
Archives: Articles
Want to help make Philly greener? This big spring tree planting is coming up
More than 60 community groups across Philly and surrounding suburbs will plant trees April 11 to 14.
6 months ago
Delaware County Council bans ‘ghost guns.’ A gun rights organization threatens legal action
Pennsylvania Gun Rights sent a letter to Delco officials in March calling the ordinance a violation of the Constitution and threatening legal action if adopted.
6 months ago
Listen 0:58Raising the dead: PATCO Franklin Square ghost station reopens after 46 years
The train station beneath Franklin Square park has been closed since 1979. A $29.3 million renovation wakes it up to a new neighborhood.
6 months ago
The lab, opening next week, will offer classes to local students in robotics, cyber security, video game design — and of course, golf course management.
6 months ago
EPA announces commitment to protect fish in the Delaware River
The announcement comes after environmentalists took legal action to speed up the process.
6 months ago
Listen 1:14Councilmember Anthony Phillips and city leaders are looking for solutions after a triple shooting at the Charles M. Finley Recreation Center.
6 months ago
Listen 1:06Philly leaders highlight free and low-cost summer kids programs, say more pool staff needed
The city and school district offer hundreds of summer programs meant to keep Philly students out of trouble and entertained during the summer months.
6 months ago
New Jersey, 18 other states and the District of Columbia challenged the Trump administration's mass dismissals at more than a dozen agencies across the country.
6 months ago
Musk could be leaving D.C. after turbulent times at the president’s DOGE
Trump and Musk have both hinted that DOGE's work will end soon. But that was before Tuesday, when Wisconsin voters rejected Musk's pick for a state Supreme Court candidate.
6 months ago
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote U.S. manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are unfair trade practices.
6 months ago
Uncertain future for blighted Philly properties once part of Germantown Settlement empire
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has committed to rehabbing and renting the properties, but an anti-blight nonprofit could end up with them instead.
6 months ago
Researchers at Temple University will look at the effectiveness of the Chance to Ride travel training program and recruit participants in Philly.
6 months ago
Listen 2:34Studies show links between arts programs and positive academic outcomes, skills
Anecdotal evidence has shown arts-related classes lead to better grades.
6 months ago
Listen 1:57White House wants more funding to prep Philly’s Independence Hall for semiquincentennial
Stakeholders look forward to more funding for Independence Hall as America gets ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary after White House executive order.
6 months ago
Listen 1:03Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make promised payments over 2024 petition signatures
The lawsuit claims the man received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November presidential election, but it says he wasn't fully paid for the petition referrals.
6 months ago