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A rider looks at a landscape with stone towers that reach into the sky, with a giant yellow glowing tree at the center.
The Pulse
Science

Why archaeologists study virtual worlds from video games

There’s a growing field of academic study where archaeologists study virtual worlds, or work with game developers to recreate historical sites.

1 year ago

Listen 12:11
A rendering and map of the Chinatown Stitch project.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The ‘Chinatown Stitch’ looks to rejoin a neighborhood divided by the Vine Street Expressway

Philadelphia plans to reunite a divided Chinatown by capping a section of the Vine Street Expressway.

1 year ago

The old Montgomery County Prison, built in 1854 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, closed in 1987. (Library of Congress)
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Preserving the Airy Street Prison, ‘Untenable’ City Bus Depot, ‘Stand Up and Shout’

Today, the debate over Norristown's historic Airy Street prison. And, the new HBO Max documentary "Stand Up and Shout," songs from a Philly high school.

Air Date: November 9, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:21
The Capital One arena in DC
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

What it took to build a basketball arena in the middle of D.C.’s Chinatown

The process isn’t the same as Philly, but as the Sixers press forward, it can be useful to understand how it happened.

2 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus
Community
Billy Penn

These prominent Philadelphia landmarks are still named after Christopher Columbus

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.

2 years ago

Meris Westberg works to restore a wall
Community

Burlington County Prison Museum is restoring decades-old graffiti created by prisoners

The $2.9 million conservation project began in May and includes a new roof and other masonry work at the museum.

2 years ago

Listen 1:15
A rendering of a proposed Sixers arena
Studio 2

Sixers Arena on Market East, Madame Fromage, Flags and Vexillology

The ongoing debate surrounding the 76ers arena on Market East has reached a boiling point, with multiple stakeholders now entering the fray. We have the latest updates.

Air Date: October 5, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:16
Rendering of Wells Fargo Center exterior
Urban Planning

Wells Fargo Center adding LED screens, lights in final phase of transformation project

New LED screens, lighting, and canopies at the Wells Fargo Center will be completed by early 2024.

2 years ago

A view of the current Palace of Depression under construction.
Community

Vineland’s Palace of Depression is flourishing with the aid of volunteers

The Palace of Depression was built in 1932 out of one man’s imagination, but was destroyed in the 1960s. A decade later, a father and son worked to rebuild it.

2 years ago

Listen 4:42
19-year-old Saulih Khalifah
Community
6abc

Philly teen carpenter apprentice helps transform Wells Fargo Center

19-year-old Saulih Khalifah, initially signed up for labor duties at the Wells Fargo Center, but found himself in the Carpenters' Apprentice Ready Program. More doors opened.

2 years ago

The photo shows a single wind turbine
Studio 2

I-95 Refill and Repave, Net Zero, Jane Wong’s “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City”

Net zero by 2050 is the national goal. Can we achieve this? And what needs to change to stay on track? Also, we talk to the engineer who helped to refill I-95.

Air Date: June 21, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 43:12
Architectural rendering of 76 Place
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New renderings provide more detailed look at Sixers arena proposal for Center City

The renderings come while the city is in the process of evaluating the impact of 76 Place.

2 years ago

Listen 1:53
The exterior of the
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia is moving closer to selling the Roundhouse. Residents say it shouldn’t be demolished

The city has said it would release a request for proposal sometime this year.

2 years ago

Looking up inside the dome at the N.J. Capitol building
Politics & Policy

$300M N.J. statehouse renovation wraps up as governor moves in

More than six years after the project was announced, the badly-needed renovations are almost entirely done.

2 years ago

Firefighters attempt to control the Camdem home that Dr. Martin Luther King spent time in.
Community
6abc

Owner of Martin Luther King Jr. house that burned in Camden vows to rebuild

Pastor Khan says Dr. King spent time at the New Jersey home from 1948 to 1951 while studying at the Crozer Theological Seminary.

2 years ago

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