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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Real Estate

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Industrial piers in South Philly will get new life thanks to preservation easement

Piers 38 and 40 will be part of a new development from Bart Blatstein.

2 years ago

Listen 1:05
Rendering of the proposed 76 place
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A world-class boulevard’: Master plan details new vision for Market East corridor

The study comes as the Sixers push to build a new arena in Center City Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Schuylkill Yards development project
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

What to know about Schuylkill Yards, the $3.5 billion West Philly development from Drexel and Brandywine

The project just marked a milestone with its second tower. Developers say it won’t harm the local community.

2 years ago

Opponents of the proposed 76ers arena in Chinatown display signs in City Council chambers
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

South Philly and Center City groups announce opposition to Sixers’ arena proposal

The independent groups said they want City Council to stop the billion-dollar project from moving forward.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Community

Warehouse construction starts soon at demolished South Philly refinery

Officials and business executives broke ground on the industrial and logistics campus at the former refinery site this week.

2 years ago

Rowhomes in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Money

‘A deep freeze’: Mortgage rates and home prices are sidelining Philly homebuyers

Economists say that’s not likely to change for a few more years.

2 years ago

The YWCA in Germantown.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Developer unveils new plan for Germantown YWCA amid funding concerns

The city selected KBK Enterprises to redevelop the historic property in 2016. But the building remains vacant and blighted.

2 years ago

Opponents of the proposed 76ers arena in Chinatown display signs in City Council chambers
Community
Billy Penn

Sixers arena saga: As the November election nears, the politics get messy

A timeline of everything that’s happened so far regarding 76 Place.

2 years ago

The Chinatown Coalition to Oppose the Arena walked members of the media to the site of the proposed 76ers basketball venue in Philadelphia on January 9, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We just want real data’: Anti-arena groups seek funding for separate economic study

Opponents argue the city’s analysis will be biased towards building a downtown basketball arena for the Philadelphia 76ers.

2 years ago

Workers repair a home
Community

Chester County launches Whole-Home Repairs program for homeowners with low to moderate incomes

Eligible Chester County homeowners can get up to $25,000 for home repairs that address accessibility, habitability, health, and safety issues.

2 years ago

Listen 1:11
Tia Hall, left, and Alex Robles, right, pose for a photo in the building that will serve as the new home of El Centro de Estudiantes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘This is home for us’: Former Philly factory to reopen as alternative high school

El Centro de Estudiantes has called three buildings home since 2009. It will now have what it hopes will be a permanent home.

2 years ago

People hold signs saying
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Slam dunk’ or long shot? New Sixers arena faces uncertain future

The Sixers originally hoped to be moving toward construction in June, but have since delayed the franchise’s self-imposed timeline twice.

2 years ago

Listen 8:58
Trump speaks at a podium.
Courts & Law

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire

The ruling resolves the key claim in Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, but six others remain.

2 years ago

A jacket bearing Menendez's name, along with cash from envelops found inside the Jacket during a search by federal agents of the senator's home in Harrison
Politics & Policy

Bribery case against Sen. Menendez shines light on powerful N.J. developer accused of corruption

The indictment says Menendez pestered the U.S. attorney for New Jersey and another top federal prosecutor about a bank fraud case involving his friend, developer Fred Daibes.

2 years ago

A collage shows activists against the 76ers arena plan in front of a rendering of 76 place
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Sixers arena saga: 76 Devcorp pumps the brakes on City Council approval deadline

A timeline of everything that’s happened so far regarding 76 Place.

2 years ago

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