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Community

Ambler chapel at historic Pa. seminary wins international architecture award

Immaculate Conception Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is one of several historic, architecturally significant places honored by a Philadelphia-based nonprofit.

2 hours ago

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard in front of the newly built The Lone Star State
Politics & Policy

Trump officials join Chester’s Scanlon at Philly shipyard to christen new training vessel and tout U.S. shipbuilding revival

The Hanwha Philly Shipyard was also awarded a contract to build a missile detection ship that will be part of the president’s “Golden Dome” anti-missile defense system.

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Display at The House, The Oracle, and The Table installation
Arts & Entertainment

‘The house is everything’: Germantown’s Colored Girls Museum invites vanessa german to install spiritual ‘magic’

“The House, the Oracle and the Table” is a site-specific work evoking the spirituality of a century-old house of Black art.

10 hours ago

Roberto Lugo's tapestry, commenting on modern immigration
Arts & Entertainment

Washington crossing the Delaware has new meaning at the Michener Museum in Doylestown

“The Crossing” shows how artists have had their way with the American Revolution’s most iconic image over the last two centuries.

11 hours ago

Rutgers University flag Camden Campus
Education

Rutgers University’s unionized faculty want administration to stop ‘unnecessary’ hiring freeze

The hiring freeze announcement comes as the unions have begun negotiating a new labor agreement.

22 hours ago

Shown is Philadelphia along the Delaware River, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Cultural Fund releases record-high arts and culture grants

The Cultural Fund is in the midst of a strategic planning process to find a more equitable funding model.

22 hours ago

Tarir Satterfield-Rowe of Camden jogs across a smoke shrouded Ben Franklin Bridge
Weather

Reprieve from wildfire smoke expected to come over the weekend, meteorologists say

Rainfall and a change in wind direction are expected to push the smoky air away from Philadelphia.

23 hours ago

Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia
Community

Can Americans still talk about guns? At this Philly gathering, they tried

WHYY's Bridging Blocks brought together people with differing views on firearms for a conversation about rights, violence and the challenge of listening across disagreement.

1 day ago

FILE - A product stall filled with free N95 respirator masks, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sits outside the pharmacy at this Jackson, Miss., Kroger grocery store, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Science

Do masks protect me from wildfire smoke? Experts say yes — with some caveats

N95 masks are designed to filter out the particles released during wildfires.

1 day ago

Philly’s skyline was barely visible due to wildfire smoke
Weather

Philly pools closed, trash pickup canceled due to very unhealthy air

Wildfire smoke is bringing very unhealthy air pollution to the Philadelphia region. Officials say everyone should avoid optional outdoor activities.

1 day ago

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The Menzingers performing
Arts & Entertainment

The Menzingers release ‘Everything I Ever Saw,’ celebrating the Philly band’s past while embracing the future

The band’s eighth studio album was recorded at Memory Music Studios in South Philadelphia and produced by local Grammy winner Will Yip.

1 day ago

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Joe Biden smiling while sitting at a table, and a photo of the statue in Rodney Square.
Urban Planning

Biden Square? Wilmington looks to honor Delaware’s only president at park where enslaver Caesar Rodney’s statue once stood

“It’s a name, it’s a statue, it’s a plaque. It could be a variety of things,” a city official said about ideas for honoring Delaware’s only president.

1 day ago

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Someone is waving a small Haitian flag at a rally.
Community

‘We’re people too’: Philadelphia Haitians fear deportation after Supreme Court terminates temporary protected status

The end of the Obama-era policy could mean an imminent deportation threat for Haitians who have been living in the U.S. for over 15 years.

1 day ago

Tanesha Oglesby is pleased to have a new kitchen free of asthma triggers
Health

Philadelphia doctors and construction workers target childhood asthma triggers with free home repair program

CHOP and Rebuilding Together Philadelphia work to remove mold, dust, pests and air quality issues that can trigger asthma attacks in kids.

1 day ago

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An American flag flying with a Penn flag
Politics & Policy

Democracy summit marks America’s 250th anniversary by looking beyond the celebration

From trust in elections to political polarization, experts shared what they believe Americans should understand about democracy's future.

2 days ago

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