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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Mary Morris, 76, lines up her shot during the the Philadelphia Senior Games at West Oak Lane Senior Center. Morris, who has been playing pool since she was 12 years old, won her round against Pat Gathers, 77 (right)
Aging
Philadelphia
Sports

Philly senior citizens compete in Olympics-style games for medals — and social connection

Participants say the annual Philly Senior Games give them a chance to flex their mental and physical muscles, and to stay socially connected.

6 years ago

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Crews battled a fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery on Monday night (NBC10)
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Energy
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Philadelphia

Philly refinery fire under investigation; pollution impact unclear

Air quality experts say the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery fire released enough particulate matter to affect neighbors.

6 years ago

(Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

2 N.J. beaches under advisory after tests find higher than acceptable bacteria levels

Two New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon, state officials said. 

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation
PlanPhilly

SEPTA nods to customer feedback, reduces Key Card minimum load to $1

SEPTA riders no longer need $5 to add a boost to their Key Card travel wallet.The minimum farecard load has been reduced to $1.

6 years ago

Jasmine Miller, chair of Cooperative Nursery School's diversity committee. (Paul Jablow/The Notebook)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Broke in Philly

Having hard conversations with children about race and difference

Current research indicates that children as young as 2 years old show awareness of racial differences and may express racial prejudice by age 4.

6 years ago

Monmouth Beach
Down the Shore
Military
New Jersey
Outdoors

N.J. bill would grant veterans, active duty military free access to state beaches

A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would allow veterans and active duty military personnel free access to the state's parks, forests, and beaches. 

6 years ago

Lauren Otis (left), executive director of Artworks, and Joseph Kuzemka, director of Art All Night in Trenton, are preparing for the arts festival. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community Events
New Jersey
Visual Arts

Trenton pulls together as Art All Night returns with tighter security

Trenton’s Art All Night festival returns this weekend one year after a mass shooting, but it will no longer be open for 24 hours straight.

6 years ago

Listen 4:48
African heritage dancers perform at Philadelphia's Odunde Festival.
PlanPhilly
Community Events
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
PlanPhilly

Odunde still drawing new fans, 44 years after first street festival

Odunde is 44 years old but the largest street festival in the nation continues to grow as newcomers discover its vibrant charms.

6 years ago

A wildfire in Wharton State Forest in April 2016. (Photo: John H. Rieth/NJFFS)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Officials investigating whether lightning sparked now contained forest fire

Rain helped firefighters get the upper hand on a fire that consumed 1,800 acres in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest.

6 years ago

At its height, the National Welfare Rights Organization had more than 25,000 dues-paying members. Some people have called it
NPR
History
Personal Finance

The mothers who fought to radically reimagine welfare

The program most of us refer to as "welfare" began as Aid to Dependent Children during the New Deal, and offered financial assistance to women.

6 years ago

(Kriston Jae Bethel/Billy Penn)
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly Pride: 31 moments of celebration from the 2019 rainbow parade

Even Gritty showed up to twirl a colorful flag.

6 years ago

Listen 1:34
This May 30, 2019 photo shows Skye Post, who will be a junior at Monmouth University this fall, demonstrating water quality testing equipment near a storm drain outfall pipe on the beach in Long Branch, N.J. University researchers are studying the relationship between heavy rainfall and elevated levels of bacteria from animal waste that gets flushed into storm sewers and out in the ocean at popular surfing beaches at the Jersey shore. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Testing shows these N.J. waves are sick — in totally the wrong way

In one study at Monmouth University, researchers are evaluating water quality at popular surfing beaches along the Jersey shore.

6 years ago

(Google Image)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Teen pulled from Ocean County lagoon, rushed to hospital

A teenager was rushed to a hospital after he was pulled from an Ocean County lagoon Saturday, authorities say. 

6 years ago

YouTube's decision not to ban a right-wing vlogger for targeting a gay journalist has rekindled debates around hate speech, censorship, and whether companies
NPR
LGBTQ
Public Safety
Technology

Is YouTube doing enough to stop harassment of LGBTQ content creators?

YouTube announced it will be taking steps to remove supremacist content and re-examine its anti-harassment policy following days of backlash.

6 years ago

Children got a lesson in wildlife management after the Pa. Game Commission tranquilized a bear that had wandered into Harrisburg. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Kids
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

A bear stuck in a tree in Harrisburg becomes a wildlife lesson for children

The Game Commission plans to bring the bear north, to the mountains he would typically call home.

6 years ago

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