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The future of flax is in a concrete 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.
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‘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.
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Chief meteorologist Cecily Tynan to retire after more than 30 years with Action News
Her last broadcast will be on Monday, Aug. 31.
11 hours ago
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%.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 1:06Anti-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.
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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.
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Listen 1:00July 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.
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Listen 5:11New 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.
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Listen 0:58Cobbs 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.
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Listen 0:50Merchants, lottery boss tout self-serve system, but gambling addiction counselors worry about underage users, more people going deep into debt.
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Listen 2:14Faith leaders, exonerees and criminal justice advocates say the district attorney is being unfairly targeted for efforts to overturn wrongful convictions.
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Delaware declares measles outbreak as cases quickly climb to 4
Delaware had not recorded a single case of measles in more than a decade until this week, as outbreaks and infections nationwide grow.
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Listen 0:55GOP leaders in N.J. pounce on voter registration glitch, blame Democrats
Several GOP legislators say they warned Democrats about voter security and driver’s licenses for noncitizens, but they were ignored.
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