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Archives: Segments

Miss New York Nina Davuluri, center, reacts after being named Miss America 2014 pageant as Miss California Crystal Lee, left, and Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan celebrate with her, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Atlantic City, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Radio Times

Miss America controversy

The Miss America pageant has been a tradition in American culture for 96 years. The annual competition has evolved into a scholarship pro ...

9 years ago

Listen 35:30
Radio Times

Philadelphia Carriage Company ends

COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA talks to us about the end of the Philadelphia C ...

9 years ago

Listen 13:28
Mustafa and Amal are Syrian refugees who moved to Morrisville, Pa. about a year ago. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Settling 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.

9 years ago

Listen 4:37
Gerrymandering and the Future of American Democracy at The National Constitution Center.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Measures of gerrymandering — real or bogus?

Experts on gerrymandering debate new mathematical formulas to measure bias during a forum at the National Constitution Center.

9 years ago

Listen 6:08
(Karen Roach/Bigstock)
Money

Philly-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.

9 years ago

Listen 2:29
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Poet Nikki Giovanni

Guest: Nikki Giovanni In poet NIKKI GIOVANNI’s ne ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Adam Levinson’s ‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’

Guest: Adam Valen Levinson ADAM VALEN LEVINSON< ...

9 years ago

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Like several of his GOP colleagues in Congress, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Bucks, is trying to maintain some distance from President Donald Trump. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Bipartisan 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.

9 years ago

Listen 5:00
Johnstown is a city of 19,000 residents situated at the confluence of two rivers and surrounded by hills. (Margaret J. Krauss/WESA)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

For 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.

9 years ago

Bess Neiblum, Emory Chiappa and Michelle Legaspi Sanchez of the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls speak with Dave Heller at WHYY studios
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Chesco foundation empowers girls to do grant-making

The Girls Advisory Board brings high-schoolers from across the county together to give out grants to projects that better the lives of women and girls in their communities.

9 years ago

Listen 6:06
Homes in Jersey City, NJ in March, 2016.
Money

Christie orders N.J. towns to accept early property tax payments

New Jerseyans worried about a higher federal tax bill next year, thanks to the GOP’s tax overhaul, may get the chance to pay less if they pay up now.

9 years ago

Listen 2:01
At the June 15 School Reform Commission meeting, demonstrators carried signs calling for the SRC to vote itself out of existence and return the school district to city control. (David Hornbeck/The Notebook)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Wolf administration greenlights returning Philly schools to local control

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera officially approved the demise of Philadelphia School Reform Commission, return of the school district to city control.

9 years ago

Listen 0:00
Philadelphia Eagles' LeGarrette Blount cheers during the second half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, in Philadelphia
NewsWorks Tonight
Money

Philly businesses hope to see green during Eagles’ playoff run

In January, the Eagles will return to the playoffs for the first time in four years. But will postseason play boost local business?

9 years ago

Listen 2:10
(benkrut/Bigstock)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

It’s been one year since N.J. ditched cash bail. Here’s how it’s going

Many people — especially critics — want to know how many criminal defendants who are released under the new rules skip court later or commit another crime while they're free.

9 years ago

Listen 6:37
West Philadelphia Orchestra
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

To the Balkans and beyond, right in Center City

The West Philadelphia Orchestra transports a crowd to Serbia, Bulgaria, New Orleans — and just about anywhere else a brass band can take them.

9 years ago

Listen 6:46
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