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Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner  (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Philly DA wants prison costs included as judge calculates offender’s debt to society

Larry Krasner's direction to prosecutors is igniting a debate about whether the price tag of punishment belongs in courtrooms.

8 years ago

Listen 4:45
Fire gutted this house at 1855 N. 21st St., killing four people.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Renter beware: Philly’s deadly housing problem

Invisible, uncounted tenants like the Johnsons are nothing new in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Ruby Wolf and Peter DeLaurier in Lantern Theater Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

In ‘The Tempest’ at Lantern, the magic’s in the text

Shakespeare's words, with solid acting and not a lot of stage glitz.

8 years ago

Listen 2:52
Josh Gordon (from left) holds 3-year-old Cece while she holds hands with her best friend,    Reva, carried by her father, Demitry, at the 2018 Womens March on Philadelphia in January. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philly training helps men find their role in the #MeToo movement

On Monday night, a group of about 30 men gathered in a Philadelphia conference room at the Friends Center to contemplate their role in the #MeToo movement.

8 years ago

Listen 1:49
The Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Top public defender says ‘automatic detainers’ are illegal, swelling Philly jail population

In a confidential memo, Philadelphia’s top public defender accuses the city’s court system of systemically depriving thousands of people of their due process rights.

8 years ago

Listen 2:54
Christo Rey student Monica Kpedenou demonstrates her program for monitor Jared Boyd during a timed test.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

From light bulbs to drones, a new curriculum takes flight in North Philly school

A Catholic school in North Philadelphia, is piloting a curriculum that will turn students into literal pilots. Drone pilots, that is.

8 years ago

Listen 2:17
More than 50 students at Alfred G. Waters Middle School near Middletown participate in the Girls Who Code club. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Coding club creates tech aspirations at Middletown school

The tiny toy robots look a little like the ghosts from the old PacMan arcade game. But the little devices called Ozobots are helping stud ...

8 years ago

Listen 3:23
In 2015, Pope Francis is presented with an image of Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero during a private audience granted to participants to the pilgrimage from El Salvador at the Vatican. Pope Francis has cleared the way for slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero to be made a saint, declaring that a churchman who stood up for the poorest of the poor in the face of right-wing oppression should be a model for Catholics today. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Salvadorans honor legacy of slain Archbishop Oscar Romero, now destined for sainthood

For 38 years, Catholics from El Salvador have marked the date Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated. This year, the March 24 anniversary will be a little different.

8 years ago

Listen 5:06
Parishioners at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia will wave locally grown ornamental grasses rather than palm fronds during Palm Sunday services. Rector Claire Nevin-Field holds a sprig of Miscanthus sinensis, an ecologically friendly alternative to the traditional palm.
NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

No palms on Palm Sunday: Philly church using local grasses for lighter footprint

A Philadelphia church eschews tradition by using local ornamental grasses instead of palms on Palm Sunday.

8 years ago

Listen 1:41
A bicyclist makes his way west on Market Street, protected from the heavy wet snow of the latest nor'easter by an oversized umbrella. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Acknowledging global warming still a partisan issue, polling finds

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 5:48
In this file photo, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers about trade policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Trump in Toomey’s corner on penalizing Philly, other ‘sanctuary cities’

'I think they are talking to a certain audience within the country,' says Congressman Dwight Evans, a Philadelphia Democrat.

8 years ago

Listen 4:27
FedEx workers sort boxes for delivery on a busy street.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Your online shopping habit clogs Philly’s streets. City Hall wants to fix that.

If traffic seems to be getting worse downtown, that’s because it is

8 years ago

Listen 2:21
June Rodgers, of Millville, New Jersey, sued former Gov. Chris Christie and other state officials after her son was allegedly murdered by a man released under the state’s new bail system. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Mother of slain N.J. man blames computer program for his shooting

In New Jersey, there’s a bail algorithm designed to recommend whether you sit behind bars or walk free until your trial. The state’s court system recently abandoned cash bail.

8 years ago

Listen 9:50
Replicas of the pistols used by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in their fatal duel.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Constitution Center rides moment of Alexander Hamilton popularity with new exhibition

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia created an exhibition about the argumentative Alexander Hamilton and his founding accomplishments.

8 years ago

Listen 2:08
Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Philabundance

Produced by Monica Rogozinski Philabundance has just made it to 30 yea ...

8 years ago

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