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Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt has raised concerns about non-citizen voters in Pennsylvania. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Number of noncitzens registered to vote in Pa. may be far below 100,000

Pennsylvania officials have sent letters to 7,700 registered voters who may not be citizens.

7 years ago

Listen 1:18
New homes under construction in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Gallup poll: Real estate investment favored over stocks amid housing shortage

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 5:27
The treatment room of the Diabetes Relief Center in the South Bronx. The clinic says its treatment can help ease complications related to diabetes. (Miamichelle Abad)
The Pulse
Health

'This isn't science'

How an unproven diabetes treatment has a found a home in the Bronx

7 years ago

Listen 12:01
Philadelphia's poet laureate Raquel Salas Rivera. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Philly poet laureate writes verse on Puerto Rican debt

Philadelphia poet laureate, Raquel Salas Rivera, publishes book-length poetry cycle on Puerto Rican debt crisis.

7 years ago

Listen 6:23
Center City's first cannabis dispensary will open at 12th and Sansom streets.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Center City’s first pot dispensary set to open this fall

Until now, any operating dispensaries have been in the suburbs.

7 years ago

Catherine Price has Type I diabetes, Keysha Brooker has Type II. Over the course of an hour, they shared with one another how diabetes has defined them and impacted their lives. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

How diabetes has shaped my life — two perspectives

Catherine Price has Type 1 diabetes; Keysha Brooker has Type 2. As part of The Pulse’s “The Cost of Diabetes” episode, we invited them to our studio to meet.

7 years ago

Listen 7:00
The Cabrera family say their goodbyes after an evening of discussing their diabetes complications in their late parent’s house. (Kristen Cabrera/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

DNA, diabetes and family destiny

Diabetes runs is Kristen Cabrera’s family. Her dad, plus seven aunts and uncles have the illness. She gathered them at home in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to talk about it.

7 years ago

Listen 6:33
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby reacts while being notified that the verdict was in during his sexual assault retrial, Thursday, April, 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Cosby attorneys vow to appeal guilty verdict: ‘The fight is not over’

Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in first big celebrity trial of #MeToo era.

7 years ago

Listen 5:08
Since the cleanup of the Conrail tracks in Kensginton, many living there have moved to live beneath the overpass at Emerald and Lehigh Streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philly’s new plan to clear homeless encampments aims to take a ‘person-centered approach’

Philadelphia is launching a pilot program to clear out half of the homeless encampments in Kensington.

7 years ago

Listen 2:26
Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Fed: Homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods suffer tax delinquency but not displacement

Through the study, the two researchers sought to untangle the impacts of wealthier people moving into less affluent neighborhoods.

7 years ago

Listen 4:14
gun show
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Gun show buyers, sellers say they’re left out of gun control debate

'What we have to eliminate is the extremes on both sides and get together and have a normal conversation,' says gun owner Patrick McCarthy.

7 years ago

Listen 4:30
Bryan Kennedy of Independence Lodge recovery house talks at a community outreach event in Bristol Monday night.
Health

Bucks recovery houses striving to be better neighbors

At community outreach in Bristol Township, recovery home residents invite residents to hear how the homes work — and how important they are to those fighting addictions.

7 years ago

Listen 2:14
FILE, In this Dec. 15, 2004 photo, Washington Mayor Tony Williams, left, introduces the District of Columbia's new director of the Youth Services Administration, Vincent Schiraldi.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

New study on probation in Pa. finds problem is bigger than Meek Mill

Pennsylvania holds the dubious distinction of having one of the largest populations of people under court supervision in the country.

7 years ago

Listen 5:28
Mayor Jim Kenney joins judicial leadership at the introduction for Philadelphia Safe Return, at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, on Wednesday April 25, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Opening church doors, closing cases of Philly defendants

During three days of hearings at Cheltenham church, those with city warrants can resolve longstanding cases.

7 years ago

Listen 1:54
A couple poses at Love Park in February.  (Courtesy of Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

LOVE Park? More like loathe park! Criticisms mount as JFK Plaza slowly reopens.

On Thursday, city officials gathered at LOVE Park to dedicate the southeast corner as Bank of America plaza and garden in recognition of a $250,000 donation from them.

7 years ago

Listen 4:10
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