Skip to content
Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the Delaware Valley – from news and politics to science and the arts– delivered with a fresh perspective, all in an hour. Learn something new and add your voice to energizing live conversations with co-hosts Avi Wolfman-Arent and Cherri Gregg.

Studio 2

Listen Live

Listen Live

Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here & Now is a daily news magazine, bringing you the news that breaks after
Next

Here and Now

Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here & Now is a daily news magazine, bringing you the news that breaks after "Morning Edition" and before "All Things Considered."

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Philadelphia

Members of Philly Mah-Jawn Mahjong Club
Community
Billy Penn

Philly Mah-Jawn Mahjong opens new clubhouse in Old City

The club’s membership has grown with the rise in popularity of the tabletop game across the nation.

59 mins ago

Tony Sorrentino will join the Fairmount Park Conservancy
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Fairmount Park Conservancy taps UPenn exec for top job

Tony Sorrentino will focus on private-public partnerships to boost city parks.

1 hour ago

A whimsical illustration shows a park full of people. Two sit on a seesaw made from a giant ruler. One flies a kite in the shape of the letter 'A.' Two more sunbathe atop a book the size of a blanket. A batter swings an enormous pencil to hit a ball. A bicyclist pedals on a path marked with the alphabet.
NPR
Education
NPR

Philadelphia found a way to keep kids learning in the summer, without federal dollars

Federal pandemic relief money supercharged summer learning. When that funding expired, Philadelphia found a way to keep its program going.

2 hours ago

Rebecca Carpino (left) helps Candice Davis (right) align a makeup brush
Health

Putting their best faces forward: Skin care and makeup help Philadelphia patients after medical trauma

A new therapy support group at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation helps patients regain independence and identity with makeup and skin care classes.

6 hours ago

Listen 2:45
Artist image of Glassboro-Camden Line South Camden Station
Community

Glassboro-Camden Line closer than ever, but hurdles remain before construction can begin

Some of the final documents and tests were completed before the construction of Glassboro-Camden Line, but hurdles could still derail the project.

7 hours ago

University of Pennsylvania postdoctoral researchers pose for photo
Science

Penn researchers vote to unionize amid federal health and science funding threats

Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.

8 hours ago

Listen 1:30
activists hold pots and signs, one reading END THE GENOCIDE STOP ARMING ISRAEL and a pot with the writing PEOPLE ARE
Politics & Policy

Protesters bang pots and pans at Philly’s 30th Street Station to decry growing reports of ‘famine-like’ conditions in Gaza

After being denied entrance to the busy station, activists of all ages gathered outside — banging pots and pans — to call attention to the “forced starvation” of Gaza.

15 hours ago

Remi Wolf headlined Sunday's concer
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

FDR Park hosted its first concerts in 31 years, and rain couldn’t put a damper on fans

Connor Barwin’s Make the World Better Foundation hosted its annual benefit concerts, headlined by Lucy Dacus and Remi Wolf.

23 hours ago

Philly Earth Farm & Orchard
Community
Billy Penn

Tired of the trash and heat this summer? Philly’s community gardeners are cultivating fresh alternative spaces

The city’s green spaces bring countless public health and safety benefits. Here’s how you can get involved.

1 day ago

Dick Allen in a swinging stance
Community

Phillies greats Dick Allen, Billy Wagner inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Seven-time All-Stars Dick Allen and Billy Wagner will forever be enshrined in Cooperstown for their legendary hitting and pitching achievements.

2 days ago

Listen 1:28
A woman helps kitchen staff at a senior community center
Community

Growing older faces its own unique challenges. Here’s a look at what resources are available in Philadelphia

More than a quarter of Philadelphia’s population is 55 or older, but advocates say the problems specific to them are often overlooked.

3 days ago

A SEPTA train
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

SEPTA cuts loom with August deadline: Will they affect you?

Transit service riders face reduced service, higher fares and the elimination of dozens of routes just as school and work pick up again in late August.

4 days ago

Shoppers stop and eat during Italian Market on Sunday, May 23, 1976. Photo: Don Camp (George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs/Temple University Libraries Urban Archives)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: The Italian Market’s history and future

The "Our Market Project" aims to restore, celebrate and advocate for the preservation and livelihood of Philadelphia's longstanding and beloved Italian Market.

Air Date: July 25, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 14:26
Kathryn Ott Lovell, president and CEO of Philadelphia Visitor Center
Community

Opera Philadelphia will take over Macy’s this fall

Philadelphia Visitor Center will also bring the Wanamaker Light Show back for the holidays.

4 days ago

Listen 1:15
FDR Park flooded
Community
Billy Penn

No end in sight for constant flooding of FDR Park road

The city put up a detour sign, and PennDOT says a fix could take a year or more.

4 days ago

Page 1 of 1,94612345...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Philly Mah-Jawn Mahjong opens new clubhouse in Old City

    59 mins ago

  • Fairmount Park Conservancy taps UPenn exec for top job

    1 hour ago

  • Philadelphia found a way to keep kids learning in the summer, without federal dollars

    2 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • The Infinite Art Hunt
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Schooled
  • The Statue
  • Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Young Creators Studio
  • Young, Unhoused and Unseen
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • N.I.C.E. Initiative
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© MMXXV WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org