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Fairmount resident Meghan Burnett’s due date is a few days within the visit of Pope Francis. She said she and her husband will remain in their home. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly residents’ quandary: Stick around for pope or get out of town?

Precise details on security plans for Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia in September are still scant. The big picture, though, is ...

10 years ago

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Voices in the Family

Work vs. Vacation: How to Balance Both

Next week, much of Europe will head out for the August holiday. The American worker is offered far less paid vacation days and some none ...

Air Date: August 3, 2015

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Philadelphia

Lotto open for SEPTA papal rail passes

Ready, set, go!  It’s time to sign up if you want a chance to get rail passes for the papal visit.  Those hoping to take ...

10 years ago

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 Last October, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Manayunk Bridge Trail project that he helped facilitate. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Fattah: Indictment allegations ‘a little bit of a stretch, to say the least’

Back in October, as he was on the verge of coasting to yet-another reelection, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Phila.) decried the seemingly ne ...

10 years ago

 The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul unveils a banner welcoming Pope Francis to Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Welcome Pope banner unveiled at cathedral

A large banner now hangs over the entrance to the Cathedral-Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia welcoming Pope Francis to P ...

10 years ago

 Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney speaks at Wednesday's immigration rally. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Kenney, activists decry ‘inflammatory rhetoric’ of immigration debate [audio]

Toting signs reading “No to the Donald Trump Bill” and “Immigrants are not your scapegoats,” community leade ...

10 years ago

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  Everyone will have the same odds of winning the chance to buy up to 10 passes, says SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams. (Tom MacDonald.WHYY)
Philadelphia

SEPTA to sell papal train passes via lottery

After a major crash of the website designed to sell regional rail passes for September’s papal weekend, SEPTA has come up with a ne ...

10 years ago

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 Middletown is home to one of the five train stations in Bucks County that SEPTA has chosen to serve tens of thousands of people visiting Center City the weekend of Sept. 26 and 27. I-95 and Route 1 also pass through the township. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Expected influx of passengers to see the pope prompts emergency declaration in Bucks

A Bucks County township has declared a state of emergency for the papal visit, while several others are reportedly preparing to do the sa ...

10 years ago

Voices in the Family
Home & Family

The psychological dynamics of family businesses

Family firms make up over 80 percent of businesses in the United States – there are about 5.5 million of them. Family businesses accoun ...

Air Date: July 27, 2015

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Democratic mayoral candidates share a meal at Sabrina's Cafe and show their support for Jim Kenney. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

They couldn’t beat Kenney in Philly mayoral primary, so they endorsed him [audio]

Five Democratic candidates who fought for the party’s mayoral nomination went to a Fairmount restaurant on Thursday to eat with, an ...

10 years ago

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 GOP mayoral candidate Melissa Murray Bailey thinks L&I Commissioner Carlton Williams should tender a resignation. (NewsWorks/file art)

Bailey: L&I chief should resign over cost of ‘advertorials’ [UPDATED]

After Philadelphia magazine reported that the c ...

10 years ago

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Philadelphia

Papal visit will terminate Greyhound’s terminal, and some bus companies haven’t been told

With two months to go before the Papal visit, intercity bus operators like Greyhound and Megabus – and about a dozen others that regula ...

10 years ago

PATCO service will operate on a modified schedule during the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Tweaking PATCO service part of South Jersey’s papal visit plans

When Pope Francis travels to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families in September, the visit will reverberate beyond the city limi ...

10 years ago

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 Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney signs the 'Pledge to Combat Bigotry' at the Al-Asqa mosque during Friday morning's Eid al-Fitr celebration. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

On Muslim holiday, Kenney signs ‘Pledge to Combat Bigotry’ at Germantown Ave. mosque

The Al-Asqa Islamic Society was abuzz Friday with celebrations marking the end of Ramadan when mayoral candidate Jim Kenney stopped in to ...

10 years ago

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Philadelphia

PATCO readies rail passes for pope’s visit

Paper tickets will not work for passengers planning to use PATCO during Pope Francis’ September visit to Philadelphia. Speci ...

10 years ago

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