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A street sign denoting the intersection of Stacy and E. Pearl streets in Burlington, New Jersey
Community

City of Burlington, New Jersey fixes confusing street sign on East Pearl Street

A city resident had been advocating for the street sign to be fixed for about two-and-a-half years.

3 hours ago

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Madeline Marriott profile
Arts & Entertainment

Bucks County Community College names this year’s poet laureate

Madeline Marriott, 23, credits the local poetry community for her development as a writer.

3 hours ago

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Ceremonial clothes of the Lingít people displayed at the Penn Museum
Arts & Entertainment

Penn Museum’s new Native North America exhibition collaborates with Indigenous curators

Eight curators from eight Indigenous nations redesigned Penn Museum’s Native North America display.

14 hours ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Nina Ahmad seated at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall
Community

Council members contend foster care support is lacking in Philadelphia

Council members want to know what happens when 43% of youth “age out” of the system and have to find a job and a home of their own.

17 hours ago

Democrat Mikie Sherrill smiles before the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey sets April 2026 special election as Sherrill resigns House seat ahead of inauguration

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday set the primary for Feb. 5 and the special general election for April 16.

17 hours ago

Banner of new logo at Philadelphia Art Museum
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Art Museum’s new director and CEO will be Daniel H. Weiss

Weiss has ties to the Philly region and had been the head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

17 hours ago

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Severe flooding hits Palisades Medical Center in Hudson County, N.J.
Science
Inside Climate News

Sea-level rise accelerates in New Jersey, raising coastal flooding risk, study says

Landmark report forecasts water levels and temperature gain but avoids policy prescriptions.

17 hours ago

Mo'ne Davis being interviewed
Community
6abc

Philly native Mo’ne Davis drafted 10th overall in first Women’s Professional Baseball League draft

Mo'ne Davis, the household name more than a decade ago as a Little League World Series star, was drafted into the WPBL on Thursday night.

18 hours ago

Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guide
Community

What Philly’s new Michelin stars mean for the city’s food scene

Local food critic Jon Deutsch dives into Philadelphia’s fine dining scene with WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn.

18 hours ago

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Sky Roberts, brother of prominent Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, speaks
Politics & Policy

What to know about the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files

Here’s a look at what’s expected to be made public, what isn’t, and a refresher on how we got to this point with the files on Jeffrey Epstein.

21 hours ago

Front of Philadelphia School District head quarters
Education

Philly school board hears on closures, stalled contracts and student wellness

Thursday’s board meeting featured principals and parents alike concerned about the state of contract negotiations and school closures.

1 day ago

The band Open City looks on
Arts & Entertainment

Philly punk band Open City returns for benefit show supporting immigrant advocacy group

After five years away, the punk supergroup returns to the stage Sunday for a show benefitting the human rights organization Juntos.

1 day ago

two perfomers in the You Are Here experience
Arts & Entertainment

‘Not Safe’ For Teens opens a haunted house of teenage political anxieties in former Philly church

With “You Are Here,” teenagers carve out their own space in West Philly to express themselves freely.

1 day ago

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Lisa Wilson Riblett standing next to a transmission tower
Urban Planning

Delmarva’s legal power forces 2 villages to vacate laws banning new electricity towers

The “tree huggers” of Ardentown and Ardencroft wanted Delaware’s dominant utility to reroute a project to replace seven high-voltage towers.

1 day ago

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Dozens of transit advocates sitting down
Urban Planning

Philadelphia leaders connect with transit advocates after long-awaited budget didn’t include funding for SEPTA

Transit advocates gathered at the Friends Center in Center City to hear from legislators their thoughts on the state budget.

1 day ago

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