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Painted Bride denied historic status, removing roadblock to iconic building’s sale
The historical commission heard impassioned testimony from both sides of the fate of the storied Painted Bride.
8 years ago
Listen 2:14How to boost Jersey Shore tourism: End state diversion of revenue for a start
The state’s lucrative tourism industry could get a significant bump if it stretched out its prime shore season past the summer months.
8 years ago
Listen 5:21So Percussion marks 5th year in residence at Princeton with a free concert
Princeton University went beyond the usual suspects when it selected the quartet So Percussion as their Edward T. Cone Performers in Resi ...
8 years ago
Listen 6:27Philly hospital uses ‘escape room’ to take the mystery out of sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition that's responsible for 270,000 deaths every year.
8 years ago
Listen 2:16Chinese elders ‘walk the middle path’ to better mental health
A senior center in Queens, New York offers dialectical behavior therapy —combining modern therapy and eastern philosophy to fight depression, anxiety.
8 years ago
Listen 10:45Reconsidering hormone replacement therapy
In 2002, when a giant study ended, lots of women threw their estrogen pills in the trash. In her late 50s, Barbara Paulsen reexamines the latest evidence for herself.
8 years ago
Listen 10:15City Council is back from summer break. Day 1 ended with Kenney promising money for housing.
The administration and Council came to an agreement to officially kill the 1 percent construction tax.
8 years ago
GOP nominee for lone Del. congressional seat is not your typical candidate
Scott Walker’s campaign is the solitary quest of one peculiar man who rides around in a ramshackle jalopy that doubles as a billboard.
8 years ago
Listen 4:02Outside groups spend $4.3M on Philly-area congressional races
SuperPACs focus on four of the 15 congressional races in the region.
8 years ago
Listen 3:26U.N. group calls on Iran to release Princeton graduate student
Xiyue Wang's wife created the petition that led the U.N. group to consider his case. She said she has struggled over two years to maintain a normal life for her son.
8 years ago
Listen 1:47Bringing the forest back after shale gas
The Pennsylvania DCNR is testing how best to revive areas cleared for fracking.
8 years ago
Listen 4:23For the mayor’s proposal to move forward, the construction tax’s sponsors would have to recall the construction tax bill on Thursday, Sept 13.
8 years ago
Listen 2:16Philly hospital finds depression treatment stops memory loss in African-Americans
Therapists treating depression use the method involving intentional goal setting to increase cognitive, social and physical activity.
8 years ago
Listen 2:10Survivors of child sex abuse again push Pa. to suspend statute of limitations
Lawmakers are also urged to provide a two-year window for past victims to file civil charges retroactively.
8 years ago
Listen 1:47Gov. Carney signs legislation establishing nation’s first overdose care system
Carney signed three pieces of legislation Monday aimed at addressing overdose deaths.
8 years ago
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