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NewsWorks Tonight, October 12, 2017

Philadelphia City Council members Helen Gym and Mark Squilla support the creation of safe injection sites.  As Philadelphia, Camden, Wil ...

Air Date: October 12, 2017

Listen 22:29
The future site of the Mamie Nichols Townhomes, 1400-1428 South Taylor Street, in Point Breeze, Philadelphia. (Google Maps)
Speak Easy
Urban Planning

Point Breeze needs development without displacement

The story of gentrification is not unique to Philadelphia, but I'm concerned with the current tone of discussion around development.

9 years ago

 Local resident Rick Alvarez speaks with Councilman Mark Squilla at the Somerset Neighbors For Better Living meeting on Monday. (Joel Wolfram/For WHYY)
Community

Kensington residents say drug users causing more problems in the wake of Conrail cleanup

Residents in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood say conditions have gotten worse there since the city and Conrail began sealing ...

9 years ago

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View Finders
Community

Southwest Philly steps out to show neighborhood pride

The skies were blue and the air was crisp Saturday morning at 72nd Street and Woodland Avenue as the Rev. Paul “Earthquake” M ...

9 years ago

Activists block a street as police officers look on during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Immigration crackdown reaches deep into New Jersey communities

New data reveals that more than 90 percent of the state’s municipalities have cases pending in immigration court, the fifth-largest cas ...

9 years ago

Keystone Crossroads
Community

Listen to Grapple: How one Pa. community has been dealing with racial tension

Keystone Crossroads recently examined one Pennsylvania community where racial tension has turned violent, even fatal, multiple times over ...

9 years ago

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Community

Wilmington ranked among best small cities in America

Once dubbed Murder Town, USA, the city of Wilmington is now considered one of America’s best small cities. The online lifes ...

9 years ago

 Mt. Airy residents are shown attending a community meeting on Aug. 15. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)
Speak Easy
Community

Medical Marijuna? Yes. This location? No.

On April 25, more than 300 residents of Mt. Airy filled the sanctuary of Oxford Presbyterian Church for a three-hour meeting to hear from ...

9 years ago

 Mary Griffin has lived in the same home in Philadelphia's Brewerytown for almost 40 years. This summer she had to pack up and move because her landlord sold the house she rented. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

In Philadelphia’s rapidly changing Brewerytown, a neighborhood’s gain is one resident’s loss

Brewerytown has changed. Its close proximity to the park, public transportation, and Center City has made it one of Philadelphia’s ...

9 years ago

Speak Easy
Community

In Camden, a search for hope by candlelight

I go to way too many candlelight vigils. They are the sunset rituals where loved ones gather following a violent death, often held ...

9 years ago

Kristin Buenaventura, of West Philadelphia, smiles as her pet-bird Pepino sits on her shoulder at the annual Clark Park Festival in West Philadelphia, On Saturday July 7th, 2017. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)
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Community

Intimate, eclectic crowd turn out for annual festival in Clark Park [photos]

The trees lining the wide grass bowl provide plenty of shade for fans of one of the acts taking center stage at the Clark Park Festival, ...

9 years ago

The Pulse
Science

Science and the Fourth of July

Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...

Air Date: June 30, 2017

Listen 48:33
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

How gerrymandering can make your vote worthless

When voters cast ballots for state representatives last fall, millions of Americans essentially had no choice: In 42 percent of all such ...

9 years ago

Children play a game of tug of war at Eid al-Fitr festivities in FDR Park in South Philadelphia, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (Annie Risemberg for NewsWorks)
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Community

Philly Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr with outdoor celebrations [photos]

For many years, large public prayer gatherings have been held on Eid al-Fitr in Clara Muhammad Square, which is adjacent to a large mosqu ...

9 years ago

A backyard fireworks display. (<a href=Photo via flickr)" title="fireworks-3" width="1" height="1"/>
The Pulse
Health

A reformed fireworks enthusiast now stays inside on the Fourth

Each year, a Missouri  man created a bigger and more explosive pyrotechnics display — until the summer an ATF agent showed up at his d ...

9 years ago

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