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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Cleanup efforts in Mullica Hill.
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New Jersey’s largest dairy farm nearly destroyed in tornado

An EF3 tornado ripped through Mullica Hill and nearly demolished Wellacrest Farms. More than a dozen cows have died and several more remain missing.

4 years ago

Two people pose at grand opening of Mask Melanin Market in Glassboro.
Community

Black marketplace moves from Camden to Glassboro, its ‘vibe of the tribe’ intact

Now, the Camden residents behind the popular Mask Melanin Market showcasing Black entrepreneurs have big plans to recreate their “very own Tulsa.”

4 years ago

Maudy Mendez, owner of Maudy's Hispanic Cuisine located on East Market Street in Georgetown, takes a brief break from cooking on Wednesday.    (Butch Comegys/Delaware State News)
Community

Post pandemic, Latino businesses in southern Delaware strive to regain footing

Latino-owned businesses have tended to receive less support from the government and have had a harder time recovering from pandemic-related losses.

4 years ago

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Money

Aqua Pennsylvania looks to increase suburban water bills by 17% for up to 490,000 customers

The company has filed a rate request with the state Public Utility Commission, seeking to increase water bills by 17% and wastewater bills by 33%.

4 years ago

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Health

Don’t stop testing: Advice for business leaders hoping to bring workers back amid new COVID rise

Some of Delaware’s top business leaders heard from experts about returning employees to the office as the state’s COVID cases continue to climb.

4 years ago

Hathorne restaurant owner John Stephenson holds a sign for a pop-up restaurant which will cover the Hathorne sign when that restaurant is open, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Stephenson hosts temporary restaurants, known as pop-ups which he lets use his space, in an effort to help them weather the pandemic. Most recently, Hathorne hosts the pop-up St. Vito Focacciaria pizza company, which sign he holds, every Sunday night. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Community

Pop-up restaurants may stick around as COVID sees resurgence

As re-openings across the country are threatened by a rise in COVID-19 cases, pop-up creators and hosts are asking, “What next?”

4 years ago

(Brennan Linsley, AP Photo)
Community

Advocates and industry like what they see of New Jersey’s cannabis rules … so far

People are still reviewing the 160 pages of initial rules for New Jersey’s adult cannabis market. Advocates and those in the industry like what they’ve seen so far.

4 years ago

W Hotel Philadelphia
Urban Planning
Philadelphia Business Journal

After 6 years of development, W Philadelphia hotel set to open Friday with plenty of local flavor

After more than six years of development, the long-awaited W Philadelphia hotel at 1439 Chestnut St. will open on Friday.

4 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in prescription bottles
Politics & Policy

N.J. approves first set of rules for recreational weed sales. Here’s what you need to know

Nearly a year after residents voted to legalize it, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission planted the seeds for recreational marijuana use.

4 years ago

Glass containers display varieties of marijuana for sale on shelves
Politics & Policy

N.J. commission to release rules for recreational weed businesses

Several months after voters overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana, potential businesses will learn the rules they have to follow to operate.

4 years ago

Saweetie speaks at Sprite's Live from the Label Virtual Concert Series in Los Angeles. The best-selling rapper recently became the latest celebrity to have her own branded meal at McDonald's. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for Sprite)
NPR
Community

As brands reach for diverse customers, McDonald’s launches a Saweetie celebrity meal

Multi-platinum rapper Saweetie, who rose to fame with her hit single "Icy Girl," is teaming up with McDonald's to bring a little twist to her favorite menu order for her fans.

4 years ago

Co-founders Jay Ortiz (left) and Darnell Schoolfield (right) outside Art From the Heart Gallery in Philadelphia’s Brewerytown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly’s first NFT gallery abruptly closing in Brewerytown, looking to reopen in Fishtown

There’s a final bash to raise funds for the unexpected move.

4 years ago

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Health

‘Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul’

Time Magazine's Jamie Ducharme on the rise and fall of Juul and how the e-cigarette company went from helping people quit smoking to hooking teens on vaping.

Air Date: August 12, 2021 10:00 am

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Saba Tedla is the owner of Booker’s Restaurant and Bar on Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘Less than adequate time’: Even supporters worry about Philly’s quick indoor mask mandate

Announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, even backers see the new rules as another example of the city reacting to the virus, not getting ahead of it.

4 years ago

Diners eat and drink at the Hungry Rhino restaurant in Windsor Locks, Conn., Friday, March 19, 2021. Beginning today, limits have been lifted at Connecticut restaurants, non-theater indoor recreation centers, libraries, museums, aquariums, gyms and fitness centers, retail shops, offices, personal services establishments and houses of worship. Mask-wearing, distancing and cleaning protocols will still be required. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to restaurants requiring proof of vaccination

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philly to see how residents are feeling about the growing list of restaurants requiring proof of vaccination to dine indoors.

4 years ago

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