I've uploaded a whole raft (look it up) of 91 FM news reports from the past several days. Links to them - as well as a whole bunch of interesting stories from local print sources - are available in our headlines archive.
You can also check out the radio stories (available as .mp3's) here:
After 24 years of delays, lawsuits and activism, public access television is finally coming to Philadelphia. Mayor John Street announced on Wednesday a deal with Comcast cable company to fund five separate stations that will broadcast from a city-owned building in North Philadelphia. WHYY's Susan Phillips has Street's announcement and some samplings of public access shows and reactions from public access advocates. (2 separate stories)
As City Council reconvenes tomorrow, they will discuss legislation that will require all the city's tour guides to be trained and licensed. It is an attempt to protect the integrity of the city's 10 billion tourism industry. WHYY's Peter Crimmins reports.
Crews are knocking down more buildings to make way for the Convention Center expansion. But some preservationists are reminding Convention Center officials of a promise they made three years ago - one they're thinking of breaking. WHYY's Elizabeth Fiedler reports.
Why are Philadelphia's schools violent? In part, it's because they're disorganized. That's the message sent by the School Reform Commission yesterday when it introduced a new system for improving school safety. WHYY's Bill Hangley has more.
After a three month break, Philadelphia City Council begins its fall session today. On the agenda for the next several months will be casino construction, Convention Center expansion, and several ballot initiatives. This will also be the final session with lame-duck Mayor John Street. WHYY's Susan Phillips reports.
SEPTA is once again seeking to raise fares - just months after another round of fare hikes and an influx of 150 million dollars in state funding. WHYY's Joel Rose reports.
Yesterday, NPR's All Things Considered ran a story by WHYY's Joel Rose about Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson's plan to recruit 10,000 volunteers to patrol the city's streets. Johnson's plan is drawing mixed reaction. Johnson wants the men to become part-time peacekeepers. But some anti-crime activists worry he's underestimating the difficulty and danger of putting volunteers on the city's toughest streets. Here's the radio feature piece.
Speaking of Johnson and his all-volunteer army of peacekeepers, he'll be on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane tomorrow at 11 AM to discuss the idea. Here's the promo copy:
Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson has put out a call for 10,000 men to patrol Philadelphia neighborhoods in an effort to create a safe environment. Will it work or is it just a band-aid solution to a much more complex issue? We talk with Police Commissioner SYLVESTER JOHNSON and activists ARCHYE LEACOCK of the Institute for the Development of African-American Youth and BILAL QAYYUM of Men United for a Better Philadelphia.
I'll have more about it tomorrow including all the links you'll need to listen to it live on the internet or download the podcast after it's done.