Pennsylvania
Wake-up call or washout: flood insurance reform threatens Pa. river towns
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, is hundreds of miles from the boardwalk and the beach, but mere steps from the Susquehanna River. And while n ...
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[Video] Fast trip down the Schuylkill River to Philly
Recently, about a hundred hardy souls paddled down the Schuylkill River, from the quiet banks of Schuylkill Haven to the skyscrapers of P ...
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Balancing flood protection and fun in Pa.’s river towns
Can you have flood protection and river access? One city found a way — at a steep price.
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Lots of red tape for building waterfront projects in Pa., but it could be worse
Pennsylvania cities are investing in their waterfronts, improving public access and hoping economic benefits will follow. But getting there is complicated.
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The historic waterfront development that helped transform Pittsburgh: Point State Park
On a recent weekend stroll at Point State Park, in Pittsburgh, visitors sunned themselves in the grass and along the low walls of the par ...
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Woodblock prints from first steps of Wharton Esherick’s career published again
The first carved woodblock prints by Wharton Esherick, an artist who was a major figure in American crafts, have just been republished. T ...
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How much does Pennsylvania spend on public schools, and how are costs shared?
Pennsylvania’s system for distributing its state education aid has been rated by some surveys as one of the most regressive in the ...
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Capitol recap: how would pensioners be treated in a municipal bankruptcy?
Short answer: it depends on the judge. Some legal scholars have long held that a bankruptcy judge can cut pension benefits because ...
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Rivers, industry and cars: a historian looks at river towns along lower Schuylkill
Historian and blogger Michael Tolle recently moved away from his home of 36 years near the Schuylkill River valley, but that doesn’t me ...
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What is a City Revitalization and Improvement Zone?
One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: the City Revitalization & Improvem ...
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Why does Pa. have so many local governments?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? S ...
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State lawmakers face hurdles to expanding economic development program for cities
State legislators have been pushing to increase the number of CRIZ designations, but financial and political factors could keep these str ...
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Bethlehem then and now, from steel town to arts community
On a recent summer evening, hundreds of people - lawn chairs and blankets in tow flocked to SteelStacks, a premiere arts campus at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant
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Paying tribute to the women who helped integrate Pennsylvania’s health care system
Alumnae from the Mercy-Douglass School of Nursing returned to Philadelphia recently to remember their time together in the 1940s and 50s. ...
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Weekly Entertainment Guide – ‘A Longwood Christmas,’ ‘Tributaries,’ and ‘Aladdin’
Looking for something to do this holiday season? WHYY’s Robin Bloom has some recommendations on what’s happening in the Phila ...
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