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John Toney leading youth summer jazz session
Education

Philadelphia Clef Club undergoing $4.5 million renovation to expand jazz education

Founded in the 1960s, the club is upgrading its facilities and reimagining its education program.

9 months ago

Listen 1:16
kids in a classroom
Education

Norristown is ‘effectively out’ of school space. The district has approved a $12M expansion project

Norristown Area School District is installing prefabricated additions to Cole Manor Elementary School, Hancock Elementary School and the administration building.

9 months ago

Listen 0:57
Jack Tompkins, mayor of Pemberton, New Jersey
Politics & Policy

Pemberton residents and Council want Mayor Jack Tompkins out. Here’s why

A resolution unanimously approved by the council this week states that Tompkins should resign based on his “ongoing pattern” of misconduct and “blatant disregard” of ethics.

9 months ago

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Meghan Knapp of Stanley's Tavern
Community

Styrofoam finally off the menu at Delaware eateries, 2 years after ban passed

Food in containers made of the white plastic foam can no longer be given to diners who eat in, take leftovers or pick up takeout orders.

9 months ago

Listen 2:14
a welcome sign for Kennett Square
Health

Rehab and nursing home operator Genesis HealthCare files for bankruptcy with locations in Pa., Delaware and New Jersey

Genesis HealthCare officials said the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will allow the company to restructure its debt while maintaining operations at its facilities.

9 months ago

Listen 1:02
Temple Health plans to open a new, state-of-the-art maternity hospital at the former Cancer Treatment Centers for America campus in Northeast Philadelphia
Health

Temple Health labor and delivery services will officially move to a new hospital in Northeast Philly this fall

The new Temple Women and Families Hospital near Juniata Park will handle nearly all health system labor and deliveries, as services stop at the main campus hospital.

9 months ago

Rick Springfield performs at Live Aid
Arts & Entertainment

Rick Springfield, Judas Priest, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

Simulcast from Philly and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 hours of live music in two different continents.

9 months ago

West Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Penn Museum’s Garden Jams kicks off for its second year with West Philadelphia Orchestra

Garden Jams will be hosted every Wednesday for the rest of July. The event offers food, drinks and late-night museum access.

9 months ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner
Courts & Law
6abc

Man who shot 6 Philadelphia officers during standoff to spend up to 240 years in prison

Maurice Hill, 41, was found guilty on multiple charges stemming from the hours-long standoff in August 2019.

9 months ago

The exterior of a house in Levittown where a murder took place
Courts & Law

Levittown man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen’s arrest

Justin D. Mohn took the stand in a suburban Philly courtroom on the third day of his trial on murder and other charges stemming from the homicide of his father.

9 months ago

Dito van Reigersberg (left), who performs as Martha Graham Cracker, and David Sweeney
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

A Live Aid anniversary tribute, a pancakes and booze festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

July 11–13: Glennon Doyle’s podcast stops in Delaware and an ice cream festival at Reading Terminal Market are among weekend event highlights.

9 months ago

Listen 5:46
Sign for new biotech start up Resilience
Money

Layoffs hit Philly biotech startup after being bought by Big Pharma

Tmunity Therapeutics, with ties to Penn Medicine, once raised $231 million from investors. Now workers and its Center City office are gone.

9 months ago

Listen 1:04
a sign for Wilmington Airport
Science

Passenger count at Wilmington Airport tops half a million amid expansion efforts

More than 660,000 passengers have flown through Wilmington Airport since 2023. Officials are planning new upgrades and bracing for continued growth.

9 months ago

Listen 1:21
Matt Meyer raises his hand
Politics & Policy

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer weighs legislation to loosen restrictions on retail pot locations as opening day nears

Delaware counties are fuming over the state overturning local decisions it doesn’t like. Weed advocates say local zoning rules are restrictive.

9 months ago

Listen 0:56
Temple University campus at North Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue
Education

Republicans urge U.S. universities to cut ties with Chinese-backed scholarship program

Leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said Wednesday they'd sent letters Temple University and other colleges and universities.

9 months ago

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