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Three Brazil players celebrate after a goal.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

World Cup matches in Philly, Noah Kahan in concert, Kidchella and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 25-28: “The Cher Show” in Delaware, Africatown Diaspora Festival Philly and the Soccer Fest in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

4 days ago

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Bartram Village comprises 44 aging brick buildings
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A $425M revamp: Bartram Village in Southwest Philly will be replaced with 500+ affordable rentals

An emergency declaration cleared the way for the site’s 44 aging, vacant homes to be demolished.

4 days ago

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Firefighters working at the scene of a fire.
Community

Up in smoke: Camden suspends operations at EMR’s junkyard after 14 fires. Residents want ‘noxious emissions’ gone for good

City officials cut a deal meant to protect residents with the scrap metal company. It didn't. “We let them down,” EMR USA CEO Joe Balzano said.

4 days ago

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The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey
Money

New Jersey nonprofit that funds local news awaits state support

The New Jersey Civic Information Consortium helps hyperlocal digital news sites and community newspapers, and it supports investigative reporting.

4 days ago

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An aerial view of a large estate with a swimming pool.
Courts & Law

‘An absolute ton of cocaine’: Inside the largest drug trafficking case prosecuted in Delaware

Brahmanad Prasad cultivated the image of a wealthy businessman, gambler and day trader. A Delaware barroom boast led to his downfall.

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Janae Taylor, enfermera registrada; Yadira Chávez,
Community

Un programa de Delaware busca ampliar el acceso a la atención materna en comunidades rurales

Una nueva iniciativa en el sur de Delaware busca reducir las disparidades en la salud materna llevando apoyo prenatal y posparto directamente a las mujeres.

4 days ago

A glass door with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement logo and title on it in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Lawsuit claims Philadelphia ICE Field Office has ‘unlawfully’ re-detained people at immigration check-ins

Plaintiffs include three Philadelphia residents who fear being re-detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at their next routine check-ins.

4 days ago

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El representante estatal Josué Ortega, del 3er Distrito de Delaware
Community

“Yo soy boricua”: Delaware reconoce oficialmente el Día de Puerto Rico con una nueva ley y el izado de la bandera

Los puertorriqueños de todo Delaware celebraron la firma del Proyecto de Ley de la Cámara 290 y reflexionaron sobre la historia, la migración y el orgullo cultural.

4 days ago

stairs inside Legislative Hall
Politics & Policy

‘An appalling abdication’: Proposed constitutional amendment to codify same-sex marriage fails in the Delaware House

Most House Republicans did not vote on the bill, depriving it of the 28 votes needed for approval.

4 days ago

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A block of South Broad Street in Philadelphia, between Spruce and Pine streets, is seen with a raised median filled with plantings
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts introduces South Broad Street’s green future

A $150 million plan to beautify a mile of South Broad has begun with a “beta test.”

4 days ago

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Alrededor de una cuarta parte de los votos en las elecciones de 2024
Courts & Law

“Cosas de ciencia ficción”: seres no humanos podrán seguir votando en una localidad costera de Delaware después de que un juez desestimara la impugnación de ACLU

Los legisladores estatales permitieron a Fenwick Island modificar su carta constitutiva en 2008 para autorizar el voto de corporaciones, fideicomisos y otras entidades.

4 days ago

El gobernador de Delaware, Matt Meyer, anuncia una colaboración
Education

Delaware establecerá su primera facultad de medicina en colaboración con la Universidad Jefferson, con sede en Filadelfia

El estado afirma que la escuela de cuatro años formará médicos en Delaware y ayudará a paliar la escasez de profesionales de la salud, especialmente en las comunidades rurales

4 days ago

Deputies escort Michelle Zajko, left, Daniel Blank, right, and Jack LaSota, in orange, from the Allegany County Courthouse
Courts & Law

Delco DA charges woman allegedly tied to extremist Zizian group with murder of her parents

Michelle Zajko is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Richard and Rita Zajko in December 2022.

4 days ago

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Event attendees engage in Q&A with the panel discussing the pursuit of happiness and the Declaration of Independence at WHYY.
Community

250 years later, Americans are still wrestling with democracy’s promise and the ‘pursuit of happiness’

What Thomas Jefferson meant by "the pursuit of happiness" may be very different from what Americans mean today.

4 days ago

Anna Deavere Smith poses for a photo in WHYY studios.
Arts & Entertainment

Anna Deavere Smith debuts a play about her ancestor in Philadelphia’s ‘What Now’ festival

Smith’s great-great-grandfather, Basil Biggs, buried the dead after the Battle of Gettysburg.

5 days ago

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