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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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The milk shelf is mostly empty at a Giant grocery store on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Parker Purifoy/AP)
NPR
Community

Grocery store shortages are back. Here are some of the reasons why

No, you're not imagining it. Some grocery store shelves are bare again, conjuring bad memories of spring 2020 for many.

4 years ago

Danya Henninger (Billy Penn)
Community

Some Philly restaurant workers feel like they can’t call out — much less ask for sick pay — as omicron causes staff shortages

“There’s not a lot of people in service work that have a safety net,” said the manager at one Center City spot.

4 years ago

The Pasta Lab Philadelphia (Instagram)
Community

The Pasta Lab is turning out amazing noodles in a Kensington warehouse

It’s all made with Pennsylvania wheat and Lancaster dairy.

4 years ago

Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria is shut until further notice. (6abc)
Health

Montco temporarily closes West Norriton restaurant after hepatitis A outbreak

Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria is shut until further notice, the county says. Eleven cases of the viral liver infection are being investigated.

4 years ago

Outdoor dining at Parc on Rittenhouse Square
Health

Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate is officially in effect

For the next two weeks, restaurants may accept a negative COVID-19 test from the past 24 hours in lieu of proof of full vaccination.

4 years ago

Collard grows at the Life Do Grow urban farm in North Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of Urban Creators)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

At Life Do Grow farm, North Philly residents plant the seeds of a sovereign future

The farmers at Life Do Grow, a green oasis run by Urban Creators, a nonprofit, provide food for hundreds of North Philly families. They need support.

4 years ago

The Lunar Inn is one of the places crowdfunding support for staff during the omicron surge (Facebook / The Lunar Inn)
Community
Billy Penn

Restaurant workers in Philly are turning to GoFundMe to survive COVID closures (again)

This wave of forced shutdowns is coming during what’s usually the busy season.

4 years ago

Onions on display in a supermarket
NPR
Health

Food recalls have dropped off during the pandemic, but no one is entirely sure why

When the pandemic hit last year, restaurants closed and grocery stores struggled to keep their shelves stocked. A shift also occurred in the national food safety system.

4 years ago

People seated at the bar inside a restaurant.
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the newest indoor dining restrictions

P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear how residents are reacting to the forthcoming restrictions.

4 years ago

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A tropical, non-alcoholic Shirley Temple.  (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)
Community

Celebrating sober: How to support non-drinkers in a boozy holiday world

As we move toward a new year and the revelry that comes with it, there is a good chance we know someone who isn’t drinking or is thinking of giving it up.

4 years ago

Pre-Packaged salad sits on the shelf at a Bell Market grocery store June 19, 2003 in San Francisco, California.   (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Fresh Express and Dole recall hundreds of salad products over listeria concerns

The companies are asking customers to throw the potentially affected products away immediately.

4 years ago

Yuengling beer
Community

Yuengling accuses Bud Light of trampling on trademark

Bud Light had been calling its forthcoming brew the “next generation of beer.” Yuengling says that's too close to the trademarked slogan it uses for its low-carb brew Flight.

4 years ago

The former McDonald's at Broad and Carpenter streets
Community
Billy Penn

McDonald’s are closing across Philly’s downtown, but the one in University City could make a return

What’s replacing all these fast-food joints?

4 years ago

Amy Brandwein, chef and owner of Centrolina, prepares a dish in her restaurant kitchen, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Washington. While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without restrictions and often bustling, they are entering their second winter of the coronavirus pandemic anxious about what’s ahead. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Health

Restaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll

They’re squeezed by labor shortages and skyrocketing food costs and the omicron variant is looming.

4 years ago

Diners are seen from a window at Drinker's Pub
Community

That Philly vaccine mandate for indoor dining? Business owners mostly like it, but they have questions

The new rules take effect on Jan. 3. But business owners are wondering how to verify vaccine cards are legit and handle issues that arise.

4 years ago

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