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On stage at Studio 34.
Urban Planning

After SEPTA’s summer success, riders fear momentum could stall

Is SEPTA getting there? At a West Philadelphia performance event, advocates celebrated the transit system while warning that another funding crisis looms.

4 hours ago

Aerial shot of downtown Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware on an overcast day in Fall.
Politics & Policy

Wilmington mayor vetoes bill that would have helped those struggling to pay water bills

The legislation aimed to exempt households with seniors, young children and people with disabilities from water shutoffs.

7 hours ago

FILE - Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic
Health

There are already more U.S. measles cases this year than in all of 2025

The U.S. has surpassed 2025’s record for measles cases, with five months left in 2026.

11 hours ago

Nuggets Lakers Basketball
Community

LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his ‘last decision’

James made the announcement on social media Friday, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement.

11 hours ago

Jeff Richards with his flaxcrete blocks
Arts & Entertainment

The future of flax is in a brick wall built along the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia

The Association for Public Art commissioned architect Jeff Richards to showcase the possibilities of flax as a building material.

17 hours ago

Listen 2:45
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Claes Oldenburg's Paint Torch in Lenfest Plaza
Education

‘Fresh Perspectives’ at PAFA shows how creativity fosters civic engagement in kids

Philadelphia schoolchildren made art for America’s 250th anniversary. Along the way, they learned about community.

18 hours ago

6abc/WPVI-TV Action News' chief meteorologist Cecily Tynan
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Chief meteorologist Cecily Tynan to retire after more than 30 years with Action News

Her last broadcast will be on Monday, Aug. 31.

1 day ago

Outside a Pennie office
Health

Pennsylvania ACA health insurers propose double-digit premium increases for 2027

The total average premium rate increase request in the individual market is 17%. Some insurers like Ambetter are requesting an average increase of 40%.

1 day ago

Listen 1:05
Woman checking the bill when paying at a supermarket
Politics & Policy

New Jersey Gov. Sherrill signs the Fair Price Protection Act, banning surveillance pricing

The new law prohibits companies from using your location, browsing history and income to help set the price you pay for merchandise.

1 day ago

Listen 0:44
An American flag flying with a Penn flag
Courts & Law

Trump administration drops demand for Penn records identifying Jewish faculty and staff

The settlement resolves dispute over employee records sought in the EEOC's antisemitism investigation, but the agency's broader probe will continue.

1 day ago

Listen 1:06
Pointing out spots on the map.
PlanPhilly
Community

Anti-illegal dumping group launches crowdsourced map of Philadelphia’s worst sites

Anyone can contribute to the map of sites where tires, construction debris and other junk is dumped illegally.

1 day ago

Listen 1:07
Protesters are seen through the glass of an ICE office in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

ICE abandons plans to convert 2 rural Pennsylvania warehouses into detention centers

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said doubling the population of the rural communities would tax the sewage system and drain drinking water supplies.

1 day ago

Listen 1:00
Shakira performing
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Performances from Shakira and Jill Scott, ‘The Notebook’ on stage and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

July 23 - 26: Delaware Arts 250, Ne-Yo and Akon in concert in South Jersey and open mic poetry in Philly are among weekend event highlights.

2 days ago

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A large pink bus that is used as a mobile mammography site.
Health

New mobile mammography unit aims to address barriers to receiving care in Sussex County, Delaware

TidalHealth Mobile Mammography launched this month. Its goal is to bring screenings to neighborhoods in Sussex County with limited preventive care.

2 days ago

Listen 0:58
Archival photo of the exterior of the Ambassador Theatre.
Urban Planning

Cobbs Creek movie palace may join Philadelphia’s historic register

The Ambassador Theatre in Southwest Philadelphia is one of the few remaining buildings in the city that once housed a neighborhood theater. It could now become a landmark.

2 days ago

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