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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.
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Listen 1:16Norristown 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.
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Listen 0:57Pemberton 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.
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Listen 1:12Styrofoam 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.
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Listen 2:14Genesis HealthCare officials said the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will allow the company to restructure its debt while maintaining operations at its facilities.
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Listen 1:02The 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 5:46Layoffs 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.
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Listen 1:04Passenger 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.
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Listen 1:21Delaware counties are fuming over the state overturning local decisions it doesn’t like. Weed advocates say local zoning rules are restrictive.
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Listen 0:56Republicans 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.
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