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Designed for green play, a South Philly schoolyard wins recognition
“It was an empty lot; concrete,” said Irene McKallop. “There wasn’t anything there. It was nothing, it was all cement.”
7 years ago
Pa. bill banning abortions for Down syndrome divides special needs community
A bill making its way through the Pa. legislature has split a community brought together by a common diagnosis, and it could be the next front in the abortion debate.
7 years ago
Listen 9:36Severe storms generated ‘meteotsunami’ as they moved off N.J.
The service says the tsunami was registered by air pressure sensors and tidal gauge readings in and near the coastal waters.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, May 15, 2018
With polls open until 8 p.m., we have the latest in the Pennsylvania primary. The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a bill that wou ...
Air Date: May 15, 2018
Listen 21:30One-fifth of Delaware’s population may have had Facebook data exposed
The personal information of more than 200,000 Delawareans was compromised in the recently disclosed Facebook data breach.
7 years ago
Listen 1:53Meals on Wheels Delaware faces $800,000 fiscal hurdle
More than 400 seniors could lose the daily service they rely upon for nutrition, friendly visit.
7 years ago
Alex Wagner on identity, ancestry and belonging
Guest: Alex Wagner Until the age of 12, ...
Air Date: May 15, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Weeklong celebration of cycling starts in Wilmington
Wilmington leaders kick off a weeklong celebration of biking that will culminate this weekend with the 12th annual Wilmington Grand Prix, an official USA Cycling race.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight May 14, 2018
50 years after the original, the Poor People’s Campaign is back. And we talk with Jean Friedman-Rudovsky about the new reporting ...
Air Date: May 14, 2018
Listen 21:00Poor People’s Campaign seeks to revive MLK’s vision
Activists are reigniting Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished fight against poverty.
7 years ago
Listen 10:53As U.S. remembers MLK, West Philly museum considers the legacy of Malcolm X
As the country remembers MLK on the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination, the legacies of the two men are almost inseparable.
7 years ago
Coast Guard hoists woman from cruise ship en route to N.J.
It’s the fifth Coast Guard rescue requiring a helicopter hoist between New Jersey and North Carolina since late April.
7 years ago
A new Philly-themed bar is drawing crowds in London
The bar is the brainchild of JP Teti, a Trenton native with deep roots in Philly, where his grandparents grew up and relatives still live.
7 years ago
Listen 4:03Conservancy mobilizes as Lower Merion looks to Stoneleigh garden for school use
The fast-growing Lower Merion School District will enroll as many as 700 new students over the next decade.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, May 11, 2018
Delaware becomes the first state to completely ban child marriage. There may be more scientists on mid-term ballots this year thanks to t ...
Air Date: May 11, 2018
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