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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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New Jersey

Search underway after small plane crashes off Cape May

A single-engine plane crashed into the water off Cape May County late Wednesday morning, officials said.

7 years ago

Manakeesh Bakery in West Philly drastically reduces its hours during Ramadan
Manakeesh Bakery in West Philly drastically reduces its hours during Ramadan (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Business
Food & Drink
Religion
Billy Penn

What happens to business when restaurants close for Ramadan?

Proprietors say cooking while you’re thirsty is worth it for faith. And relatively speaking, the monetary hardships don’t weigh heavily on many Muslim restaurateurs.

7 years ago

Bonanza II crew member James Dawson captured this image of a waterspout in the Delaware Bay off Cumberland County Tuesday evening. The waterspout is illuminated by lightning. (Image courtesy of Bonanza II)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Boat crew spots waterspout off N.J. amid severe thunderstorm

Bonanza II captain Mike Rothman says he spotted the waterspout within two miles of the boat's location "just off" Fortescue in Cumberland County.

7 years ago

2013 Punkin Chunkin (Chuck Snyder for WHYY)
Delaware

Longtime Delaware tradition Punkin Chunkin moves to Illinois

Almost three years after a woman was injured during the annual pumpkin-launching competition, Punkin Chunkin is leaving Delaware for Illinois.

7 years ago

Robert F. Smith speaks at Morehouse College (BBC News/Youtube)
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

A good deed goes through ‘Black enough’ blender

Philanthropist Robert F. Smith spread a balm over the wounds that accumulate as a result of the day-to-day indignities that go hand-in-hand with being Black in America.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Who’s Next First Responders: 13 young leaders on Philly’s front lines

When emergency strikes, they go above and beyond.

7 years ago

Police forensic experts investigate a crime scene where a man stabbed 19 people, including children in Kawasaki on May 28. Two people, including a child, are reportedly dead.
NPR
International
Public Safety

2 killed, at least 17 others injured in Japan mass stabbing

At least two victims are dead, including an 11-year-old girl, and about 17 others were injured in a mass stabbing attack near Tokyo, Tuesday morning.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Malakye Johnson (1) gathers with his teammates during a Snider Hockey practice at the Scanlon Ice Rink in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia-based Snider Hockey organization named after the late Flyers owner now has over 3,000 kids in its program and almost a third are girls. Snider Hockey officials want to get to a point that boys and girls are split 50-50, and a new endeavor with the Howe Foundation is another step toward that goal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Philadelphia
Sports

Girls hockey in Philly may get boost from Howe Foundation

Snider Hockey officials want to get to a point that boys and girls are split 50-50 and a is teaming up with the Howe Foundation to take another stride toward that goal.

7 years ago

Park & Diamond's new foldable, portable bicycle helmet. (Courtesy of Park & Diamond)
Public Safety
Technology
Transportation

A bike helmet that’s stylish, portable? Idea began with a crash in North Philly

A startup says many bikers don’t wear helmets because they don’t like the style or the inconvenience.

7 years ago

In this Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, a soldier walks with his family following a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, for soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry 3rd Brigade, who returned home from deployment in Iraq. (Erich Schlegel/AP)
NPR
Military

A U.S. Army tweet asking ‘How has serving impacted you?’ got an agonizing response

Among the thousands of responses: harrowing tales of trauma, depression and sexual assault.

7 years ago

2019 Memorial Day parade in Glassboro, N.J. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
Community Events
History
Military

Memorial Day traditions big and small celebrated across the Philly region

South Jersey residents turned out, as they have for years, to honor those who have served.

7 years ago

A trio of veterans groups — the Latin American Legion Post 840, Auxiliary Unit 840 and Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove — hosted a rededication ceremony at the Grove on Sunday.  (photo provided by Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge)
History
Military

Puerto Rico’s Medal of Honor recipients honored at Valley Forge rededication

The names of Puerto Rico’s 9 Medal of Honor recipients are now etched into a seven-foot granite obelisk in Chester Co., steps away from Valley Forge National Historical Park.

7 years ago

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Anna Orso/Billy Penn)
History
Military
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Memorial Day in Philadelphia: 8 city landmarks that commemorate fallen heroes

From the Civil War to Beirut, where to remember those who’ve served.

7 years ago

Young peregrine falcons living on a ledge of Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson building regard several state biologists with suspicion. (Courtesy of DEP)
Environment
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Decades after ‘Silent Spring,’ peregrine falcons thrive on Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson Building

The predatory falcons, once completely wiped out in Pennsylvania, have settled on the 15th floor ledge of a building that’s home to the Department of Environmental Protection.

7 years ago

Vice Commander Don Minnick and Walt Davidson of the Jesse Soby American Legion Post 148 in Langhorne, Pa. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Military
Pennsylvania

As number of American Legion posts dwindle across Pa., top brass seeking new members

With fewer veterans to draw from and so many societal changes, top brass at American Legion posts across the U.S. and Pennsylvania look for ways to preserve tradition.

7 years ago

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