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Elijah Anderson: The workplace can be an education against homogeneity
A recent conversation with Elijah Anderson, urban ethnographer and author of “ ...
11 years ago
(Not) asked and answered: Doug Oliver’s campaign raises questions about the ‘experience’ issue
In the waning days of the mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine reached out to the six Democratic candidates to pose a question about, well, ...
11 years ago
Kenney’s momentum, last-minute campaigning and more: NinetyNine’s week in review
At high noon each Friday during Philadelphia’s mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine will post a roundup of noteworthy stories from th ...
11 years ago
(Not) asked and answered: Milton Street asks Kenney about stop-and-frisk and young homicide victims
In the waning days of the mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine reached out to the six Democratic candidates to pose a question about, well, ...
11 years ago
Leading Questions III: NinetyNine’s top moments of the final campaign push
For our third (and last) “Leading Questions” election-season special, NewsWorks’ Katie Colaneri, Dave Davies and Brian ...
11 years ago
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Amtrak 188: the emergency response, safety technology and transportation funding
Guests: Samantha Phillips, Jeffrey Knueppel, Joe Martin, Colby Itkowitz As part of WHYY/NewsWorks’ con ...
Air Date: May 15, 2015
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Council Pres. Clarke: ‘I’m supporting Jim Kenney’ for mayor
Near the end of a primary season that started amid ...
11 years ago
Milton Street meets voters during North Philly campaign effort [photo gallery]
One week before voters head to the polls, mayoral candidate T. Milton Street Sr. tried to rally support during a campaign event near Broa ...
11 years ago
(Not) asked and answered: Nelson Diaz questions Jim Kenney on Morales issue
In the waning days of the mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine reached out to the six Democratic candidate to pose a question about, well, ...
11 years ago
"It felt like being inside of a dryer. If you were like a load of laundry. Like it was rolling over. And when it stopped I was looking up at chairs."
11 years ago
Amtrak 188 derailment isn’t Philadelphia’s first passenger train disaster
As investigators try to make sense of the Amtrak 188 derailment, longtime residents may be reminded of a passenger railroad accident that took place a mere mile away in 1943.
11 years ago
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Poll: Kenney with substantial lead over mayoral-primary foes
The first independent poll of the mayoral-primary season shows former City Councilman Jim Kenney with a substantial lead over his opposit ...
11 years ago
NinetyNine’s Mayoral Race Quotes-of-the-Day Quiz Vol. 10
There is quite a bit to examine with exactly six days before Philadelphia voters go to the primary polls. So much, in fact, that w ...
11 years ago
At least 7 are confirmed dead as investigation into Amtrak train derailment continues
A seventh person has been found dead in the aftermath of the Amtrak train derailment on Tuesday night.
11 years ago
Navy midshipman, AP staffer among confirmed dead in aftermath of Amtrak train derailment
Details are starting to emerge about those who died in Tuesday night's Amtrak derailment in Port Richmond.
11 years ago