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The Oval stretches car-free play onto the Parkway this summer
Ashley Hahn checks in on The Oval, a summertime experience geared at making the Parkway better for people.
6 years ago
Listen 4:53Veterans’ poems address psychic wounds of Vietnam
Vietnam vets gather in Center City to share contributions to a new anthology of poetry about the scars of war.
6 years ago
Listen 6:56Killers of Philly cop take plea deal to avoid death penalty
Family members of Sgt. Robert Wilson III were told late Friday about the plea deal for brothers Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams that offered life plus 50 to 100 years.
6 years ago
Listen 1:57While new technologies have allowed farms to produce more milk, fewer people are consuming it, causing milk prices to plummet and creating a surplus that often ends up wasted.
6 years ago
Listen 5:06His grandson’s gift strikes a chord with past, helps him tune up physical rehab
6 years ago
Listen 4:53A year after ICE arrests at Chesco mushroom farm, how many were actually deported?
Attorneys say arrests at or near workplaces are becoming more common in Pennsylvania, as the U.S. ramps enforcement of immigration laws.
6 years ago
Poll: Americans see Trump as intelligent and strong, but not honest, likable, or admirable
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
6 years ago
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Listen 6:29Rx: zucchini, brown rice, turkey soup Medicaid plan offers food as medicine
A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their health.
6 years ago
Listen 7:11Blazing a trail for African-American racers
Leonard Miller’s first car was a 1940 Ford Club Coupe, a chop-top convertible that he modified with a Mercury motor and a transmission pulled from a Lincoln.
6 years ago
Listen 6:22Do soda taxes help or hurt the poor?
Supporters say taxing sugary drinks is a boon for public health — detractors say the levy is a menace for low-income communities. Who’s right?
6 years ago
Listen 9:13Overhauling its bus network may be on SEPTA’s schedule soon
Though overall ridership has remained relatively flat, bus trips have fallen 33 million, or 17 percent, over the last five years.
6 years ago
Listen 1:45Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music
6 years ago
Philly cabaret artist offers neighborly homage to Mr. Rogers
John Jarboe, the founder of Philadelphia's Bearded Ladies Cabaret, performs in the persona Mx. Rogers, a gender-fluid version of Fred Rogers.
6 years ago
Listen 3:18As Trump ends family separation policy, children removed from their parents are already in Pa.
As Trump ends family separation policy, children removed from their parents are already in Pa.
6 years ago
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