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National Interest

Eureka, a Republican health reform plan! Problem is….

While congressional Republicans have busied themselves voting 47 times to repeal Obamacare, they have long failed to offer a competing vi ...

12 years ago

 Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) calls an audible at the line of scrimmage against the San Diego Chargers in the fourth quarter of an NFL AFC division playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

‘Fresh Air’ talks football, seriously

You tune in to “Fresh Air” for mind-expanding journeys into film, theater, television, literature, jazz, popular music, polit ...

12 years ago

 Karen Peakes (left) as the teacher and Alice M. Gatling as the mother in InterAct Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: In ‘Gidion’s Knot,’ the acting’s the thing

If you’re a student of acting – literally or not – “Gidion’s Knot” at InterAct Theatre Company is an excellen ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
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New vision for public space at Bainbridge Green

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

January 30: L&I goes paperless | Vacant warehouse inspection | CSX bridge drops concrete | Navy Yard breaks records | Longwood Gardens seeks hackers | UCD solicits Porch programming | New grocery, medical center

12 years ago

Barack Obama
Speak Easy

Did the president’s ‘State of the Union’ touch on topics that matter to you?

NewsWorks asked people at Philadelphia’s bustling 30th Street Station on Wednersday morning if President Obama had touche ...

12 years ago

Barack Obama
National Interest

State of disunion: Obama caves to GOP’s audacity of nope

With apologies to Bill Murray and his alarm clock, it’s clear by now that the State of the Union speech is Barack Obama’s tur ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

January 29: Crews talk about righting derailed train | Boyd Theater in limbo | Casino hearings continue | Residents want Germantown police station | Passyunk Ave “gateway” unveiled tonight

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

YouthBuild students help restore John Coltrane House

12 years ago

 Workers at the Elk River, where a chemical leak left 300,000 without potable water for five days. (AP photo/Steve Helber)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Troubling story in Charleston from an inspiring journalist

You may remember how a couple of weeks ago a chemical spill near Charleston, West Virginia left about 300,000 people unable to wash with ...

12 years ago

 Armando Batista as Elliot Maia DeSanti as his cousin in Arden Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: The real, the virtual, the quest for connection in ‘Water by the Spoonful’

Two elements of Quiara Alegría Hudes’ remarkably crafted play “Water by the Spoonful” are striking and memorable. One ...

12 years ago

 A statue of President George Washington in seen in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union address tonight to a joint session of Congress. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
National Interest

State of the Union: You still awake?

Presidents have stood before Congress to opine annually on the state of our union since the era of Woodrow Wilson. So if you’re bor ...

12 years ago

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Speak Easy

Got questions for Corbett’s Democratic challengers? Here’s your chance.

WHYY and Philadelphia Business Journal are teaming up for a public conversation with 2014 Democratic gubernatorial candidates, and we wan ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

When will construction start on Phase 1 of the Rail Park?

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

January 28: Energy reporting, high compliance | City energy consumption data | Temple’s community-driven solar array | “Shored Up” wins at Sundance | Bainbridge Green makeover

12 years ago

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