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A decade in, are casinos good or bad for Philadelphia?
SugarHouse is expanding and more gaming halls are coming. They give back cash, but may also enable gambling addiction.
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This week: What is Marcys Law, the ballot question in question, the races to look at in Tuesday's Philadelphia elections, and a new biography of Harriet Tubman.
Air Date: November 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:4540 photos from West Philly’s adorable and outrageous Halloween celebrations
From a legendary haunted porch to a top-notch tot parade.
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Storms destroy Pennsylvania houses, cause power woes
More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in the Philly suburbs early Friday. More outages occurred in western Pa., where storms caused flooding.
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Thousands remain without power at the Shore after severe storms
New Jersey is cleaning up after a Halloween storm packing powerful winds and severe thunderstorms blew across the state, downing trees and power lines.
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After pleas from vendors, City Council president rolls back Spring Garden food cart ban
City Council President Darrell Clarke is rolling back the ban he instituted on a block of Spring Garden Street where vendors have operated for decades.
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Will Joel Embiid get suspended? Here’s the deal with the Sixers center’s brawl
His beef with Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns goes way back.
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Can gentrifiers be good neighbors?
A recent college graduate who moved to West Philadelphia this year reflects on how to be a good neighbor when you are part of the force that is changing a neighborhood.
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Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host feel good festivals, Halloween 2019 and Day of the Dead celebrations
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Listen 4:33WHYY employees vote to unionize, join SAG-AFTRA
The union at WHYY will represent the broadcaster’s content creators, who want better salaries and workplace conditions
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16-year-old Strath Haven track star killed on SEPTA tracks ruled a suicide
The teen, Hallie Jackson, was hit by a train going toward Philadelphia on SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Line near the Swarthmore Station.
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Cultural appropriation, a perennial issue on Halloween
Halloween is around the corner and guess what that means? Someone will metaphorically step in it with an insensitive or straight up racist costume.
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A measure that would secure lawyers for low-income renters in eviction court advanced in City Hall Tuesday.
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The Eagles player is promising more town halls to get residents involved in what the Philadelphia Police Department could become under new leadership.
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Pope declares Vatican’s Secret Archive not so secret anymore
Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn't so secret after all.
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