NewsWorks Tonight March 12, 2018

Air Date: March 12, 2018

Philadelphia City Council looks at options for clearing encampments of homeless drug users in Kensington. Gentrification has a long history in Philadelphia. We get a local student’s take on gun violence. Yet another Pennsylvania coal mine shuts down. And we’re joined by Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts.

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Philly Council members grill city officials on efforts to deal with opioid crisis

2:06

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From slums to sleek towers: How Philly became cleaner, safer, and more unequal

6:37

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Voices behind the walkout: Science Leadership Academy

3:04

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NewsWorks Tonight was a daily radio show and podcast that ran from 2011-2018. It is no longer in production, but the show's archive is available online.