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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Housing

An aerial view of Wayne Junction in Germantown
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Blown away’: Philly real estate program hits $50 million in loans

Jumpstart Germantown has grown from a neighborhood-based program to a citywide effort to create more affordable housing.

1 year ago

Listen 1:21
Susan Denby, 61, and Bill Felton, 70, stand in front of an open field on a narrow, paved road.
Community

Upper Providence residents are pushing back against a massive, 1,200-unit development on Parkhouse property

Some residents fear the project's scope will tarnish the neighborhood’s rural character, threaten the environment and exacerbate a growing stormwater issue.

1 year ago

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A for sale sign is visible on a street in Fishtown, Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Community

Racial homeownership gap persists in Philly metro, analysis finds

The finding suggests the metro’s racial homeownership gap is the result of systemic roadblocks that go beyond income, according to a report released last week.

1 year ago

Listen 1:27
Apartment buildings in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Number of new housing units in Center City area hits 5-year high

The benchmark comes as the area continues to see population growth, including an increase in the number of New York transplants.

1 year ago

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Dawud Bey, owner of Fine Print Construction
Urban Planning

Turn the Key breaks ground on 17th affordable housing complex in Grays Ferry

Developments like these can help bring more Black and brown homeowners to the area, says one local developer.

2 years ago

Listen 1:22
Patricia Vaughn speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly could get affordable housing for seniors raising grandchildren

Philadelphia developers could get millions to build more affordable senior housing, and new rules promote building intergenerational apartments.

2 years ago

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Pa. capitol building
Community
Spotlight PA

Pa. mortgage program, closed for over a year to resolve backlog, will reopen in March, officials say

A Spotlight PA analysis reveals the program has funds to help more than 3,000 homeowners.

2 years ago

A massive fire is seen overhead in Francisville, Philadelphia
Community
6abc

Investigators search for cause after massive fire in Philadelphia’s Francisville neighborhood

Fire officials say 20 people may be displaced.

2 years ago

A view from above a neighborhood
NPR
Urban Planning

The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

As Americans struggle to find affordable housing, cities are realizing their own rules have made it too hard and expensive to build the homes they need.

2 years ago

Condos for sale in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Money

Would-be homebuyers in Philly to face another challenging spring season

The city’s residential housing market is hot, but there’s not much to buy.

2 years ago

Listen 1:06
The entrance to Joyce's Place
Community

New Project Home opens on Valentine’s Day, providing ‘a beautiful home’ to women who are unhoused and disabled in Philly

The Tudor-style manor opened on Valentine’s Day and will be home to 25 disabled women who experienced homelessness.

2 years ago

Food pantry
Education

2 Montco colleges want to help students facing food and housing insecurity. Will other suburban colleges join in?

Gwynedd Mercy University, Montgomery County Community College and several community partners teamed up and launched the College Student Basic Needs Program.

2 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Pa. home repair and energy efficiency program resuscitated in Shapiro’s budget proposal

The program can pay for improvements that help Pa. homes adapt to climate change and lower their carbon emissions.

2 years ago

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Juanita Clark speaks to a group of protesters
Community

‘I’m still freezing’: Oak Lake Court tenants demand SBG Management fix their apartments within 9 days

Over 40 people rallied outside a West Oak Lane apartment complex after multiple tenants complained that their heaters didn’t work, and management refused to fix them.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘Bold and targeted action’: Legislative package seeks to protect Philly renters and homeowners

The bills are part of City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier’s “Defying Displacement” campaign.

2 years ago

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