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New skate park opens in late May for freestylers and Sunday strollers
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May 17 - Peter Crimmins, @petercrimmins

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 More »

Reporter's Roundtable
On the Gosnell conviction and Philly schools budget woes
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May 17 - Shai Ben-Yaacov

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 More »

Charter schools accused of ignoring Pa. Right to Know Law
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May 17 - Mary Wilson

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 »

What many Philly kids experience can hurt them as adults
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May 17 - Maiken Scott, @maikenscott