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‘It will kill you’: Philly outreach workers keep making rounds as bitter cold snap continues
Even in bitterly cold weather, homeless people with addictions are often hesitant to take shelter if it means going to another part of the city and going through withdrawal.
8 years ago
Listen 2:53The numbers are in: Here’s how ACA open enrollment went in Pa., N.J., and Del.
The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.
8 years ago
The Mummers strutted through Philly’s deep freeze
The bedecked, bedazzled revelers paraded through the streets of Center City Philadelphia on New Year's Day, despite bitterly cold temperatures dipping into the teens.
8 years ago
Listen 2:24Nontraditional Mummers strut away from Broad Street parade
Some Mummer brigades will not parade this year. Instead, they'll stage their own neighborhood New Year's Day procession.
8 years ago
Listen 4:05Trenton residents, businesses welcome city’s first Starbucks
The coffee giant selected Trenton as the ninth of 15 planned "opportunity cafes" — stores opened in underserved, low- to medium-income communities that train young workers.
8 years ago
Listen 5:02Obama trumps the chief, takes top spot as Gallup’s ‘Most Admired Man’
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 7:07The Miss America pageant has been a tradition in American culture for 96 years. The annual competition has evolved into a scholarship pro ...
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Listen 35:30Philadelphia Carriage Company ends
COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA talks to us about the end of the Philadelphia C ...
8 years ago
Listen 13:28Settling into Bucks County, Syrian family has year of worry — and progress
With their two young children, refugees Moustafa and Amal are making a new life for themselves far from Syria's civil war. Their first year in the U.S. hasn't been easy.
8 years ago
Listen 4:37Measures of gerrymandering — real or bogus?
Experts on gerrymandering debate new mathematical formulas to measure bias during a forum at the National Constitution Center.
8 years ago
Listen 6:08Philly-area nonprofits are fretting over new tax law
The GOP tax overhaul is giving some nonprofit organizations holiday heartburn. The reason: itemization. More specifically, it’s the lack thereof.
8 years ago
Listen 2:29Adam Levinson’s ‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’
Guest: Adam Valen Levinson ADAM VALEN LEVINSON< ...
8 years ago
Listen 35:29Bipartisan alternative education bill has Philly-region sponsors
The U.S. House GOP is moving forward with a highly partisan proposal that would revamp federal student loan programs. Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick opposes the plan.
8 years ago
Listen 5:00For cash-strapped Johnstown, sewer system overhaul comes with hefty costs
Johnstown is not an outlier when it comes to these problems, though its situation may be more severe.
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