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Seven decades a mummer: 84-year-old still strutting after all these years
He started as a 14 year old in South Philly in 1950. Since, he’s seen the mummer tradition go through many changes.
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The people who make Philly Philly
What do a full-time viking impersonator, a pioneering female sushi chef and a man who can't stop decorating his car have in common? They're all Philadelphians.
Air Date: January 1, 2020
Listen 14:29UNICEF estimates 400,000 babies will be born on New Year’s Day
UNICEF says the Pacific island nation of Fiji will most likely have delivered 2020's first baby
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Mummers Parade 2020: Philly’s New Year tradition brings the party to the streets
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Mother and daughter duo to open bakery in South Philadelphia
When Marcel and Brittany Maldonado were laid off from their respective jobs several years ago, they turned their passion for baking into a full-time business venture.
6 years ago
2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show highlights opportunities for the future of farming
About 585,000 Pennsylvanians work in agriculture, but only half those jobs are directly tied to the farm.
6 years ago
Noon Year’s Eve parties for tots gain new fans in Philly
If you can’t stay up till midnight to welcome the new year, just have your apple juice toast at noon with fellow tots.
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City to Mummers judges: Please be nicer
No more doling out zeroes, urged the longtime director of Philly’s historic parade.
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Coast Guard hoists sick man from cruise ship off N.J.
The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 70-year-old man who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey on Saturday night.
6 years ago
This week: the ongoing battle over Neshaminy High School's team name, the Redskins, Philadelphia City Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks, and the Eagles' big game.
Air Date: December 30, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Three years after famous hunger strike, las Madres Berks reunite to grieve one of their own
After spending nearly two years in the Berks Family Residential Center, Maria Martinez Nolasco was released. Then she was killed.
6 years ago
Listen 3:342019 Brought stepped-up efforts to counter white supremacist violence
The torch-wielding racists who marched on Charlottesville, Va., two years ago showed the ugly new face of the far right.
6 years ago
Tracing your family’s roots may soon get a lot more expensive
Dec. 30 is the deadline to submit a comment to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services over a proposed fee hike to access some records.
6 years ago
The global stories of 2019 that you probably missed
Sure, everybody thinks it's great when a story is read by many hundreds of thousands of folks. That's definitely a success.
6 years ago
‘Somebody’s on my side’: 3 men who escaped poverty help others find a way out
Paul Collins-Hackett sits in Albany's Youth Opportunity Office trying to guide a teenage boy through the ins and outs of getting a job.
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