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Looking to get outta town Pope weekend? Take our quiz to decide where to go

NewsWorks/WHYY suggested I check out Lititz! ...

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 With Father Sy Paterka in the background, Maria Beatty holds an oversized envelope in which letters inviting Pope Francis to Germantown will be mailed. (Photo courtesy of St. Vincent de Paul Parish)
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Youths to Pope Francis: Please come visit Germantown in ’15

A group youths (with some help from adults) in Northwest Philadelphia recently reached out with a message for Pope Francis in advance of ...

10 years ago

Voices in the Family

Mindfulness at work: How do you come across?

Dr. Daniel Ames from Columbia Business School did a ...

Air Date: August 18, 2014

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Germantown Settlement Charter space transforms into community theater for youth

On a recent asphalt-melting afternoon, a handful of kids cool off in the spray of a cracked-open fire hydrant planted near West Rockland ...

10 years ago

Voices in the Family

Mindfulness at work: How do you come across?

Dr. Daniel Ames from Columbia Business School did a ...

Air Date: July 14, 2014

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 Workers keep a careful watch on the open hearth furnaces at the Bethlehem Steel Co. plant. (Image courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
Keystone Crossroads
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Pennsylvania

Bethlehem then and now, from steel town to arts community

On a recent summer evening, hundreds of people - lawn chairs and blankets in tow flocked to SteelStacks, a premiere arts campus at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant

11 years ago

Voices in the Family

Restorative justice

When someone commits a crime, most of us instinctively want to “hold them accountable.” This is retributive justice — in other ...

Air Date: June 23, 2014

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 Lake Nummy is in Cape May County. (Image via Bing Maps)
New Jersey

Stranger Tries to Rescue Drowning Man

A 48-year-old Wildwood man drowned in Lake Nummy, Dennis Township, New Jersey Tuesday night despite a stranger's efforts to save him.

11 years ago

Voices in the Family
Mental Health

Cultivating creativity

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines creativity as the ability to make new things or think of new ideas. But it’s so much more than t ...

Air Date: June 16, 2014

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Philadelphia

Free and affordable summer camps in Philly

Finding camp opportunities for your soon-to-be-sprung student doesn’t have to break the bank. There are several free or low-cost pr ...

11 years ago

 Community organizers from the Philadelphia Family Unity Network (PFUN) meet with Councilman James Kenney after Mayor Michael Nutter signed an executive order effectively ending ICE holds in Philadelphia. (Image courtesy of Jasmine Rivera)
Immigration
Philadelphia

How community organizers fought deportation in Philadelphia and won

After years organizing by a coalition of immigrant rights groups, Philadelphia passed a landmark policy stopping the imprisonment of peop ...

11 years ago

 Milton Street 'doesn't give a fat rat's hind leg' about 'elitists' who think he shouldn't run for office again. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Milton Street says he will run for mayor (and build a movement) in 2015 [video]

When we last heard from T. Milton Street Sr., he lost a sp ...

11 years ago

 Jarren Taylor says these days he's trying to stay out of trouble. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Trading in gangs and guns to leave street violence behind

Building a new life can be difficult. Some men who are leaving the gang life behind in South Philly, are struggling everyday to do just t ...

11 years ago

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Delaware

Mild air, but chilly water greets Rehoboth plunge

The air temperature may have been in the 50’s, but the Atlantic Ocean was near the freezing mark when thousands took a dip Sunday i ...

11 years ago

 Owner of more than 20 years, Lou Capozzoli renamed the bar, originally Ray's, in honor of his father who used to greet patrons with
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Philadelphia

A big anniversary for South Philly’s ‘Birthday Bar’

A South Philly tavern known as “Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar” is marking a milestone — 75 years in business. The neighbor ...

11 years ago

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