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Booker Rowe is pictured with his wife, Dr. Patsy Baxter Rowe, who is also a musician and wrote about his career for the orchestra. (Courtesy of Booker Rowe)
The Why
Music
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philly Orchestra’s first Black player’s final curtain call

Booker Rowe, the first African American to play with the Philly Orchestra, on his historic career and why the traditionally white world of classical music still has work to do

Air Date: October 15, 2020

Listen 17:23
The Daily on its first day of service. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Daily coffee shop opens in the Divine Lorraine on North Broad

The cafe is the first of several entertainment concepts planned for the iconic landmark.

6 years ago

A block of Sansom Street in Center City is closed to traffic for outdoor dining on Sept. 9.
PlanPhilly
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Philly City Council wants to keep expanded outdoor dining options through 2021

“We still don’t know where COVID-19 will take us,” the bill’s sponsor, Allan Domb, said.

6 years ago

Old Sizzli boxes, new Sizzli boxes
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Love or hate? Wawa’s new Sizzli boxes channel 1970s vibes

The monochromatic designs are part of a rebrand that features bright colors and a prominent goose.

6 years ago

2nd Street in Old City in July
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

11 different Philly streets swap cars for outdoor dining this weekend

If you follow all the safety rules and wear a comfy sweater, it’s the perfect time for an open-air meal.

6 years ago

Christopher Kimball, host/creator of
Books
Food & Drink

Milk Street host Christopher Kimball talks bridging cultural divides through food

Milk Street host/creator Christopher Kimball talks to Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn about the new season of his show and his new book, “Cookish.”

6 years ago

Listen 6:08
Yuengling beer
Business
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania

Yuengling, America’s oldest brewer, invades the West Coast

D.G. Yuengling and Son, America's oldest operating brewer, is sending some cold ones your way for the first time since it began making beer in 1829.

6 years ago

Scrapple
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How to cook the best scrapple at home

Level up your brunch with the breakfast of Philly champions.

6 years ago

A patron stands in front of a shelf full of wine bottles at a liquor story in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on March 20. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Food & Drink
Public Health

Hangover from alcohol boom could last long after pandemic ends

Americans are drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic. A beer in the evening can feel like a taste of normal life, but experts worry about alcohol's deadly side effects.

6 years ago

A block of Sansom Street in Center City is closed to traffic for outdoor dining on Sept. 9.
The Why
Business
Food & Drink

COVID forced a reckoning in Philly’s restaurant scene

The pandemic has exposed inequities in Philly's restaurant industry. Workers are speaking out and some restaurants are making changes. Here's what it could it mean for diners.

Air Date: September 10, 2020

Listen 15:57
(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

You can order a ‘WAP’ at this Philly Starbucks

Move over PSL, there’s a new coffee drink in town.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Environment

Human cooperation and survival

Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare says that human being's ability to cooperate and communicate with others even across species, is what's behind our success and survival.

Air Date: September 1, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
Memphis Taproom's erstwhile spaghetti sandwich; anonymous letter (Memphis Taproom; Ken Correll)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Memphis Taproom trolled with analog ransom note over popular spaghetti hoagie

The Kensington bar took the vegan sandwich off the menu two years ago ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

6 years ago

Whitney Blaylock (right) is launching Women's World Gym on Allegheny Avenue (Instagram/@Womensworldgym)
Business
Gender
Billy Penn

She’s opening a gym in Kensington so women can ‘confidently reach their fitness goals’

With graffiti walls by fashion designer Iris Bonner, Women’s World Gym launches Sept. 1.

6 years ago

At Condom Kingdom on South Street, business is booming. (Flickr Creative Commons/Terry Robinson)
Philadelphia
Sex & Relationships
Billy Penn

Philly sex shops are seeing some interesting coronavirus shopping trends

An app-controlled vibrator is one of the most popular items.

6 years ago

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