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New leader of Philadelphia organization for arts in schools sees hope in collaboration
As Anjoli Santiago takes the helm of Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, the state has changed its arts funding priorities.
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Listen 1:14SEPTA awarded $13.3 million in federal funds to help replace aging Regional Rail cars
The money is enough to get construction underway, but riders will have to wait years for the new fleet to arrive.
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Listen 0:51Delco DA charges woman with stealing from Media Little League
Robin Lyn Massing allegedly intercepted at least one of the three checks meant to be mailed on behalf of the Media Little League and tried to deposit it for more than $7,200.
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Listen 0:44University of Pennsylvania grad killed in ‘random and unprovoked’ stabbing attack in Times Square
Police say 32-year-old Erin Piacenti, of Chester, N.J., died at the hospital. The other victim, a 68-year-old man, is hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
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The oldest institution of natural history in America will close its museum at the end of this month. Here is how the community is reacting.
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U.S. Constitution set the tone for American democracy – and it was signed in Philly
The document that established the U.S. and its guiding principles was signed in Philly. Here is how the Constitution helped influence America over the years.
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Alfonso Q. Llano Jr. took over the state-run school district in March. Parents are calling for more transparency from the state.
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Listen 0:57Man accused of killing a young girl in 2000 extradited to Philadelphia to face charges
The man was arrested in Honduras just miles away from where the child’s mother had a previous visit on a mission trip.
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Chobani to invest $1.2 billion in Pennsylvania, bringing hundreds of jobs to the Lehigh Valley
The state says Chobani’s commitment is the largest private investment ever made in Pennsylvanian agriculture.
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Officer charged with voluntary manslaughter after fatal Upper Pottsgrove Twp. shooting
Glen Pysher IV, 22, died after he was shot twice in the chest in the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 23.
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Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing
The Academy will continue scientific research and public education, but its museum will go the way of the dinosaur.
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Listen 1:00Upper Darby introduces expansive ICE ordinance
The legislation could serve as a “model ordinance” for other municipalities, said Upper Darby Councilmember Kyle McIntyre.
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Listen 1:29FLASH radiation therapy delivers a high-velocity proton beam at tumor sites. The approach could be a faster, more accurate type of cancer treatment.
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Listen 4:45Philadelphia City Hall art gallery remembers a federal act that put artists to work in the 1970s
The federal CETA program employed tens of thousands of artists with a 1973 jobs-training law. Its impact has been largely overlooked.
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Listen 2:10The legislation is named after a woman in Indiana who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after a hospital discharged her.
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