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From mucking stalls to riding tall, Philly kids Work to Ride
"Other than the fact that you’re working with 5,000- to 7,000-pound animals, there’s not really a whole lot of trouble to get into here."
6 years ago
Listen 5:07Inside Philadelphia’s inequitable, deadly heat
According to Philadelphia’s heat-vulnerability index, Hunting Park is one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, and one of the most vulnerable to heat's negative effects.
6 years ago
Phillies score walk-off win in wee hours of the morning
At 1:14 a.m. this morning, the Philadelphia Phillies beat out the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, finishing off a nearly six-hour, 16 inning game that saw 18 different pitchers.
6 years ago
Racial slur incident triggers sensitivity training at Sheraton Hotel in Philly
The slur appeared to be written at the top of a folio for one of the attendees, and it was written as an abbreviation for the convention by one of the hotel’s employees.
6 years ago
EPA hosts marathon meeting on contaminated water supplies in Bucks, Montco
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with investigative environmental reporter Kyle Bagenstose about the EPA hearing on water issues in Bucks and Montgomery counties.
6 years ago
Listen 6:09Young masons breathe new life into work of preserving Eastern State Penitentiary
Working with small trowels and brushes, the Philadelphia volunteers are restoring the mortar with a mix of lime and sand — materials used when 19th-century prison was built.
6 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, July 24, 2018
A local saint’s remains are moving. New Jersey’s new school funding model creates winners and losers. Made in America’s ...
Air Date: July 24, 2018
Listen 20:50Neighbors split on reinstatement of Made in America festival on Philly’s Parkway
Made in America will likely return to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in future years. The neighborhood responds.
6 years ago
Listen 2:03St. Katharine Drexel’s tomb moving to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
The new location on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be open to the public in September once construction in complete.
6 years ago
Listen 1:47‘A terrible day’: Greek wildfires kill at least 74 people, devastate resort village
Fire officials in Greece say at least 74 people have died from surprisingly fast-moving wildfires that struck near Athens.
6 years ago
Tugboat stuck off Ocean County beach
Authorities say the four aboard are safe and that the boat isn't in danger of sinking.
6 years ago
Deadly wildfires sweep through towns near Athens, Greece
At least 50 people died and more than 150 were injured as huge fires fueled by powerful winds burned homes and forests in towns near the Greek capital, Athens.
6 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, July 23, 2018
The Made in America Festival returns to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Outreach workers are finding it difficult to raise awareness about ...
Air Date: July 23, 2018
Listen 23:28Tronc slashes ‘New York Daily News’ staff by half
It said the moves were necessary to seize the opportunities of digital news and financial challenges ahead. A Tronc spokeswoman confirmed the veracity of the memo.
6 years ago
One child’s outsized influence on the debate over plastic straws
Milo Cress, a young environmentalist, researched straw usage to come up with the 500 million estimate when he was just nine years old.
6 years ago