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 Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Anti-squatting measure, months in the making, moves out of City Council committee

David Oh’s anti-squatting legislation has finally advanced out of committee, after nine months of relentless advocacy from the Republican at-large City Council member.

7 years ago

Listen 2:49
Ilona Arnold-Berkovits is an education and family systems researcher and psychometrician at Rutgers University. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Could this N.J. website help integrate America’s schools?

It may not be a panacea, but one Rutgers professor has a new approach for desegregating the nation's schools. And it starts with the college admissions process.

7 years ago

Listen 5:49
The Lowe's home improvement store on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

One Philly man’s experience spurs Lowe’s to reconsider receipt policy

Wynnefield resident experiences different treatment at a Lowe's in the suburbs and the West Philadelphia location. The latter is considered a 'high-theft' store.

7 years ago

Listen 3:06
Kid Shelleen's is one of two dozen restaurants in Delaware that have adopted straws optional policies or banned plastic straws altogether.  (Shirley Min/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

The last straw for plastic straws in Delaware

More than two dozen restaurants in Delaware have adopted a “straws by request” policy or are banning them altogether.

7 years ago

Listen 2:14
U.S. support for same-sex marriage has reached 67 percent — a record high. Just two decades ago, support was only 27 percent. It's one of the biggest changes in American attitudes in Gallup polling history. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
Community

Support for same-sex marriage hits a record high in U.S.

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

7 years ago

Listen 5:39
Maddie Heeney, a transgender student, has thrived at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington.
Education

Delaware education secretary reverses course on school transgender policy

The Carney administration reversed course Friday on a proposed school anti-discrimination policy, removing a provision that would have al ...

7 years ago

Listen 2:03
Nels Cline will offer a homage to Philly's storied music history with
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Guitarist Nels Cline plays a love song to Philly

Many cities tout their importance in the pantheon of American music, but it's hard to dispute the depth and range of Philadelphia's.

7 years ago

Listen 6:38
ALS patient Frank Mongiello communicates with his wife, Marilyn, and his son during a news conference following the passage of the
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

‘Right to Try’ may not meaningfully change access to drugs for dying patients

Yardley woman waits to see if new law allows her husband to get experimental medication for ALS.

7 years ago

(Big Stock photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

New Jersey's congressional races attracting millions

New Jersey’s Congressional primary candidates have already raised $40.4 million, with 40 percent of that brought in by the men expected ...

7 years ago

Listen 5:32
At Holy Smokes, a Philadelphia vape shop, kratom is sold in multiple forms, including as a powder. (Courtesy of Holy Smokes)
The Pulse
Health

Fears and evidence clash in the battle over kratom

The government is reviewing the status of an herbal supplement touted to ease opioid addiction.

7 years ago

Listen 9:58
A group of women in the community of Mariana, in Puerto Rico, meet everyday to cook for their neighbors. They say after the storm, the work and camaraderie have eased depression. (Irina Zhorov/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Home-cooked meals and sisterhood — an antidote for Hurricane Maria blues

Still reeling after lasts year’s storm season, women in the town of Mariana, Puerto Rico, spend time together and prepare meals for others to ease depression.

7 years ago

Listen 5:20
Congressional candidate Tanzie Youngblood holds up a Time magazine with her photo on the cover as Will Brant uses his phone to record a Snapchat story. Youngblood was campaigning at a low-income housing project in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on May 26, 2018.
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Battle brews among Democrats over primary in South Jersey’s 2nd District

N.J.'s 2nd Congressional District seat is open for the first time in 24 years, as U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo retires.

7 years ago

Listen 5:15
Mayor Kenney toured San Juan neighborhoods with Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.
PlanPhilly
Community

Mayor Kenney returns from Puerto Rico disappointed by the federal government’s work

On his first official visit to Puerto Rico, Mayor Jim Kenney was impressed by island residents’ resiliency and strength.

7 years ago

Listen 2:17
Peter Moskowitz, author of
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Pushing Philly to mandate landlords have ‘good cause’ before eviction

NewsWorks Tonight's Dave Heller spoke with Peter Moskowitz, author of "How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood."

7 years ago

Listen 5:18
Philadelphia police speak to residents of a homeless encampment at Kensington and Lehigh avenues before a scheduled clean out in May 2018. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philadelphia clears encampments of homeless drug users in Kensington

More than 100 displaced people accepted help in the form or treatment or shelter while demonstrators protested the eviction.

7 years ago

Listen 2:40
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