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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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A sign posted on the door of the Regina Rose Apartments in Elkins Park, Pa., warns of structural danger. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Where’s the help?’ displaced Elkins Park tenants ask, after apartment building declared unsafe

Tenants were told to evacuate in late June. Resources are running thin, families are split apart, and pleas to the landlord go largely ignored, they say.

4 years ago

Tents set up by people experiencing homelessness along Kensington Avenue
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Courts & Law

Housing activists drop lawsuit against Kenney administration over encampment sweeps

Housing activists withdrew a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration over a plan to allegedly displace people living in a Kensington encampment.

4 years ago

Rowhouses in the Hunting Park neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

35,000 Philly residents have applied for rent relief as spending deadlines loom

The city is seeking tenants and landlords to apply for rental assistance so it can disperse state and federal money before looming deadlines.

4 years ago

Plastic bags can be seen through the window of a restaurant
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 06/28/21

How will Philly's plastic bag ban play out for small businesses? Are we paying enough attention to foster care youth once they age out of the system?

Air Date: June 28, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
President Biden speaks at the White House
Politics & Policy

CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it’s last time

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, extended the evictions moratorium from June 30 until July 31.

4 years ago

Tents set up by people experiencing homelessness along Kensington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Kensington encampments persist after a lawsuit, a canceled sweep, and protest

Protestors, police, and encampment residents mingled on Kensington Ave., one day after a Villanova prof sued the city over its treatment of homeless people.

4 years ago

A robot portrait painter created a gallery of 'everyday geniuses'
Community

Local artists donate nearly 200 pieces of original artwork to people experiencing homelessness

People experiencing homelessness will have the opportunity to receive pieces of original artwork from local artists as part of SELF Inc.

4 years ago

Stacy Shamburger says West End's new housing units will provide homes for young adults who have left the foster care system. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

‘We are mom, dad, everything’: Helping former foster kids find a home

West End Neighborhood House has 23 homes for ex-foster children and is building room for 10 more young adults. The agency is also creating a drop-in center.

4 years ago

Listen 1:30
Isabel Miranda brushes the hair of her 4-year-old son, Julian, in their rental apartment
Politics & Policy

After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help

Housing advocates say that without the moratorium the only thing standing between tenants and eviction is the more than $50 billion in aid the federal government has promised.

4 years ago

Philadelphia cleared out a homeless encampment at the 12th/13th Street PATCO station on May, 5, 2021. By the afternoon, at least one occupant had returned. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Police clear PATCO encampment as City Council challenges Philly’s homeless strategy

Philadelphia’s top homelessness official defended the city’s strategy for housing people in need and pointed to long-term funding challenges.

4 years ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA takes pride in cleaning, increased security at Somerset Station

SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said the Market-Frankford Line station is now a model for other stations in the system.

4 years ago

Transit police forcibly remover a violent passenger from a SEPTA bus in Upper Darby, Pa., around 1 a.m. on March 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Fear for your life’: What it feels like to drive a SEPTA shuttle overnight

Drivers say they are overwhelmed by people struggling with homelessness and addiction. SEPTA has only 7 social workers to help contain the crisis.

4 years ago

Tiffani Szabara and her daughter Cadence
Education

The COVID year: A single mom’s fight to keep her kids in school and her family together

A year ago, Tiffani Szabara was managing a restaurant and living a stable life with her four kids in a middle-class suburb. Then COVID struck.

4 years ago

Listen 5:04
Tawanda Jones brings unhoused individuals to Cherry Hill Mall
Community

Occupy Cherry Hill: Unhoused people gather at upscale mall to protest lack of warming centers

Tawanda Jones is staging sit-ins to protest the lack of warming centers for those experiencing homelessness in Camden. The state’s involvement gives her hope.

4 years ago

Joel Embiid
Community
NBC10

Joel Embiid’s donation to Philly area shelters is why Sixers fans love him

Embiid's donation will provide meals, clothing, COVID treatment, health care, summer camp and essential care for teens, the team announced in a release Saturday.

4 years ago

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