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Re-gifting to help someone land or keep a job
Career Wardrobe helps job seekers afford professional clothing for interviews or work. The group is asking that you donate that unwanted clothing gifts.
6 years ago
Hummers parade kicks off haphazard new year in Middletown
Jack Schreppler said he was pleased with the “disorganization” of the 2019 Hummers parade. He should know what works and what doesn’t.
6 years ago
Delaware overdose deaths could top 400 in 2018
Through Christmas, 286 deaths from suspected overdoses were reported. When final toxicology reports are completed in a few months however, that number could soar to over 400.
6 years ago
Before it became Weccacoe Playground, it was the Bethel Burying Ground, established by Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1810.
6 years ago
Local heroes: Meet the people working to make the Philly region a better place in 2019
Amid all of the distressing and difficult headlines we encounter every day, let's meet some of the regular people working to make a positive change in their communities.
Air Date: January 1, 2019
Listen 12:28For Pittsburgh, a difficult year reveals long-buried problems
2018 has been a hard year for the community of Pittsburgh. This was the year that institutional racism, child sexual abuse, and anti-Semitism burst to the surface in the city.
6 years ago
Remembering the ‘Fog Bowl’ 30 years later: ‘The weirdest day of my football life’
The Eagles will play the Bears in Chicago on Sunday, exactly 30 years after the teams met in one of the most memorable playoff games anybody's seen. Or not seen.
6 years ago
Listen 3:55Powerless: What it sounds and looks like when a gas driller overruns your land
For some residents, gas operations aren’t down the road or up the hollow, but right on their farm, forest or driveway.
6 years ago
Following the "humiliating" South Jersey wrestling haircut incident, a look at how people of color's natural hair can also be a source of empowerment.
6 years ago
Playoff-bound Eagles get scare with chest injury to Foles
The Philadelphia Eagles were down to their third-string quarterback at the end of their playoff-clinching victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
6 years ago
The Why’s Philly Year in Review: Here’s to 2018
As we get ready to ring in the new year, we take a look back at some of the major stories that broke right here in Philadelphia.
Air Date: December 31, 2018
Listen 15:43Eagles continue title defense with win over Redskins
Either an Eagles loss or a Vikings win would have eliminated Philadelphia from the playoffs.
6 years ago
Mariner East 2 pipeline is up and running, Sunoco says
The company said in a notice that the 350-mile line, which spans Pennsylvania, will be carrying ethane, butane and propane to the Marcus Hook industrial complex.
6 years ago
Oldest American World War II veteran dies at 112
The United States has lost its oldest World War II veteran. Richard Overton, who fought overseas in a segregated unit, died Thursday at age 112.
6 years ago
Delaware’s ILC Dover branches out into flood-protection technology
With rising sea levels, protecting infrastructure against high water is becoming more of a priority. ILC Dover sees it as a business opportunity.
6 years ago
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