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Intricate floral designs on display at the flower show
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

The Philadelphia Flower Show, Blue Man Group, East Passyunk Restaurant Week and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb. 27 - March 2: “Glory Ride” in Delaware, a special presentation at the Philadelphia Film Society and Atlantic City Boat Show in South Jersey are among weekend highlights.

2 days ago

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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Arts & Entertainment

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is 150 years old. Here’s how it has evolved

What started as a showcase of industrial ingenuity at the 1876 Centennial Exposition has shape-shifted many times.

2 days ago

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Soku Massimo takes a bow
Arts & Entertainment

How Philly Fashion Week has expanded access to an industry once reserved for insiders and celebrities

For two decades, the event has become a launchpad for local designers, turning a grassroots experiment into an enduring creative institution.

2 days ago

Two people donate blood
Health

The American Red Cross urgently wants your blood as Greater Philly snowstorm affects blood bank supply

The snowstorm caused more cancellations at local blood donation drives and centers, at a loss of about 1,000 blood and platelet donations.

2 days ago

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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address
Science

Trump said data centers should build their own power source, but offers few details

President Trump said in his annual State of the Union address that he made deals with data centers to tamp down electricity costs for consumers. But there are few details.

3 days ago

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the police scene after a shooting in Philly
Courts & Law

Philly’s DA announces plans to charge 19 people accused in deadly gang shootings tied to ‘violent drill rap’

Prosecutors allege the rival gangs created music videos about the shootings and used the YouTube ad revenue to fund further crimes.

3 days ago

Neil Frauenglass of Visit Philadelphia speaks at the grand opening of Philly Pride Visitor Center
Community

Philadelphia opens an LGBTQ+ tourism center in the Gayborhood

The Philly Pride Visitor Center offers advice for things to explore in the city and across Pennsylvania, along with a serving of local LGBTQ+ history.

3 days ago

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El aeropuerto de Wilmington
Community

Daedalus Aviation retirará su solicitud de arrendamiento del aeropuerto de Wilmington tras la indignación pública por las conexiones con ICE

Delaware River y Bay Authority afirmó que estaba legalmente obligada a aprobar el contrato de arrendamiento. Sin embargo, los gobernadores de Delaware y New Jersey.

3 days ago

Sean Higgins, who is accused of killing hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, sits in an orange jumpsuit in court
Courts & Law
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Gaudreau brothers crash case: Lawyers claim suspect wasn’t driving drunk

Sean Higgins is accused of being intoxicated when he hit NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew in Salem County in August 2024.

3 days ago

ChristianaCare planea expandir sus servicios
Health

ChristianaCare planea un campus de salud en el sur de Delaware para ampliar el acceso a medida que crece la población del condado de Sussex

El campus de salud propuesto por ChristianaCare en Georgetown incluiría una sala de emergencias y atención ambulatoria para atender a la creciente población.

3 days ago

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Politics & Policy

Key takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats

President Trump used his address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy.

3 days ago

a sign for Swarthmore College
Education

Swarthmore ‘charges’ student activists for disseminating literature the college calls ‘violent’ and ‘intimidating’

The literature included a scope’s crosshairs placed over a photo collage of the board of managers. A spokesperson said expulsions are rare.

3 days ago

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Shirley Green, executive director of the Whitesboro Historical Foundation
Community

South Jersey’s historic Whitesboro community says flawed property records are putting its future in jeopardy

Residents have formed a preservation project to stomp out gentrification and put Whitesboro back on the historic map.

3 days ago

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PECO truck in the foreground, PECO worker in the background
Science

PECO’s profits skyrocket almost 50% after 2025 rate hikes

Critics say investor-owned utilities, which enjoy a monopoly, earn too much at the expense of ratepayers. PECO says the increased rates fund needed infrastructure upgrades.

3 days ago

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Canada geese in the Wissahickon Creek
Science

Pennsylvania ramps up bird flu response as officials report over 7 million infections in last month

Since the outbreak's start in 2022, about 14.6 million birds in Pennsylvania have died from the virus. Roughly half of those cases occurred in the first two months of 2026.

4 days ago

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