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Philly Council members grill city officials on efforts to deal with opioid crisis
Council members’ questions for city officials took up so much of the three-hour hearing that other speakers, including treatment providers, did not have a chance to speak.
8 years ago
Listen 2:06Voices behind the walkout: Science Leadership Academy
Students weigh in on gun violence and the upcoming National School Walkout.
8 years ago
Listen 3:04From slums to sleek towers: How Philly became cleaner, safer, and more unequal
The reinvention of Society Hill in the 1960s is widely considered one of the first instances of gentrification — although no one called it that at the time.
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Listen 6:37Found in South Philadelphia, an Underground Railroad station
From the outside, 625 South Delhi Street looks like an average Philadelphia rowhouse. But in the 1850s, it was home to Underground Railroad leaders William and Letitia Still.
8 years ago
Listen 2:04Gallup finds Americans split on tariffs, consider North Korea most critical threat
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 5:35An immigrant’s tale of becoming Philadelphia’s lawyer
After two years as Philadelphia solicitor, Sozi Tulante has resigned to teach at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
8 years ago
Listen 6:09A robust stage version of ‘The Bluest Eye’ at Arden Theatre
Grade-school characters tell a story about being black and poor in the '40s, adapted from Toni Morrison's novel.
8 years ago
Listen 2:44Museums’ Super Bowl bet nets Philly a portrait of patriot
The Philadelphia Museum of Art made a bet with the Museum of Fine Arts Boston over the Super Bowl. On Friday, the victor reaped its spoils.
8 years ago
Listen 2:22Les Dames d’Escoffier Philadelphia
Les Dames d’Escoffier is an international philanthropic society of professional women in the fields of food, sustainable farming, f ...
8 years ago
CHOP researchers: Why are so many young teens getting kidney stones?
Over two decades, there's been a sharp increase among adolescents with the disease. Historically, the condition affected mostly middle-aged white men.
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Listen 5:28New Jersey thinks now might be the time to raise corporate taxes
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney has put forward a proposal that would have the state’s highest-earning corporations staring at a tax hike.
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Listen 4:39Temple officials foresee community support for stadium; neighbors skeptical
Philadelphia Council President Darrell Clarke says he won’t consider supporting the proposed stadium until the university wins over the community.
8 years ago
Listen 2:05Allentown mayor resigns office following corruption conviction
Democrat Ed Pawlowski said Thursday he is leaving the office he's held for a dozen years, effective 5 p.m. Friday.
8 years ago
Listen 4:33Healing the wounds from injecting drugs
Injecting drugs can cause serious, life-threatening wounds. As the drug crisis escalates, some clinics are teaching simple techniques to reduce the risk of infection.
8 years ago
Listen 9:51After mastectomy, some women visit tattoo artists
The “illusion of protrusion” makes for a realistic nipple tattoo.
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