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Design Philadelphia exhibit displays art made from reclaimed materials
/adaptations/ is an exhibit that focuses on art made from reclaimed materials. Part of the ...
13 years ago
What Are We Thinking: Assessing the presidential debates
Frank Newport and Dave Heller discuss the upcoming presidential debate, to be done in a town hall-style format. ...
13 years ago
Blogger: Philadelphia is a city that is worth fighting for
NewsWorks blogger, bestselling author, and award-winning columnist Solomon Jones talks to NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller about his bl ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia group helped push get out the vote efforts in Venezuelan election
Casa de Venezuela sent busloads of Venezuelan citizens to New York to vote in this past weekend’s election. The group’s co-fo ...
13 years ago
Del. environmental secretary talks about increasing outdoor play time for kids
The First State is working to ensure that residents, and especially children, get to experience Delaware’s outdoor offerings.   ...
13 years ago
In its first three weeks, 311 app shows popularity, few issues
Philadelphia’s long-awaited 311 app is getting plenty of downloads in its first few weeks, and relatively few issues. Technic ...
13 years ago
Debate night is a big night for FactCheck.org
President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may have ...
13 years ago
More than half of Americans now own a smart phone or tablet
According to a new Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism study, more than half of Americans own a tablet or smart phon ...
13 years ago
University City forecast sees continuation of recent fortunes
University City is a 2.4-square-mile area just west of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. And if you haven’t had cause to check ...
13 years ago
New Jersey to start assessing kids as young as pre-K
New Jersey joins neighbor Delaware and other states embarking on a new program to assess children as they enter kindergarten. NewsW ...
13 years ago
Dave and Frank Newport discuss the latest in election polling at the national, state and local level. ...
13 years ago
How the Navy Yard went high-tech
At the very bottom of Broad Street is an island the size of Center City. In its day, huge Navy ships were built there and re ...
13 years ago
ListenHome remedy: Doctor’s office in Camden high rise is an ER alternative
Residents of one Camden, N.J., high-rise — Northgate II — now have a new health-care option, a doctor’s office in the ground fl ...
13 years ago
ListenGood bye ivory tower, hello social media: academics struggle to make ideas accessible
Thanks to the powerful lure of social media, academia is making a big shift right now. Traditionally, academics speak their own la ...
13 years ago
ListenNew supermarket chains starting to dominate local market
New full-service supermarket chains are starting to make inroads in the region. NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller talks about the change ...
13 years ago