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Community

PGW upgrading infrastructure to cut a small fraction of its climate pollution

The project will reduce methane releases and cut the utility's overall greenhouse gas emissions by a fraction of a percent.

3 hours ago

Philadelphia Youth Basketball CEO and co-founder Kenny Holdsman speaks into a microphone at a podium
Community

Philadelphia Youth Basketball plans to build new $50 million workforce facility after receiving $500,000 in state funds

The 40,000-square-foot facility, dubbed “The Generator,” is set to break ground in fall 2027 and open in early 2029.

3 hours ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier addresses HIV/AIDS activists outside City Hall
Health

‘It’s going to be a genocide’: HIV activists from N.Y. and Philadelphia rally at City Hall

Over 100 HIV activists, nonprofit leaders and a city council member took to City Hall this afternoon to demand a reversal of President Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts.

12 hours ago

Bill Marrazzo speaking at a podium on stage
Community

The Welcoming Center to release new report on immigration’s impact in Philadelphia region

An Oct. 6 event will explore data on immigrant entrepreneurship, homeownership, education and more.

19 hours ago

Gov. Matt Meyer
Politics & Policy

‘Shocked’: Delaware legislators react to Gov. Meyer’s vetoes of four bills state lawmakers passed without opposition

All of the bill sponsors said they worked with the governor’s office on the legislation and did not anticipate a veto.

20 hours ago

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Bobby Duckett is standing on stage at The Willingboro Performing Arts Center, with a spotlight on him.
Arts & Entertainment

Curtain rises on South Jersey’s newest performing arts center in Willingboro

The Willingboro Performing Arts Center will welcome R&B legends Atlantic Starr for Saturday’s inaugural event.

22 hours ago

Inside the Academy of Natural Sciences
Science

What went wrong at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences? Former museum staffers point to years of missteps

“There was a big push to not be known as the dinosaur museum,” said one laid-off worker. That shift came with a cost, ex-staffers say.

1 day ago

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James Heimer is sitting at his desk, examining an issue of his print newsletter, 'The Matinee Idle.'
Arts & Entertainment

Make Halloween analog again: Philly artist’s snail-mail newsletter features TV horror movie listings for antenna TVs

James Heimer’s The Matinee Idle keeps the spooky season weird.

1 day ago

Listen 1:25
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building
Health

Some new Medicaid rules have already changed: Why New Jersey officials and residents are worried about what happens next

Hundreds of thousands of Garden State residents covered by NJ FamilyCare will need to fill out paperwork on a new reporting schedule starting Jan. 1.

1 day ago

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Creative Hub co-managers JaQuanne Daniels, left, and Vanity Constance, right
Arts & Entertainment

Wilmington’s new Creative Hub brings artists, residents and small businesses together on the city’s West Side

The new space aims to connect Wilmington’s West Side community with arts and creativity while helping local artists and small businesses develop and grow.

1 day ago

Listen 1:18
At the EMR scrap metal facility in Camden, heaps of scrap metal are stacked very high. A sign shows what the allowable height limit is.
Community

Camden residents, advocates push N.J. to seek compensation for neighbors from EMR

The state’s public nuisance lawsuit against a scrap metal recycler over repeated fires seeks operational changes. Residents say that’s not enough.

2 days ago

Listen 1:06
Philly tenants launched the
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Urban Planning

Philly tenants are waging a war against ‘junk’ fees. City Council may help

The fight is part of the “End Rental Ripoffs” campaign launched by members of a citywide tenant union. It’s unclear when legislation will be introduced.

2 days ago

Listen 0:56
Several people are shown holding up handmade signs while standing on the side of the road for the anti-ICE protest in Norristown.
Community

Norristown rally decries impact of ICE operations on community

Community members called on Gov. Josh Shapiro and local municipalities to pass legislation restricting cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

2 days ago

Listen 1:03
La puerta principal de la Base de la Fuerza Aérea de Dover
Courts & Law

Cómo un aviador de Dover presuntamente captó y violó a una joven de 15 años del condado de Bucks

Las autoridades señalan que los mensajes de Snapchat pronto adquirieron un tono sexual, lo que derivó en un viaje nocturno a Delaware y en cargos por violación de un menor.

2 days ago

A headshot of Democratic U.S. Rep Herb Conaway Jr., of New Jersey
Politics & Policy

New Jersey election 2026: What to know about the 3rd Congressional District race

Democratic incumbent Herb Conaway faces three challengers: Republican Michael McGuire, the Green Party’s Steven Welzer and Independent Ryan Michael Kelly.

2 days ago

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