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End-of-life letters

Some doctors and nurses who care for people at the end of life are encouraging their patients to write letters to their loved ones while ...

Air Date: October 10, 2016

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The city's pride flag is raised outside of Philadelphia City Hall in October 2015. (Eric Walter/WHYY
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Why Gayborhood racism isn’t just on Darryl DePiano

After the video of club owner Darryl DePiano using the n-word surfaced, he has become the de facto example of Gayborhood racism, ...

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Remembering the mentor and community that guided me toward success

Making partner at a large national law firm was one of those major milestones in my life that induced some self-reflection and reminiscin ...

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Hiring veterans and keeping them [video]

A recent study found more than 50 percent of post 9/11 veterans will find themselves out of work within a year of leaving the military. ...

9 years ago

Melvin Dill has made it his goal to help veterans currently in prison - some for life- through his nonprofit

For vets who end up in prison, military service doesn’t always lead to good jobs

Shaff Randolph went to prison in 2008. He says his crime was less of a misstep and more the result of a bad environment. He had ho ...

9 years ago

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South Street from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River was closed to motorized vehicles for five hours Saturday for Philadelphia's first Free Streets day.
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South Street bustles during Philly Free Streets event

South Street from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River was closed to motorized traffic ...

9 years ago

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How to Fight Loneliness

Health researchers are getting increasingly interested in the effects of loneliness on our bodies – studies have found that being l ...

Air Date: September 19, 2016

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Veterans Coming Home: Ask a Veteran [video]

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9 years ago

Members of the Frankford High School ROTC Program fold a flag to honor fallen police and firefighters on September 11, 2016. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
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Philadelphians remember 9/11 during Old City ceremony

On the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks on the World Trade Center and pentagon dozens of Philadelphia firefighters a ...

9 years ago

Chantelle Bateman and Mike Miller are Philadelphia-based poets. They rehearse Holding it Down: The Veteran’s Dream Project at the Kimmel Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Veteran says military gave him the strength to stand up to gentrification [video]

United States Marine Corps and Army veteran Michael Miller believes the military gave him the strength to stand up to gentrification of h ...

9 years ago

Diane Precht as a child in front of their home on East Williams Street in Jewtown. (Courtesy of Diane Precht)
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Jewtown: Port Richmond’s Little Known Pocket Community, 19134

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9 years ago

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To stay relevant, libraries must rethink how they connect to communities

Since the advent of the Internet, libraries no longer have a monopoly on information. Across the country, the changing digital landscape ...

9 years ago

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ZIP Photo Essay: Echoes of History and Signs of Reinvention in Paschalville & Elmwood, 19142

The neighborhoods of Paschalville and Elmwood in ZIP code 19142 might be completely unknown to most Philadelphians. Southwest Philadelphi ...

9 years ago

KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy is one of Camden's Renaissance schools. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
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Camden schools report signs of improvement

As Camden’s schools prepare to begin a fourth year under state control, their superintendent argues that a spate of reforms has begun t ...

9 years ago

Tomatoes on the vine at Greensgrow in Kensington are just a small part of the legacy of the urban farm's founder
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Greensgrow founder Corboy an uncommon Philadelphia leader

Mary Seton Corboy, founder of Greensgrow, a farm in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, died on Aug. 7 at the age of 58.

9 years ago

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