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Arts & Entertainment

A trio of BlackStar documentaries connects communities from Southwest Philly to Northwest London

From a community garden to Pan-African rumba and public housing, the film festival's opening-day program explored the power of telling one's own story.

2 hours ago

Photo on display for the Photo Lounge's
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Photo Lounge shows what summer looked like before Instagram

Over 60 customers submitted family vacation snaps to “That Summer Feeling” from 1931 – 2010.

7 hours ago

The AMC Fashion District 8 movie theater
Health

Are movie theaters getting too loud? Viewers, audiologists in the Philadelphia region consider sound exposure in film

People seeing summer blockbusters like “The Odyssey” or the new Spider-Man film question if loud theater sounds are causing hearing damage.

8 hours ago

People sit in an auditorium for a Conshohocken Planning Board meeting
Science

Plymouth Township, Conshohocken-area residents shout, boo, as hearing for data center begins

Residents say they’re concerned the new data center will reduce property values and impact their quality of life in the suburban Pennsylvania towns.

17 hours ago

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer and lawmakers celebrate the signing of a state Voting Rights Act, with Meyer holding the bill up
Politics & Policy

‘Our voice is our vote’: Delaware enacts voting rights legislation banning race-based discrimination in elections

Supporters say it will allow voters to pick their representative, instead of elected officials picking their voters.

20 hours ago

Junior Street Team members gather in a hallway at the Mercer County Restorative Justice Hub
Community

A restorative justice center in Trenton, N.J., is teaching young people how to solve problems without violence

The Hub offers mentorship programs and features a Peace Room where teens relax, reflect and work through conflict.

1 day ago

Listen 0:54
Blood is drained from horseshoe crabs.
Science

Environmentalists petition New Jersey over horseshoe crab bloodletting

The horseshoe crab’s blood helps test the sterility of medical products.

1 day ago

Seaford Middle School is one of the four campuses receiving a new school-based health center
Education

Delaware allocates funding to bring new health centers to 4 middle schools in rural Sussex County

The effort expands health care access for schools located in provider deserts and brings the model directly to middle schools, which have historically been ignored statewide.

1 day ago

Listen 0:53
Matt Meyer standing at a podium giving a speech in Legislative Hall
Politics & Policy

‘Should have been more transparency’: Top Delaware lawmakers to sign off on state job Gov. Matt Meyer created without their input

House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown said she has not had a single conversation with Meyer about his creation of a state surgeon general.

2 days ago

Listen 0:57
the data center in Vineland being constructed
Science

Vineland data center makes case for on-site power generation during 6-hour hearing

Developers for the New Jersey-based center plan to use on-site fuel cells, saying the new plan will not draw power from the grid or increase residential rates.

2 days ago

Jaylen Brown smiling at a press conference
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia 76ers welcome Jaylen Brown, who’s ‘putting in the work’ to win the city’s first title since 1983

Last season, the five-time NBA All-Star and 2024 Finals MVP had the league’s fourth-highest scoring average, with 28.7 points per game.

2 days ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau seated at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia City Council examines police crowd control tactics after Pride festival

City Councilmember Rue Landau convened a hearing to discuss what went wrong in the Gayborhood on June 7 and how the city can avoid repeating it.

2 days ago

Taylor Hosking and Chino Familia smile
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Things to Do: BlackStar Film Fest, 5 Seconds of Summer in concert and Pierogi Fest are among event highlights

Aug. 6–9: Sheila E. performs at a jazz fest in Delaware, WWE and a festival celebrating women’s theater in Philly.

2 days ago

Listen 4:45
inside the NoMa Library
Community

Former Wilmington car dealership begins new life as NoMa Library for creators and community in Delaware

The “North Market” library opens Aug. 29 with free spaces for Delaware creators, small businesses and families.

2 days ago

Listen 1:33
The storefront of the Crystal Therapy massage parlor in New Castle County, Delaware
Courts & Law

‘There’s no compassion, there’s no empathy’: Delaware police’s human trafficking unit cracks down on massage parlors, aids victims

The women are brought to the U.S. with the promise of jobs but end up trapped in seedy salons, forced to perform sexual acts and are unable to leave.

2 days ago

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