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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks at a news conference
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker, unwavering in negotiations, appeals directly to striking workers with double pay

Mayor Cherelle Parker is trying to end the DC33 union worker strike by Fourth of July with both the carrot and stick approaches. Here’s how.

57 mins ago

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Community

WHYY celebrates leadership donation from Ken and Valerie Baker

Ken and Valerie Baker make a leadership donation to WHYY to help keep public media alive.

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks at a news conference, Jan. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Pa. leaders react to Congress passing Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ bill. 310,000 Pennsylvanians could lose Medicaid coverage

Critics and health policy experts consider the GOP legislation the largest roll back of health care and food assistance in U.S. history.

4 hours ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
Politics & Policy

The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

Republicans overcame multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package Thursday before a Fourth of July deadline.

5 hours ago

Donald Trump waves
Education

Philadelphia schools could lose millions as Trump administration withholds federal money

States around the country were expecting to receive already-approved federal education funding by July 1. The Department of Education announced a review at the 11th hour.

5 hours ago

Medical professionals at the site of a plane crash near Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County
Community

New Jersey skydiving company says pilot tried emergency landing but plane went off runway into woods

Fifteen people were aboard the plane that crashed Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, three are in critical condition and five have serious injuries.

7 hours ago

The Lunar Year performing at Spruce Street Harbor Park
Arts & Entertainment

Spruce Street Harbor Park free concert series ‘spans the gamut’ of what the Philly music scene has to offer

The Live and Local music series will be taking place all summer through Sept. 25 at the Lazy Hammock stage.

10 hours ago

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Fireworks explode in the background behind a gargoyle atop of the central portico of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Things To Do
Community

July Fourth celebrations, Tyler, the Creator, River Roads Music Festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

July 3 - July 6: Neil Diamond tribute in Del., July Fourth activities in Philly and the 2025 Freedom Festival in South Jersey are among the highlights.

14 hours ago

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John Van Horne of the Library Company of Philadelphia shares some of the documents his institution contributed to the exhibit
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Revolutionary City’ gives everyone access to original documents of Philly residents living through the war

A massive digitization and artificial intelligence platform gives free access to multiple historic archives and thousands of documents.

14 hours ago

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A rendering of a proposed construction project for 1601 Washington Avenue in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly residents, design experts bash latest proposal to replace Hoa Binh Plaza

OCF Realty is again trying to redevelop 1601 Washington Ave. as part of a broader movement away from the corridor’s industrial heritage.

15 hours ago

bags of trash outside the Northwest Sanitation Convenience Center
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia union workers have standoff with authorities at trash dump amid second day of strike

Residents dropped off both trash and recycling outside a locked city-run sanitation center in Northwest Philly flanked by striking union members, police and city workers.

24 hours ago

A large number of vehicles for medical personnel and first responders sit on a runway at an airport following a report of a plane crash
Community

Skydiving plane goes off New Jersey runway and crashes into woods, sending 15 to hospital

Authorities say 15 people were taken to a hospital when a small skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway at an airport in southern New Jersey and crashed in the woods.

1 day ago

Moderator Virginia Esteban, therapist María Aguilar and assistant professor at the University of Delaware Franssy Zablah speak at the event
Community

Mental health takes a hit as fears over immigration enforcement spread through Delaware’s Latino communities

Stricter immigration policies and rising fear are taking a toll on the mental health of Latino families in Delaware, many of whom face barriers to care and support.

1 day ago

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Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students
Courts & Law

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murder in stabbings of 4 Idaho students to avoid death penalty

Kohberger was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022.

1 day ago

Max Stanford holds two shirts at Bar Jawn in Manayunk
Community

Competitive eater ‘Max vs Food’ conquers food challenges at Manayunk bar

Ahead of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, Max Stanford talks training, recovering and tackling massive meals.

1 day ago

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