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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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The in-progress storefront of the coming Aldi in early October 2020. (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Aldi on North Broad sets December 3 opening next to Divine Lorraine

Philly’s pre-pandemic supermarket boom is slowly continuing to roll out.

6 years ago

Anthony Fauci and his wife, Christine Grady, spoke for a StoryCorps interview in Maryland on Nov. 17. He says he'll miss seeing their daughters this Thanksgiving, but he's proud of their decision to not join them. (Courtesy of Anthony Fauci)
NPR
National
Public Health

In running, work and parenting, Fauci paces himself for the ‘marathon’

Dr. Fauci talks with wife, Christine Grady, about parenting, running and work. He sees a link: "the idea of sticking with something and not giving up, even when it's painful."

6 years ago

The Gloria Casarez mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz at 12th and Locust streets was painted over on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. (Photo by Steve Weinik/Mural Arts)
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

This year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance is organized by a Black trans survivor of violence

Despite the pandemic, the annual Philadelphia event will go on and memorialize trans people whose lives were cut short by violence.

6 years ago

Philadelphia’s Olney and Logan neighborhoods had more votes for President Trump than in 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Philadelphia
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

Trump’s gains in North Philly show Latino voters are not a ‘gimme’ for Democrats

Voting data show Trump’s message resonated more broadly than is often recognized, particularly in a city where Democrats hold an overwhelming advantage.

6 years ago

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Signs that read, ''I Buy Houses'' and ''We Buy Houses'' can be seen posted on a street pole in Philly
PlanPhilly
Housing
Real Estate
Broke in Philly

Wholesaler or huckster? Philly Council passes bill to curb real estate scammers

City Council unanimously passed the bill targeting real estate wholesalers. Despite Council support, some realtors fear the legislation could backfire.

6 years ago

Wilmington Country Club will host Delaware's first PGA men's tournament in 2022. (Courtesy of WCC)
Delaware
Sports

World’s ‘top 70’ golfers to compete at Wilmington Country Club in 2022

The 2022 BMW Championship will be Delaware’s first PGA event. The local chairman hopes the coronavirus pandemic will have passed when golfers tee off in 21 months.

6 years ago

Listen 1:42
(Billy Penn)
Home & Family
Public Health
Billy Penn

How to cancel Thanksgiving if your family just doesn’t understand

After speaking with brave souls who made the move, we collected a list of tips on how to break the news.

6 years ago

Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths, (left), holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 133rd celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Community Events
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus prevents crowds from seeing Punxsutawney Phil

Phil and his inner circle on Feb. 2 will deliver the prediction virtually by means of a live internet stream and website, organizers said.

6 years ago

MLK speaking outdoors in Philadelphia
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

It’s been 70 years since a lecture in Philadelphia inspired Dr. King’s civil rights journey

There will be no formal recognition of this monumental event, neither nationally nor in Philadelphia, where the event occurred. Here’s why.

6 years ago

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' reunion (HBO Max)
Things To Do
Community Events

Opera ‘cycles,’ 30 years of the Fresh Prince and Tom Rush live in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This week’s Things to Do includes holiday light shows in the Delaware Valley and a "royal" TV reunion.

6 years ago

Listen 5:40
Coronavirus patient samples
Higher Education
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy among governors pushing for more testing at colleges

Gov. Phil Murphy joined his counterparts in five other states to urge colleges and universities to make COVID-19 testing available.

6 years ago

Tina Miller, owner of Walkabout Outfitter, says the pandemic has been the most difficult period of her entire life. At one point, business was down 90%. (Tina Miller)
NPR
Economy
Income Inequality

Florida just passed a $15 minimum wage. Is the time right for a big nationwide hike?

More than two dozen states and nearly 50 localities have a wage floor that is higher than the federal minimum wage, which has been stagnant at $7.25 since 2009.

6 years ago

People dance as they celebrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Elections
Philadelphia
Politics

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly reacts to Trump’s post-election defiance

Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think of President Trump’s refusal to concede.

6 years ago

Listen 4:30
police car lights flashing
Neighborhoods
New Jersey
Public Safety

New Jersey’s capital city has tied its 2013 homicide record

Jeremy McTamney, 26, was fatally shot in Trenton on Tuesday, marking the city’s 37th homicide this year.

6 years ago

Online Synthetic Drug Networks illustration
NPR
International
National

‘We are shipping to the US’: Inside China’s online synthetic drug networks

China banned fentanyl last year, but an NPR investigation reveals how Chinese vendors continue to market the chemicals used to make the drug on e-commerce and social media.

6 years ago

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