
Community
Rebel Ventures pitch youth-powered corner store at Full City Challenge
The feedback participants gave — “Don’t be afraid to project!” “It wasn’t clear to me how you’d spend that $5,000, make sure you specify,” strengthened each project.
6 years ago
Penn student’s documentary examines the media’s role in the refugee crisis
In “Shattering Refuge,” Sonari Chidi speaks to refugees, asylum-seekers, officials and journalists in Kenya, Jordan, and the United States.
6 years ago
Jon Meacham on The Battle for Our Better Angels
Presidential historian joins Marty to compare our current political crisis to those throughout American history.
Air Date: February 18, 2019 12:00 am
Listen 49:00Why the marquee lights are back on at North Philly’s shuttered Uptown Theater
North Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater celebrated 90 years since it first opened its doors. Now, community organizers hope to fully reopen the theater by 2020.
6 years ago
Listen 1:53Retailers, fashion brands struggle with racial insensitivity
Experts say many of these fashion companies live in a sort of bubble and lack the diversity in their staff that could vet their fashions.
6 years ago
Feds: Large fire in Philadelphia 1 year ago was arson
Federal authorities say a massive fire that prompted the evacuation of scores of people in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood a year ago was deliberately set.
6 years ago
5 ways to develop children’s talents
Talent, I argue, is not born, it’s made – and parents can make a big difference.
6 years ago
As more electric cars arrive, what’s the future for gas-powered engines?
A growing chorus environmental activists, business analysts and auto executives are predicting a sea change, as battery-powered electric vehicles grow in popularity.
6 years ago
Most Americans don’t realize what companies can predict from their data
In the U.S., the companies and platforms you interact with own the data they collect about you. This means they can legally sell this information to data brokers.
6 years ago
Vatican defrocks former U.S. cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse
U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking churchman to be laicized.
6 years ago
Wildwood seeks $64.5 million in state funds to reconstruct aging boardwalk
City officials have approved asking the state of New Jersey for $64.5 million in funding to reconstruct the Wildwood Boardwalk.
6 years ago
Delaware plant spills nearly 1 million gallons of partially treated slaughterhouse waste
Mountaire Farms slaughterhouse, subject of several ongoing lawsuits, spilled a million gallons of partially treated wastewater on its Millsboro, Delaware site early Wednesday.
6 years ago
Landlords must exterminate bed bugs under City Council bill
Philadelphia landlords who go soft on bedbugs could face stiff penalties under a new bill proposed by City Councilman Mark Squilla.
6 years ago
Young people and teachers who protested after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla. say not much has changed to address students’ trauma.
6 years ago
PATCO celebrates its 50th anniversary with big discount on Friday morning
The PATCO high-speed line is turning 50 and the transit line is celebrating with some throwback fares on Friday morning.
6 years ago