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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books
Community
Billy Penn

Uncle Bobbie’s window smashed in apparent robbery at beloved Germantown cafe

The coffee shop and bookstore from author Marc Lamont Hill is focused on uplifting Philly’s Black community.

6 years ago

This April 13, 2019, file photo, shows rows of homes, in suburban Salt Lake City.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Urban Planning

Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs

Trump is trying to win over suburbanites by promising to protect their “beautiful" neighborhoods from the racial unrest that has gripped some U.S. cities this summer.

6 years ago

Bagged up trash sit outside Philly homes
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly sanitation workers blame filthy streets on ‘poor management’; apologize for rotting trash

Philadelphia sanitation workers say Mayor Jim Kenney’s management is to blame for the mounds of stinky trash proliferating across the city.

6 years ago

Signs posted around the offices of Ceiba in Norris Square, Kensington encourage visitors to participate in the 2020 census. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

Only half of Philly has filled out the census. Help is heading to low-response neighborhoods

Philly neighborhoods with the lowest self-response rates can expect to see socially distant, pop-up census booths this summer.

6 years ago

The owners of 2031 Washington Ave. plan to put a four-story residential complex atop the existing commercial building. (PlanPhilly staff)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Developers spar over competing visions for a changing Washington Avenue

Critics of Washington Avenue development say parking and curb cuts would harm efforts to make the corridor more walkable for decades to come.

6 years ago

A woman holds her hands in a prayer position in the video by Kevin Nguyen projected during the 'Cleanse' exhibit in the Italian Market on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Lori Waselchuk)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘We want to fill this space with light’: Philly artists, residents ‘cleanse’ Rizzo wall

Michelle Angela Ortiz and other Philly artists want to honor the community that has grown around the historic Ninth Street Market on the wall that once featured Frank Rizzo.

6 years ago

This rendering shows Germantown High as a mixed-use development including a school, apartments, co-working and a cafe. (Courtesy of Woodcock Design)
PlanPhilly
Community

Germantown High’s $50M housing remake moves forward over community concerns

Many Germantown residents want to see firmer commitments around affordable housing and community hiring from developers Jack Azran and Eli Alon.

6 years ago

Gloria and Hugo Nievas just bought an air conditioner to install in their Hunting Park home. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

As NYC gives at-risk seniors AC units, Philly asks them to find relief in a neighbor’s home

While New York has processed over 25,000 requests for air conditioning units, Philadelphia has struggled to come up with a plan to protect residents from the heat.

6 years ago

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Outdoor dining at P'unk Burger and Flannel on East Passyunk Avenue.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Passyunk postpones outdoor dining event after gun pulled in Old City mask fight

An altercation over mask-wearing alarms Philadelphia business districts considering street closures to allow expanded outdoor dining.

6 years ago

Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson led a protest chant, “Don’t shoot, I want to live” as residents fed up with gun violence marched through South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘It’s not normal’: After violent Fourth of July weekend, South Philly residents march for change

After a violent Fourth of July weekend, South Philly residents march for change and demand investments in violence intervention programs.

6 years ago

Gilberto Padilla, 78, and Carmen Román, 70, set up their chairs in the shade in Norris Square to beat the heat. (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Philly to open spray grounds as COVID complicates city’s response to dangerous heat

City officials are trying to balance social distancing needs against the health risks of prolonged exposure to heat.

6 years ago

Volunteers with New Kensington CDC clean up in Kensington on June 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘What we need is leadership’: Kensington councilmembers say mayor is failing community

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.

6 years ago

Writer Talia Stinson out in her Old City neighborhood (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY).
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

I’m a Black woman living in a mostly white Philly neighborhood — on my own terms.

I’m a Black woman living in a mostly white Philly neighborhood during the pandemic and civic unrest. I won’t tone myself down to make you more comfortable.

6 years ago

The University City area is one of the most heavily patrolled in Philadelphia. (Billy Penn/Google Maps)
Community
Billy Penn

University City has 5 overlapping police patrols, so Black students and neighbors walk cautiously

The area between Mantua and Kingsessing is inundated with local law enforcement.

6 years ago

A street sweeper works along Kensington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Street sweeping to continue in 6 Philly neighborhoods and on business corridors

Budget cuts, however, will prevent a planned expansion of the city’s street cleaning program.

6 years ago

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