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Transit Forward Philadelphia at SEPTA cuts protest rally outside city hall
Community
6abc

SEPTA service cuts could add 275,000 vehicles to local roads, experts warn

Transit experts warn that proposed SEPTA service cuts could result in significant traffic increases on roadways in the Philadelphia region.

2 days ago

Medical bill of Mick Stanziale
Community

‘Immediate relief’: Delaware joins forces with nonprofit to erase $50M of residents’ medical debt

Gov. Meyer’s administration is partnering with Undue Medical Debt, which buys overdue accounts at a penny on the dollar, or less.

2 days ago

Listen 2:09
Singer Billy Idol performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Billy Idol, Art Under the Stars, the Philadelphia Folk Fest and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 14–17: Comedian Jim Gaffigan in Delaware, Jazz on the Ave. in North Philly and Collingswood Arts Fest in South Jersey are among the highlights.

2 days ago

Listen 5:40
outside the Lansdowne Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘A feast for your ears’: Century-old Lansdowne Theater set to return as concert hall

The historic theater in Delaware County is set to open its doors Aug. 22 for the first time in nearly 40 years.

2 days ago

Listen 0:53
Offshore turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm
Politics & Policy

Controversial Delaware offshore wind project in jeopardy as Trump administration pulls back on clean energy plans

Democratic state lawmakers recently passed a controversial bill to move the Delmarva Peninsula project forward, overriding the denial of a local land use permit.

2 days ago

Dozens marching through Camden holding a banner reading STANDING IN SOLIDARITY
Courts & Law

Camden residents remember Esiyah Dixon-Waheed, who was killed in Missouri drunk-driving incident

Friends and family remembered Esiyah H. Dixon-Waheed as a multitalented, lovable person. The Missouri man charged in the crash is being held without bond.

2 days ago

Listen 1:17
an offshore turbine
Science

New Jersey energy regulators delay offshore wind infrastructure, cancel approval for Atlantic Shores project

The decision follows President Donald Trump’s move to block plans for offshore wind development.

2 days ago

Listen 1:14
Arthur Steinberg speaking with Philadelphia Federation of Teachers members behind him
Education

Philadelphia teachers will be present for first day of school, but September walkout looms

The teachers union and school district have made progress on some issues, but the union head said teachers are prepared to walk if a deal isn’t reached.

2 days ago

Listen 1:07
Sylvester Stallone wears a suit
Arts & Entertainment

Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

President Donald Trump is now chair of the Kennedy Center and revealed the names during a Wednesday press conference at the Washington cultural institution.

2 days ago

Police comb the scene of a mass shooting in Grays Ferry
Courts & Law
6abc

2nd arrest made in deadly Grays Ferry mass shooting

Police have said they are still looking for at least a dozen more shooters after finding 13 separate guns and 140 pieces of ballistic evidence at the scene.

2 days ago

Protesters try to take down the statue of former mayor and police chief Frank Rizzo
Community

Philadelphia Art Commission agrees to return Rizzo statue to committee that originally gave it to the city to be restored, relocated

The statue of the late mayor will be removed from storage, repaired, refurbished and relocated to an undisclosed location.

2 days ago

Listen 1:16
Large fire with billowing smoke
Community

Camden City Council approves agreement with EMR to hold the company accountable for scrapyard fire. Residents are not satisfied

The memo of understanding announced last spring followed a massive fire at EMR’s Ferry Avenue facility earlier this year.

2 days ago

Listen 1:07
A SEPTA train pulling up to a station
Urban Planning

‘Lifeline for thousands’: Delaware officials plead with SEPTA, Pennsylvania lawmakers to preserve rail service to Philadelphia

The current proposal would eliminate the rail line that runs from Newark to Philadelphia, with stops in Stanton, Wilmington and Claymont.

2 days ago

Listen 1:31
Newark Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton
Politics & Policy

‘Political theater’: Delaware lawmakers pass bills to help with massive residential property tax hike after fights and name-calling

The debate was sharpest in the state House, where members accused each other of grandstanding.

3 days ago

Listen 1:05
Abandoned van on W Monmouth Street in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia’s most demolished street and what happens after the houses are gone

West Monmouth used to be a cobblestone street so clean you could eat off it, according to Lawrence West. Now almost 40% of the street’s houses are gone.

3 days ago

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