Philadelphia
Trump budget proposal threatens Philly’s effort to increase supply of deeply affordable units
Amid an affordable housing crisis, the Philadelphia Housing Authority is spending billions to expand its portfolio of subsidized units.
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Listen 1:11Women in the study who were obese and taking GLP-1 weight loss medications were 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than other women.
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Listen 1:23Nearly 50,000 volunteers help make the World Cup happen. Here’s how Philly’s crew will help out
From ‘Philadelphia Stadium’ to the Lemon Hill fan fest, the volunteers in their neon shirts will be a beacon of aid for fans who’ve lost their way.
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Philly schools will not cut 340 classroom jobs amid budget cuts, Mayor Parker says
Parker did not immediately say where the money would come from, but she said her team worked to find a “predictable and recurring revenue source.”
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Listen 1:15At a WHYY community event, historians and residents examined how one formerly enslaved woman's fight for freedom reveals the contradictions at the heart of America's founding.
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Listen 1:24Suburban Station’s new artistic third space makes graffiti and street art legal
“Platform X,” the latest Step Outside show, subverts America 250 expectations and invites its audience to paint on walls.
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‘Franklin’s Key’: An homage to the mythos of Ben Franklin
Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.
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Temple study finds adults who got gender-affirming surgeries happy with results, not the process
As governments try to limit gender-affirming surgeries for adults, researchers looked at how the process can be better for those who can get them.
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Listen 1:41Parking is extremely limited at the Lemon Hill World Cup fan site, but the festivities are easily accessible on the adjacent Schuylkill River Trail.
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Market Street in Old City gets a $16 million glow-up in time for America 250
Pedestrian-focused project includes a new plaza, shorter curb ramps, raised bike lanes, bus bumpouts and trees.
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City officials respond to backlash against heavy police involvement at Philly Pride
“That is not us,” police commissioner Kevin J. Bethel said, rejecting claims that the department is hostile to Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community.
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What the 52nd Street El doesn’t show you
Philly’s Walnut Hill neighborhood features Civil Rights history, science fiction origins, and some of the best food in Philly.
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The multi-disciplinary “Pepperpot” performance brings to life the 18th-century peddlers' songs from Philadelphia’s cobblestone streets.
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Listen 3:10After 100,000 votes in Herr’s Flavored by Philly: Taste of 250 contest, chip lovers have selected their top three curated concept flavors.
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After 50 years as an interview host, Gross fields questions from Nézet-Séguin about opera, life choices and smoking.
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