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Amid licensing limbo, immigration advocates push to shut down Pa. detention center
Immigrants' rights advocates have launched two initiatives, trying to pressure the state government to close down the detention center.
8 years ago
More than a ‘Freakout’: Exploring Frank Zappa’s classical roots with two Philly performances
Orchestra 2001 will perform on Sunday, April 22 at World Café Live, and Saturday, April 28 at the Fillmore.
8 years ago
Listen 6:30Neighbors bid a reluctant goodbye to South Philly chocolate factory, welcome new homes and shops
Washington Avenue has remained stubbornly industrial. Now developer Ori Feibush, president of OCF Realty, wants to transform it.
8 years ago
Listen 2:25International theater collaboration examines Cuban, American perspectives
A new play "¡Bienvenidos Blancos!, or Welcome White People!" tracks a descendant of the Cuban exodus as he re-assesses his feelings for the island nation.
8 years ago
Listen 2:34Eagles victory parade cost Philly $2 million
Eagles organization Don Smolenski estimated the team spent between $2 million and $3 million on the festivities.
8 years ago
Gallup: Most blacks say they’re treated more harshly than whites
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
8 years ago
Listen 6:24Trying to keep post-Parkland momentum, students again protest gun violence in Philly
For the second time in as many months, high school students around the country walked out of school to protest gun violence and call for more gun control.
8 years ago
Listen 1:57Ban it or not? Gun control opponents want it both ways
Legislators in the First State are still actually working toward passing small but meaningful gun control legislation. That said, things are moving slowly.
8 years ago
Mummers off Broad: New book of photos documents a decade of wenches
Photographer and Drexel professor Andrea Modica photographed Mummer wenches, one day a year for 10 years.
8 years ago
Listen 5:40Delco man sentenced to 30 years for hiding warlord past
A federal judge has sentenced Mohammed Jabbateh to 30 years in prison for lying to U.S. immigration officials about being a brutal warlord during Liberia's first civil war.
8 years ago
Listen 1:46Thirty-four-year-old Meghan Adorno says being vegan is about keeping herself healthy, protecting animals, and saving the planet.
8 years ago
Listen 2:40On the spectrum from tree hugger to climate-change denier, Americans claim to be “green” — or not — in all sorts of ways.
8 years ago
Living in Houston with flaring smokestacks in the distance stoked Carrie Feibel’s eco-anxieties. Still, she decided to have a kid... but just one.
8 years ago
Listen 5:31Carbon indulgences: Pay to lighten your carbon footprint
Some companies offer you the chance to “erase” your carbon sins without making big changes to your lifestyle.
8 years ago
Listen 7:57Philly police chief’s apology over Starbucks arrests met with demands to fix what went wrong
Commissioner Richard Ross apologizes after previously defending police for their handling of the incident.
8 years ago
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