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Redina Rodriguez, 49, leaves the Roxbury Treatment Center in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Redina’s story: A mother’s troubled journey home from prison

Redina Rodriguez was released from Pa. state prison one year ago and says she wants to change. But the odds of her staying out are long, while the stakes couldn't be higher.

9 years ago

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Radio Times

Broken Orchestra

Guests: Robert Blackson and Celina Valez   ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times

Hidden City

Guests: Joseph B. Elliot, Nathaniel Popkin, Peter Woodall,  Philadelphia is filled with unseen spaces and littl ...

9 years ago

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Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski won reelection to a fourth term despite facing a 54-count federal indictment. (Annette John-Hall)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Allentown grapples with its identity as its indicted mayor begins 4th term while facing trial

Mayor Ed Pawlowski was reelected this month to a historic fourth term in a row despite a 54-count federal indictment hanging over his head.

9 years ago

Listen 5:19
Keir Bradford-Grey is the chief public defender in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Does the Meek Mill case reflect problems with probation in Philly?

Philadelphia's top public defender, Keir Bradford-Grey argues the Philadelphia rapper's case "amplifies the problem."

9 years ago

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The Rogue Samurai Men battle the Hazbro Blazers at the Apple Pie 7s Rugby Tournament in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Annual Black Friday rugby tournament tackles swim safety in Philly

Every year for the past nine, a group of St. Joe’s Prep alumni gather the day after Thanksgiving to remember Josias Sterling, a classmate who died suddenly in 2009.

9 years ago

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Ruth Willis stands outside her home on 62nd Street, where she has lived since 1959. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Neighbors hopeful, skeptical about rebuilding homes burned in MOVE bombing

Thirty years after, the city is still trying to rebuild from the ruin it wrought.

9 years ago

Listen 3:45
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NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Overeating or overshopping? Gallup poll reveals this holiday’s heavy hitters

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

9 years ago

Listen 5:25
Hasib licks his fingers during the Annual Thanksgiving Celebration dinner. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

A first Thanksgiving for some new Philadelphia residents

New arrivals to the U.S. come from many countries and cultures, and they all can appreciate a warm welcome, plus a little help learning what this country is all about.

9 years ago

Listen 5:20
a model for fashion label Heyne Bogut
Friday Arts

Heyne Bogut

Heyne Bogut Producer: Michael O’ Reilly Founded in 1999, ...

9 years ago

Mattie Daniel and Savannah Mann
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

When a grandmother’s love is stronger than cancer

Mattie Daniel came to Philadelphia from a small town in North Carolina in 1953. She credits her granddaughter Savannah for giving her the strength to survive breast cancer.

9 years ago

Listen 4:36
Fire roasted peppers from Savoie Farms
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

A true farm-to-table dinner highlights organic vegetables with a campfire feel

At Chef Shola Olunloyo's showcase dinner at the Savoie Organic Farm in October, diners ate freshly prepared vegetables right next to the fields where they were grown.

9 years ago

Listen 3:16
Astronauts Joan E. Higginbotham and Sunita L. Williams refer to a procedures checklist as they work together in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. (<a href=Photo via NASA)" title="getting-along" width="1" height="1"/>
The Pulse
Science

How do astronauts deal with conflict in cramped quarters?

Getting along with your coworkers can be tough in any job – much less one where you eat, sleep and work just feet away from one ano ...

9 years ago

This non-descript building at 1209 North Orange Street in Wilmington is the legal home for more than 200,000 businesses who use this location as their legal Delaware addresses. (Public domain)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Delaware sets new guidelines for corporations and LLCs

Delaware is one of the easiest states to set up a company, and draws criticism that the lax licensing laws enable terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering.

9 years ago

Listen 2:33
Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Why Harrisburg’s silence on demise of Philly’s School Reform Commission speaks volumes

This wasn’t just any governance shake up. It was a bet that state government could and should help fix struggling school districts.

9 years ago

Listen 4:38
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