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Rowhouses line Spruce Street in Fitler Square. (Emma Lee/ WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

‘Rowhouse’ vs. ‘rowhome’? The tangled history of a uniquely Philadelphia term

Nothing gets Philadelphia grammarians riled up more than a question of local dialect. Enter: the debate over Philadelphia’s most common building.

6 years ago

Sonny Hill of 94 WIP has been working in radio for 50 years. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Staying power: Sonny Hill celebrates 50 years in the broadcasting industry

The host of "In the Living Room," which airs Sundays on 94WIP Sportsradio, spoke to WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn about breaking new ground.

6 years ago

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Sen. Josh Hawley has made it a point to challenge the major tech companies since his election in 2018. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Lawmaker aims to curb social media addiction with new bill

Sen. Josh Hawley's Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology, or SMART, Act would ban features that encourage prolonged engagement such as infinite scrolling and autoplay.

6 years ago

PhillyCAM at 7th and Ranstead streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Community media makers in Philly feel ‘rug pulled out’ with proposed FCC rule change

PhillyCAM, which runs the city’s public access channels, celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall, but a proposed federal rule change threatens its funding.

6 years ago

Listen 4:17
Late black society photographer Robert Mendelsohn in his natural states FACEBOOK / ROBERT MENDELSOHN
Community
Billy Penn

The white Jewish photographer who showcased Philly’s black society has died

Feltonville native Robert Mendelsohn was 61.

6 years ago

Nikolaos Tzima Hatziefstathiou, also known as “Nik the Hat.”  (Nik Tzima Hatziefstathiou Facebook page)
Courts & Law

DA says Delco man faked racist email, impersonated national journalists

The Delco DA’s Office says Nikolaos Tzima Hatziefstathiou, 25, faked the premises of articles, doctored government documents, and impersonated the press.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom at 801 Market St. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

Why the Inquirer slashed nearly 40 jobs — but is still optimistic about its future

The newspaper says it has five years to turn things around.

7 years ago

 2018 exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University celebrated the artistic legacy of MAD magazine. (Andrew Welsh-Huggins/AP)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Satirical staple ‘MAD’ to exit newsstands and recycle its classic material

The funny, freckled face of Alfred E. Neuman is more or less retiring.

7 years ago

Librarian Marion Stokes recorded more than 30 years of television on 70,000 VHS tapes. (Courtesy of Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project)
The Why
Community

The Philly woman who videotaped a million hours of TV

Decades before YouTube, Marion Stokes taped everything on TV — nearly a million hours of it. Was she a hoarder or an archivist?

Air Date: July 3, 2019

Listen 12:32
Facebook says it plans to make advertisements for U.S. jobs and credit products searchable for all users. The databases expand on a legal settlement reached in March over discrimination blamed on Facebook’s highly customized ad-targeting. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Facebook to make jobs, credit ads searchable

Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a settlement designed to eliminate discrimination.

7 years ago

Bill Sidler, Lori Howlett, Gretchen Sidler, and Dorrie Dillagoue came together with their running group for an afternoon of tacos and drinks at Tacohocken. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’

Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.

7 years ago

Listen 4:48
The Pottstown Mercury and the Times Herald of Norristown, both owned by Alden Global Capital, often publish the same stories by the same reporters. On a recent Monday, Evan Brandt had front page stories in both papers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Who’s filling the local news void in Philly’s suburbs?

As local newspapers Philly suburbs continue to shrink, dozens of scrappy, new media startups have risen to fill the gaps in coverage. What that means for your community.

Air Date: June 27, 2019

Listen 12:43
(Skyline photo: Mark Henninger)
Community
Billy Penn

Billy Penn Awards: Brought to you by cheesesteaks, hoagies, innovators and makers

The Billies are a festive fundraiser for local news.

7 years ago

(Courtesy Root Quarterly and Dosage)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Long live print? Two new arts and culture mags hit Philly this year

The backers of Root Quarterly and Dosage are investing in glossies.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams, pictured here in 2018 (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Retribution? Jewell Williams might pull sheriff sale ads from newspapers after primary defeat

The department is “reevaluating” the nearly $8 million it spends annually to advertise auctions in local newspapers — with an eye toward cancelling some ad buys.

7 years ago

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