first Unity Week, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Higher Education
Public Health
Sports

Ivy League cancels winter sports because of COVID-19

The Ivy League became the first Division I conference this year to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.

5 years ago

Police on the streets in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
NBC10

Child, 4, seriously hurt, man killed in North Philadelphia shooting

The girl was shot in the chest, shoulder and arm while standing in the doorway of a home, police said

5 years ago

Scott Ruskan of Oxford, N.J. will ship out for Coast Guard training after he graduates with an accounting degree in 2021. (Courtesy of Rider University)
Military
New Jersey
Sports

Rider student celebrates Coast Guard enlistment on campus

Scott Ruskan of Oxford, N.J. will ship out for Coast Guard training after he graduates with an accounting degree in 2021.

5 years ago

The Sheraton along Interstate 95 south of Wilmington has been sold to serve people experiencing homeless. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Homelessness
Housing

‘Swamp Hotel’ bought by New Castle County for $19.5M to serve homeless people

The remote hotel near wetlands off I-95 south of Wilmington led to struggles attracting guests. The county snapped it up at auction using federal coronavirus relief money.

5 years ago

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Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Iconic South Philly pretzel shop asks for help to reopen after power surge

After four decades in business, family-owned Center City Pretzel Co. is fighting for survival.

5 years ago

Screen shot from WHYY's virtual Community Conversation, 'Preserving Your Mental Health in a Double Pandemic.' (WHYY)
Community Conversations
Community Events
Mental Health
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‘Living in this world is difficult’: Regional experts on stress and prioritizing mental health in the midst of a double pandemic

Stressors, stigma and self-care were the focus of a virtual community conversation sponsored Wednesday night by WHYY.

5 years ago

Adrienne Kennedy
Things To Do
Community Events
November 12 - 18, 2020

Virtual play festival, Jewish culture on film and decking historic holiday halls in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This week’s “Things to Do” features Jewish culture celebrated virtually, an online dance party, and the return of ice skating.

5 years ago

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In this photo illustration the US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden are seen during the final presidential debate displayed on a screen of a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
National

The census is not over: What’s ahead during the Biden transition

Some major final steps for the 2020 census are set to take place during the transition from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden.

5 years ago

Upper Tohickon Creek in Bucks County
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

Planning, protection, and promises: Developer responds to pushback on proposed Bucks County quarry

H&K Group, which proposes a 2-pit quarry in Springfield Twp., pledged noise protection, environmental reclamation and a commitment to work with residents.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden, and Jill Biden, stand with their hands over their hearts before placing a wreath at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial
Military
National
Public Health

Veterans Day in 2020: Quiet parades, somber virtual events

Cemeteries were silent as well, as many traditional ceremonies were canceled. With infections raging nationwide, several veterans homes are fighting new outbreaks.

5 years ago

Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta
Immigration
National

US deports migrant women who alleged abuse by Georgia doctor

ICE has already deported six former patients who complained about Dr. Mahendra Amin, who has been accused of operating on migrant women without their consent.

5 years ago

Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Elections
Philadelphia

West Philly voters want Biden to deliver on police reform, education and an ‘even’ playing field

We talked to West Philadelphia voters about their White House wish list under a Biden-Harris administration.

5 years ago

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