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(Author Imani Perry / Ecco)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Bonus Interview: Imani Perry Travels ‘South to America’

In her book, Imani Perry journeys south, below the Mason-Dixon, to explain the painful history of what she calls "the soul of a nation."

Air Date: November 5, 2022 8:00 am

Listen 49:14
Avelo Airlines is the latest to offer cheap flights to Florida from the Wilmington Airport. (Avelo photo)
Community

Delaware’s on-again, off-again relationship with commercial air travel is back on

Avelo Airlines is the latest to offer cheap flights to Florida from the Wilmington Airport. Previous carriers haven’t lasted very long before canceling flights.

3 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney (in blue) and Mable Ellis Welborn (in maroon), board chair of the Leon H. Sullivan Charitable Trust, unveil the new name of the international arrivals hall at the Philadelphia airport. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia airport names international arrivals hall after Dr. Leon Sullivan

The name of the Philadelphia activist for advocated for Black entrepreneurialism and the anti-apartheid movement will greet international travelers coming to Philly.

3 years ago

A portion of 13th Street in Philadelphia's Gayborhood has been renamed for Jeff Guaracino, the 48-year-old CEO of Visit Philadelphia, who died in December of 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly tourism trailblazer gets Gayborhood street named after him

Jeff Guaracino is known as one of the forces behind the Philly tourism campaign “Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay.”

3 years ago

LAX officials told NPR that FlyLAX.com was partially disrupted early Monday morning. The service interruption did not compromise internal airport systems and there were no operational disruptions, according to authorities. (Ashley Landis/AP)
NPR
Community

Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for knocking U.S. airport websites offline

A pro-Russian hacker group is taking credit for temporarily taking down several U.S. airport websites on Monday, though there appeared to be no impact on flight operations.

3 years ago

FILE - People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. With summer vacations winding down, airlines are counting on the return of more business travelers to keep their pandemic recovery going into fall 2022. Air travel in the United States, bolstered by huge numbers of tourists, has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Business travel, however, remains about 25% to 30% below 2019 levels, according to airlines and outfits that track sales. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Politics & Policy

White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets

The proposed rule would help consumers save money up front and encourage more competition among airlines to offer better fares.

3 years ago

Traffic on I-95 heads south toward Center City.
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Road rage, super-speeding and reckless driving on the rise

The pandemic set off a rise in speeding that hasn't stopped. This hour, we discuss incidents of road rage and dangerous reckless driving posing a threat to commuters.

Air Date: September 15, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:12
Luc Belanjer (seated) with his family and friends on the beach in Wildwood, N.J. They are among the thousands from the Canadian province of Quebec who decided to spend summer vacation in Cape May County. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Community

Canadians returning to Cape May after 2-year COVID hiatus

A vast majority of Cape May County’s Canadian tourism business has returned. Officials hope all of it will recover next year.

3 years ago

Shown is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Cramer Hill Waterfront Park in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Money

AAA: Gas prices won’t deter travelers during Labor Day holiday

Gas prices in the Philadelphia area are hovering around $4 a gallon. AAA says hundreds of thousands of residents will hit the road regardless.

3 years ago

Cheryl Lozada (right) with her husband, Tom, and daughter, Leah, on the beach in Wildwood, N.J. on August 10, 2022. Lozada said she and her family have been vacationing here since Leah was a toddler adding that they were going to come regardless of the cost. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Community

Inflation and gas prices aren’t deterring Jersey Shore visitors this summer

Despite high gas prices and inflation, Jersey Shore towns are still seeing crowds so far this summer, and expect that trend to linger the rest of the season.

3 years ago

Listen 4:15
File photo: People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 28, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Weather

Storms ground US air travelers as airlines cancel flights

Thunderstorms on the East Coast are causing travel headaches for tens of thousands of airline passengers. Airlines canceled about 1,400 flights in the U.S. by Friday evening.

3 years ago

A fantasy-esque but very real scene from this year's Philadelphia Flower Show in FDR Park. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

Dear Vogue: If you’re going to highlight Philly, please do the work and get it right

There were at least five factual errors in the fashion mag’s recent feature about the city.

3 years ago

A train speeds by, as Philadelphia skyline is visible in the background.
Weather
6abc

Amtrak implements heat restrictions between Philadelphia and New York City

According to Amtrak's website, a heat restriction means locomotive engineers must operate at slower speeds than normal.

3 years ago

Chester County has numerous sites of historical significance, including this building, which was the site of the first Pennsylvania Women’s Rights Convention in 1852. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Chester County plans to strengthen historic tourism to help rebound from the pandemic

A contractor will develop a plan to help the county prepare for Chesco’s celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026.

3 years ago

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in Trenton. (Google Maps)
Community

More Real ID appointments available in N.J., Social Security Card not required

The Motor Vehicle Comm. says you don’t need to bring proof of your Social Security number as they open 10,000 more appointments for Real ID upgrades.

3 years ago

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