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By Peter Crimmins, @petercrimmins
May 17, 2013
Ten years in the making, $4.6 million spent, and over 70,000 square feet of skateable surface: Paine's Park is unique among American skate parks in that it is designed to solve multiple programming challenges: move people between the Schuylkill River and the Parkway, create a centralized gathering spot along the heavily used Schuylkill River Trail, and make it awesome enough to be a skateboar... More »
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Reporter's Roundtable
By Shai Ben-Yaacov
May 17, 2013
NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed the week's top stories - the conviction of West Philadelphia abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell and Mayor Michael Nutter's request to find funding for schools - with reporters Holly Otterbein and Carolyn Beeler. More »
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By Mary Wilson
May 17, 2013
The head of Pennsylvania's Office of Open Records is pointing a finger at public charter schools for being the biggest violators of the commonwealth's Right-to-Know law, now 5 years old. More »
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By Maiken Scott, @maikenscott
May 17, 2013
Adults in Philadelphia have experienced high rates of childhood adversity - according to a survey of close to 2,000 city residents. More »
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By Maiken Scott, @maikenscott
May 17, 2013
Camden County freeholders have voted to sell a public health center - but the county will retain control over the center's psychiatric unit. More »
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By Phil Gregory
May 17, 2013
This is a tough time of the year for people with seasonal allergies. All the moisture from Superstorm Sandy has driven up pollen counts. More »
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By Maiken Scott, @maikenscott
May 17, 2013
Psychiatric emergency facilities treat patients who are deeply in crisis. They are typically suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, or unresponsive. More »
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By Tara Nurin for NewsWorks
May 17, 2013
One year into a major overhaul that could take up to a decade, Camden County officials are preparing to start the most visible and significant phase of their $23 million renovation of Cooper River Park, which stretches into parts of Cherry Hill, Haddon Township, Collingswood and Pennsauken. After spending approximately 11 months and $230,000 to construct eye-pleasing berms, add signage and plant ... More »
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NewsWorks Tonight Feature
By Emma Jacobs, @ecjacobs
May 17, 2013
The head of Pennsylvania's Open Records Office would like to see changes to a bill that's been introduced in the State Senate. When the new Right to Know Law, improving access to government records, was enacted in 2009, it brought some unexpected consequences. The Pennsylvania corrections department was flooded by requests from inmates. Businesses started asking for stacks of records to... More »
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By Mark Eichmann, @markeichmann
May 17, 2013
April's unemployment rate remained unchanged from the revised March unemployment rate for the First State. More »
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