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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Observation Tower 7 is a fire control tower that was used at Fort Miles to locate targets and direct the firing of guns. Visitors who climb to the top get a great look at the rest of the park and into the Delaware Bay. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Military
Outdoors

Popular Delaware beach state park gets historic upgrades

Improvements at the popular Cape Henlopen State Park site help create what organizers call America’s “best WWII museum inside a WWII facility.”

6 years ago

Miguel Martinez for Billy Penn
Immigration
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘Lights for Liberty’ vigils, protests draw thousands rallying against ICE raids and border camps

Marchers said they were trying to “catch the attention of those who can fix broken immigration laws.”

6 years ago

Immigrant checked before board
Immigration
National
Pennsylvania

Unclear if ICE raids will impact Pa., but advocates say they breed fear regardless

Undocumented immigrants and organizations that assist them are bracing for potential raids this weekend by the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

6 years ago

(Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Business
Personal Finance
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Entrepreneurs: What do you want to know about funding your hustle in Philly?

Tell us your questions about gaining access to capital or drumming up business. We’ll report out the answers.

6 years ago

Ocean City's beaches draw plenty of visitors. (Gary Tognoni/BigStock)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Spaces

Survey: Ocean City is New Jersey’s favorite beach

For the 11th consecutive year, the Cape May County municipality has once again taken top honors in a contest that lets people choose their favorite New Jersey beach. 

6 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY and Billy Penn)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Mosquito devices ‘on pause’ in Philadelphia as Parks & Rec plans audit

The sound is like “a paper cut in your ear.”

6 years ago

Jake’s Place, an inclusive playground, opened this week in Delran, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Kids
New Jersey
Outdoors

Inclusive playgrounds give kids with disabilities an equal chance to join the fun

The specially designed Jake’s Place Delran, which opened Tuesday, could be the first of many more to come with the passage of a New Jersey state law.

6 years ago

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Wilmington officials say the new LED lighting will make the streets safer, and cut energy consumption by 40% to 50%. (Zöe Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

Wilmington’s installing thousands of new, energy-efficient LED street lights

Wilmington officials say the new LED lighting will make the streets safer, and cut energy consumption by 40% to 50%.

6 years ago

This cemetery on the grounds of Carlisle Barracks holds the remains of students from the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. (Scott Finger/U.S. Army War College Photo Lab)
History
Pennsylvania

Remains of students at Carlisle Indian School returned to families

The remains were transferred to the families in private ceremonies according to individual customs.

6 years ago

(From left) Jesse, Charolette and Willow Laux pick squash for communities in need at Duffield’s Farm. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Food & Drink
Kids
Outdoors

Summer Samaritans: South Jersey kids harvest crops for the hungry

A group of around 60 second graders planted seeds in May, and harvested them today. The food will be donated to Farmers Against Hunger.

6 years ago

Pool Room 11th & Walnut, 1971. Edward Loper, Jr. (born 1934). Oil on canvas, 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm). (Courtesy of Stuart Kingston Gallery. © Edward Loper, Jr.)
Things To Do
Community Events
July 11-17, 2019

Scary doings in Phoenixville, new market at Cherry Street Pier, and Bastille Day in Ardmore

Philly and South Jersey are buzzing this week with festivals dedicated to film, arts, and culture. Plus, there's a local celebration of France's Bastille Day.

6 years ago

Listen 4:04
A sonic device is seen (at top right) at Barrett Playground in Philadelphia. Thirty parks in the city have the devices, which emit a constant, high-pitched noise that only teenagers and young adults can hear. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NPR
Kids
Public Spaces

Can you hear it? Sonic devices play high-pitched noises to repel teens

Despite the backlash, new Mosquito devices are being installed at city playgrounds as part of major renovation projects.

6 years ago

Teaberry ice cream is bright pink, but has an intense mint flavor  (INSTAGRAM / @YICONLINE)
Food & Drink
Billy Penn

Why this bright pink mint ice cream is the most-searched flavor in Pa.

Teaberry’s taste is surprisingly intense.

6 years ago

(M. Fischetti for Visit /  VISIT PHILADELPHIA)
Environment
Kids
Outdoors
Broke in Philly

How NaturePHL is prescribing kids (and adults) to get outside

Collaborative program aims to lower childhood obesity rates, stress and more with time outdoors.

6 years ago

Island Beach State Park. (Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Man aboard adrift sailboat washes ashore in N.J.

An occupied 12-foot sailboat washed ashore Tuesday in Ocean County, state officials say. 

6 years ago

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