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Dito van Reigersberg (left), who performs as Martha Graham Cracker, and David Sweeney
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

A Live Aid anniversary tribute, a pancakes and booze festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

July 11–13: Glennon Doyle’s podcast stops in Delaware and an ice cream festival at Reading Terminal Market are among weekend event highlights.

49 mins ago

Sign for new biotech start up Resilience
Money

Layoffs hit Philly biotech startup after being bought by Big Pharma

Tmunity Therapeutics, with ties to Penn Medicine, once raised $231 million from investors. Now workers and its Center City office are gone.

2 hours ago

a sign for Wilmington Airport
Science

Passenger count at Wilmington Airport tops half a million amid expansion efforts

More than 660,000 passengers have flown through Wilmington Airport since 2023. Officials are planning new upgrades and bracing for continued growth.

2 hours ago

Matt Meyer raises his hand
Politics & Policy

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer weighs legislation to loosen restrictions on retail pot locations as opening day nears

Delaware counties are fuming over the state overturning local decisions it doesn’t like. Weed advocates say local zoning rules are restrictive.

13 hours ago

Temple University campus at North Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue
Education

Republicans urge U.S. universities to cut ties with Chinese-backed scholarship program

Leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said Wednesday they'd sent letters Temple University and other colleges and universities.

16 hours ago

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Community

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signs bill ending ban on Sunday hunting

The governor repealed what he called an “outdated” ban on Sunday hunting, saying the change will benefit Pennsylvania’s economy.

16 hours ago

Sidney Kimmel and his wife Caroline Kimmel
PlanPhilly
Money

Here’s how Jefferson Health will spend a new $28M donation from the Kimmel family in Philly

The hospital’s emergency department will undergo $19 million in renovations, including a new 30-bed medical-surgical unit.

18 hours ago

Dan Meuser speaking with people
Politics & Policy

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser won’t run for governor in Pennsylvania, despite Trump’s promise to support him

Meuser announced his decision Tuesday night to run again for his northeastern Pennsylvania seat rather than seek the nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.

19 hours ago

Trash piles up around dumpsters in Philadelphia as thousands of city workers remained on strike Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
Urban Planning

‘The strike is over’: Workers’ union reaches tentative deal with city of Philadelphia; trash pickup to resume Monday

A marathon negotiation session between the city of Philadelphia and its blue collar workers' union Tuesday has resulted in a tentative contract agreement.

1 day ago

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A rendering of Knight Commons at the proposed park on top of I-95 cap.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Penn’s Landing park over I-95 in Philly is taking shape. Here’s what to know

After more than two years of construction, a massive cap is forming over the busy highway.

1 day ago

Drummer Ned Sonstein rehearses for an upcoming Live Aid tribute performance
Arts & Entertainment

Scandal, disaster and charity: Philly’s Martha Graham Cracker pays tribute to Live Aid 40 years later

Like the original, Philly’s anniversary Live Aid performance will also be a fundraiser, this time benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

1 day ago

Listen 3:19
Donald Trump pumping his fist
Politics & Policy

President Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is now law. How will it help and hurt New Jersey residents?

The bill, signed by President Trump on July 4, will offer tax breaks for some in New Jersey, but lower-income residents will lose crucial benefits.

1 day ago

The U.S. Supreme Court building
Courts & Law

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce

The order comes despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.

1 day ago

The street by the Loews by City Hall
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Comcast and Sixers ownership just invested nearly $60M in Philly’s Market East corridor. Here’s what to know

The acquisitions were finalized at the end of last month. They are part of a renewed commitment to overhaul the struggling stretch.

2 days ago

Listen 0:54
A pedestrian walking around trash mound along Wyalusing Avenue
Urban Planning

No end in sight for Philadelphia union workers on strike

The city’s contract negotiations with AFSCME District Council 33 show no signs of a deal as trash piled along city streets continues to rise.

2 days ago

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