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Republican candidate for NJ governor Jack Ciattarelli shakes a man's hand
Politics & Policy

Democrats, GOP test their playbooks as Trump looms over elections in New Jersey and Virginia

In both states, Democratic candidates for governor are distancing themselves from their party’s far-left wing in campaigns focused instead on rising costs.

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Josh Shapiro speaks
Politics & Policy

SEPTA avoids cuts for another 2 years. Pa. agency grants request for SEPTA to use maintenance funds

PennDOT will allow SEPTA to dip into $394 million in capital assistance to fund daily operations and avoid massive cuts — for now.

2 days ago

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Philip Balderston posing for a photo near the lot that will be developed
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Urban Planning

Harrowgate affordable housing project will transform industrial lot

The development from Odin Properties in North Philadelphia is the company’s first government-backed project.

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Dana Erhet posing for a photo inside the museum
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Native flora and fauna in the spotlight at the New Jersey State Museum’s ‘Ecosystems at Risk’

The exhibition highlights the state’s natural habitats and efforts to protect them.

2 days ago

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School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education

Philadelphia’s school selection starts today. Here is everything you need to know

The process allows students to apply for any district school with available space for the 2026–2027 school year. There are more than 50 schools participating this year.

2 days ago

Instructors at Cape Assist interact with students
Community

Cape May County program trains teens to become mental health first responders

Students enrolled in the program are learning the five-step process to notice, ask, listen, connect to a trusted adult and reinforce friendship to help peers in distress.

2 days ago

a box of white mushrooms
Community

40th annual Mushroom Festival takes root in Kennett Square, celebrating heritage and all things fungi

“Chances are, if you're eating mushrooms … they came from Pennsylvania,” said Gale Ferranto, a third-generation Kennett Square mushroom farmer.

3 days ago

Tracy Timby, vice president of workforce and strategic partnerships at Bucks County Community College, speaks at a podium
Education

Bucks County Community College students can now get their bachelor’s degree in Wales

The higher education collaboration was sparked in part by “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” creator Rob McElhenney’s relationship with the Welsh city.

3 days ago

A speaker from the Breakthrough program speaks to students in the program.
Education

Breakthrough Collaborative trains teachers, aids students in Philadelphia’s underrepresented communities

“We’ve served over 1,600 students since we've been founded, and we’ve served over 550 teaching fellows,” said Michelle Palmer.

3 days ago

A man protesting a proposed Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parking lot holds a sign that reads
Urban Planning

Grays Ferry community members say CHOP garage is a ‘health hazard’

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia plans to build a 1,005-vehicle garage for employee parking needs.

4 days ago

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Rows of cars parked at a drive-in theater in Pennsylvania
Arts & Entertainment

How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world’s oldest drive-in theater

Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney bought Shankweiler’s Drive-In in Oreland, Pennsylvania, in 2022 after learning the property might be sold to developers.

4 days ago

Former President Joe Biden speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Biden chooses Delaware for his presidential library as his team turns to raising money for it

The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation this past week approved a 13-person governance board that is charged with steering the project.

4 days ago

Lydia Munoz
Community

Atlantic County’s Spanish Community Center’s interim leader Lydia Munoz, 81, braces herself to support immigrant families

Lydia Munoz has been helping immigrant families since the 1970s and feels her work is needed more than ever in changing times.

4 days ago

Food pantry volunteers organize food giveaway tables at Lutheran Settlement House
Community

Nearly 25% of Philly-area residents are age 60 and up. Here’s how to step up as an ‘aging services’ volunteer

“When you connect to one of these older adults, you’d be surprised how they can change your life,” says Jamee Nowell Smith of Senior Community Services.

4 days ago

The Water Orchestra on display with jets of water coming up from the ground
Arts & Entertainment

‘Water Orchestra’ allows visitors to control City Hall fountains and channel their inner ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

The splash fountains of Dilworth Plaza are now a temporary public art installation that allow people to conduct water like an orchestra.

5 days ago

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