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In the fight against bail, a new group brings resources

by Jason Rosenbaum
Jan 19, 2018
Judges have long required people accused of crimes to pay bail. A new group called The Bail Project is seeking to bail lower-income people out of jails in cities across the country.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch says bail is necessary sometimes if somebody is a flight or safety risk. 
Jason Rosenbaum/ for Marketplace
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With California Freeway damaged by mudslides, commuters find alternatives

by Steven Cuevas
Jan 17, 2018
California commuters are relying on whale watching ferries and Amtrack to get to work while the 101 Freeway is under repair.
The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner is operating more (and longer) commuter trains along the Santa Barbara-Ventura coast while the 101 Freeway and other major roadways are closed off due to storm and mudslide damage.  
Steven Cuevas/ for Marketplace
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How to be a winemaker

by Eliza Mills
Jan 12, 2018
According to winemaker Elizabeth Vianna, making wine is more scientific and less romantic than most people think.
Chimney Rock Winery in Napa Valley, CA, where Elizabeth Vianna is the winemaker and general manager. 
Courtesy Chimney Rock Winery
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Civil rights tourism sees more demand and destinations

by Renata Sago
Jan 12, 2018
From new attractions in Atlanta to a U.S. Civil Rights Trail, tourism around civil rights history is growing.
Tom Houck runs a three-hour in-depth civil rights tour in Atlanta. It's one of several across the South.
Renata Sago/Marketplace
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Could big data unlock safer commutes for cyclists?

by Paul Flahive
Jan 8, 2018
There was a 64 percent increase in people biking to work between 2000-2012. With more cyclists on the roads, cities are struggling to keep up with infrastructure.
Strava interface shows San Antonio data.
Photo courtesy of Strava
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Why you'll be seeing so much black on the red carpet

by Amy Scott and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 5, 2018
The Golden Globes will be getting an all-black makeover in solidarity with Time's Up.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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The color of the year has a political past

by Amy Scott
Jan 1, 2018
Ultra Violet is a purple of protests.
The Pantone Color of the Year: Ultra Violet. 
Courtesy of Pantone
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Athletic departments scramble as donors lose tax deduction for ticket rights

by Andy Uhler
Jan 1, 2018
Donations made in exchange for university sports season tickets will no longer be 80 percent tax deductible in 2018, which has some schools worried that donations could drop.
Jalen Hurts #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to pass during the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Auburn, Alabama.
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
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When our social ills were solved with a little pink

by Bridget Bodnar
Dec 26, 2017
In 1979, a psychologist presented a potential solution to rising crime levels. It became a phenomenon.
View of the holding cell 14 November 2006 of the newly painted Dallas County jail in Buffalo, Missouri, with the color scheme of pink with blue teddy bear accents. The Dallas County Detention Center is being repainted a soft shade of pink in an effort to better manage sometimes volatile detainees.
JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images
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SpongeBob’s Broadway musical hits the right notes

by Erika Beras
Dec 25, 2017
Over the last 18 years, SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom have been a pop culture juggernaut — a long-running TV show, a movie franchise, tons of tie-ins. And now SpongeBob is making his mark on the Broadway stage.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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