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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Cherry Blossom Festival, Phillies home opener, ‘A Bronx Tale’ and more this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March 26–29: Opera Delaware, cherry blossoms in Philly and Women’s History Month celebrations in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

3 hours ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Delaware arts agency seeks public input on next 5-year statewide funding plan

After awarding $5.4 million in arts grants last year, the Delaware Division of the Arts is asking residents to help guide its next five-year strategic plan.

3 hours ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly is unlocking $400M for housing. Here’s what that means for renters and homeowners

Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. plan is entering a critical new phase. Advocates hope it helps the city's most vulnerable residents.

4 hours ago

A Delmar, Delaware police vehicle
Courts & Law

‘Not above the law’: Delaware cop’s alleged sexual misconduct with 2 women revealed in court records that left his chief ‘speechless’

Delmar police officer Darrell T. Powell Jr. is accused of unlawful sexual contact after he investigated shoplifting cases at the stores where the women worked.

4 hours ago

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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania House advances bill to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2029

Democrats previously failed in their efforts to pass similar legislation in 2023, 2024 and last year.

14 hours ago

Mature trees shade a picnic area which is slated to become a soccer field
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A judge declined to halt renovations at FDR Park. Residents opposing the plan are trying again

A Philadelphia judge wrote that most of the work the residents object to is done, and future project phases only “endeavor to improve” the park.

15 hours ago

the statue outside Legislative Hall
Politics & Policy

Delaware House advances bill to allow fines and fees waived for indigent criminal defendants

The legislation was voted out of committee last May. It would give judges more discretion to waive fines and fees for poor defendants.

15 hours ago

Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas looks out over Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

It’s outta here! Owner John Middleton defends Phillies scrapping name of Harry Kalas on outfield bar

Middleton said the money the company was set to pay the Phillies was enough for the franchise to be able to afford a player's salary.

17 hours ago

A 5-year-old hula hoops at a block party
Urban Planning

Philly launches ‘Block Party Bonanza’ to raise community pride during America’s 250th summer celebrations

Selected block parties will receive a $250 ShopRite gift card, patriotic decorations, mini Constitutions and outdoor toys meant to inspire civic pride.

18 hours ago

Authorities are seen responding to the fatal shooting of a state trooper in West Caln Township, Chester County
Community

Chester County expands first responder death benefit policy to include paid workers

A previous iteration of the policy awarded a one-time payment of $10,000 to the surviving family following the death of a volunteer first responder.

19 hours ago

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Courts & Law

Pa. teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

The boys, who were 14 at the time, admitted earlier this month that they made 59 child sex abuse images, some of which included classmates at Lancaster Country Day School.

19 hours ago

A large industrial complex near a suburban area
Politics & Policy

N.J. General Assembly passes bill requiring large data centers to pay for their grid upgrades

The bill aims to shield households and small businesses from electric bill hikes caused by large data centers.

1 day ago

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Health

Pennsylvania home care workers say industry in ‘crisis’ without $800M infusion of state funding

Home care workers and agencies say the state needs to raise reimbursement rates and pay to meet demand for an aging population.

1 day ago

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Classic portrait of Anandibai Joshee
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia supported a pioneering Indian American woman doctor. Now her story is getting memorialized in songs

Anandibai Joshee came to Philly in 1883 to study medicine. Her tragic life is the grit of a South Asian American Digital Archive songwriting project.

1 day ago

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Politics & Policy

New Jersey passes bills to prevent ICE, police officers from wearing masks on duty

The bills come on the heels of ICE agents being deployed to airports across the country while TSA employees continue going unpaid.

2 days ago

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