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Philly Auto Show roars back into town with more than 700 vehicles

The annual ritual for car enthusiasts and vehicle shoppers opens to the public Saturday after Friday night's black tie gala.

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Layering is the key to cold-weather dressing, and it works for "any part of the body whether the head, feet and hands or the main core of your body."

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Tom Ellis, a Republican and avid Trump supporter, and his wife, Gretchen Wisehart, a liberal Democratic lawyer, have found ways to keep the peace even in these divisive times.
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Flowers and ‘a lot of eye-rolling’: How this Philly area political odd couple keeps the peace

He's a resolute Republican. She's a lifelong liberal Democrat. How does this Elkins Park couple ensure household harmony in these politically polarizing times?

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Ex-Revel casino customers tell what they want in new Ocean Resort

Customers of Atlantic City’s former Revel casino know what they want when it reopens as the Ocean Resort Casino this summer. ...

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Whose adventure are we choosing here?

I don't want to date Indiana Jones! I just want someone I can read in bed with. So why are so many men my age seeking adventurous women?

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Poetry, race relations, and MLK

Guests: Tracy K. Smith, Jonathan Rieder, Michael Eric Dyson For today’s Martin Luther King Holiday, we’re goi ...

Air Date: January 15, 2018

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‘Incognito’ Falcons fans in Philly suffer in silence as their team falls to the Eagles

WHYY's Avi Wolfman-Arent embedded with a few Atlanta Falcons fans in Philadelphia during Saturday's playoff game to learn the etiquette of being a fan in enemy territory.

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We don’t resolve, we evolve

Many of our commitments have come about circumstantially. By that we mean: We had kids, they had interests, and we jumped right in.

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Fitness, food and goal setting

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Air Date: January 5, 2018

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When furnaces can’t keep up, Philly homeowners get creative to battle cold

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The ‘Batman of Norristown’ creates opportunity in his hometown

It began two years ago when Lenny Bazemore bought his best friend's house in Norristown, Pa. and donated it to Habitat for Humanity.

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