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Still reeling from 2018 rainfall, Pa. farmers offered emergency USDA loan
Pennsylvania had one of the wettest summers on record last year. The intense rainfall and flooding caused farmers across the state to lose significant crops.
7 years ago
More inventors, more renters: Four surprising takeaways from Pew’s annual report on Philly
Pew’s ‘State of the City’ report reads like Philly’s annual physical, clocking growth, successes, and struggles over the past 10 years.
7 years ago
Telegram announcing Abraham Lincoln’s death is up for sale
The handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln's death is being offered for sale by a Philadelphia documents dealer.
7 years ago
Should a former Philly bathhouse gain landmark status because of its place in LGBTQ history?
Back when homosexuality was illegal in Philadelphia, the Camac Baths offered a safe place for queer subculture to exist.
7 years ago
Philadelphia to host 2026 MLB All-Star Game
Baseball's 2026 All-Star Game will be played in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
7 years ago
Awilda Ocasio: The ‘Mother Teresa of Kensington’
Two years after her death, a neighborhood activist's legacy of love lives on.
7 years ago
Take in some jazz, give the Free Library its due, or celebrate Japanese culture
Check out the latest edition of the Free Library, exult in the beauty of Fairmount Park, or follow the footsteps of African-American artists in North Philly.
7 years ago
Listen 4:26Victims of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre honored in Capitol
The service was held a day after the Pittsburgh mayor signed new gun control measures that were introduced weeks after the attack.
7 years ago
‘Invisible’ victims: Survivors of sexual abuse by nuns demand to be counted
Last year's sweeping Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse did not investigate abuse by nuns.
7 years ago
Listen 4:59Facebook promises to stop asking you to wish Happy Birthday to your friend who died
Unless someone explicitly informs Facebook that a family member has died, Facebook has been known to remind friends to send birthday greetings
7 years ago
Germantown Neighbors: Imam Hassan Abdi and the Germantown Masjid
Muslims from all over Philadelphia come to the services at Germantown Masjid, with the Friday congregational prayer getting anywhere between 800 to 1200 people.
7 years ago
Coast Guard: Mariners beware in South Jersey Intracoastal Waterway
The U.S. Coast Guard is urging mariners to exercise caution while transiting the Intracoastal Waterway between Barnegat and Cape May.
7 years ago
Fliers can be trash or treasure on Philly stoops, but opting out doesn’t always work
Philadelphians can opt out by getting “circular free property” stickers. But residents say the process is a headache — though some improvements are on the way.
7 years ago
Listen 4:06Officials: Troubled Shore bridge to remain closed through ‘late summer’
The Townsends Inlet Bridge closed in Sept. 2018 to replace seven of 27 old steel spans. County officials last summer expected the span to reopen by Memorial Day weekend.
7 years ago
This week: "ghost gun" ban in New Jersey, handling sexual harassment in Philadelphia City government, the effect of breaking up the heroin encampments on the opioid crisis.
Air Date: April 8, 2019 10:00 am
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