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Health

The complicated ‘science’ of individual Communion cups

Individual communion cups were supposed to be about protection from germs. But a look back shows Americans had other reasons to stop sharing a communion cup.

8 years ago

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A banner commemorates the 1903 opening of the Octavius V. Catto Elks Lodge in Philadelphia.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly History Museum offers primer on Octavius Catto’s life

Catto died too young to leave behind much in the way of material objects. The exhibition is document-heavy, with reproductions of historic archives and imagery.

8 years ago

Close-up of Washington's Tent in Verplancks Point watercolor  (Museum of the American Revolution)
Arts & Entertainment

Newly discovered painting shows Washington’s wartime tent

Philip Mead was online looking for possible artifacts from the American Revolution when a painting up for auction caught his eye and got his heart racing.

8 years ago

Dionne Warwick waves to the crowd while accepting the Marian Anderson award.
Arts & Entertainment

Dionne Warwick honored with Marian Anderson award in Philly

Last night, the Marian Anderson Award was given to Dionne Warwick at a gala concert at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Eyes on the Page: ‘Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City,’ reviewed

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Going to the cleaners, Delaware Art Museum’s new exhibit gets some TLC

The Delaware Art Museum is hosting the first major retrospective of John Sloan’s work, but before these paintings went on display, they needed a little cleaning.

8 years ago

Jim Lonergan and Joyce Windfelder stand beside the Cpl. Charles J. Glenn Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Fishtown
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

50 years later, sustaining vivid memories of Fishtowners killed in Vietnam

Five decades later, its caretakers worry about how much longer they can keep Cpl. Charles J. Glenn 3rd U.S.M.C. Memorial going.

8 years ago

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A pair of military boots are left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during the 30th anniversary of the Rolling Thunder 'Ride for Freedom' demonstration in Washington, Sunday, May 28, 2017. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Shadows of four Michael Murphys killed in Vietnam weigh on Philly man

Earlier this year, Michael Murphy shared his story of that visit with WHYY's Commonspace, our storytelling collaboration with First Person Arts.

8 years ago

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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2015 file photo, Journalist Dan Rather attends The Independent Filmmaker Project's 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York. Rather, the former CBS anchor who has become a prominent voice against President Trump, is working on a book about patriotism. Rather’s “What Unites Us” will be published Nov. 7, 2017, by Algonquin Books. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Dan Rather’s “What Unites Us”

Guest: Dan Rather Veteran broadcaster DAN RATHER ...

Air Date: November 9, 2017

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Camden High alum Dr. Doris Carpenter, who has led the fight to preserve the Castle, in front of the school in March 2017.  (April Saul/for Newsworks)
Community

Op-ed: In Camden, the fix is in for a beloved Castle

Doris Carpenter has done everything she could to protect her alma mater, Camden High—or at least its regal, hundred-year main building ...

8 years ago

An actor portraying Thomas Jefferson helps plant a new tree in Independence National Historic Park. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

76 trees to be planted in Independence Park

The Daughters of the American Revolution donate 76 trees to Philadelphia's historic park, in preparation for the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026.

8 years ago

This Nov. 3, 2017 photo shows partially dismantled domes and spires at the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The casino that was built by now-President Donald Trump in 1990 is being converted into a Hard Rock casino resort. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Money

Iconic domes, spires removed from ex-Trump Taj Mahal casino

Work crews are dismantling the domes, minarets, and other decorations from the former Trump Taj Mahal casino. It is being converted into a new Hard Rock casino resort.

8 years ago

President John F. Kennedy, c. 1962 and President Donald Trump, c. 2017 ( (stf and Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photos)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Trump's popularity; JFK conspiracies; and reports of sexual harassment in the workplace — Americans weigh in

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

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(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Did you know New Jersey had a Levittown?

William Levitt built his third Levittown in New Jersey. He set it on the banks of Rancocas Creek in Burlington County.

8 years ago

Workers excavate coffins from a construction site in the Old City neighborhood March 9 in Philadelphia.   (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Science

Archaeologist claims hundreds of 18th-century Philly remains may have been dumped in landfill

The hundreds of remains in question would have been found between March and June at a Center City location under construction for condos.

8 years ago

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