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A Broad Street Line train is seen at Fairmount Station
Urban Planning

SEPTA workers vote to authorize strike, union contract set to expire Nov. 7

The vote does not mean workers plan to immediately walk off the job but gives union leaders the authority to call a strike if contract negotiations do not progress.

11 months ago

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Philadelphia Union's flag
Community

Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Holden Trent has died

The backup goalkeeper died Saturday, the Major League Soccer club said in a statement. He was 25.

11 months ago

Kamala Harris sits and smiles at a barbershop
Politics & Policy

Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court

Before a rally Sunday evening, Harris visited a church, a barbershop and a bookstore in West Philly. She also met with youth athletes and stopped by a Puerto Rican restaurant.

11 months ago

Water pouring from a kitchen sink
Urban Planning

Pa., N.J., Del. receive millions of federal dollars for water quality upgrades

The states will use the funding to remove toxic chemicals, remove lead pipes and upgrade sewer and stormwater infrastructure.

11 months ago

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Gallery co-founder Chris Hammes demonstrates a puppet duck spinning on a motorized hook by Ollie Goss. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Big Ramp gallery scratches at politicized pet memes in ‘The Sublime Is Meow’

More than 40 Philly artists contributed work to an exhibition at Big Ramp in Kensington honoring the pets of so-called “childless cat ladies.”

11 months ago

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Dancers from Ballet Folklorico Yaretzi performed at Penn Museum and the Mexican Cultural Center's Día de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

‘A celebration of the dead’: Community members honor Día de los Muertos at Penn Museum

For many Mexicans, Día de los Muertos is a blend of somber and joyful rituals to remember loved ones who have died.

11 months ago

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Nuns attend the procession of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Politics & Policy

Nuns push back after GOP political activist casts doubt on their Pennsylvania voting registration

The Benedictine Sisters of Erie put out a news release this week in response to the post by Cliff Maloney.

11 months ago

Politics & Policy
6abc

In-person early voting begins in New Jersey

Early voting goes until Sunday, November 3.

11 months ago

A mail-in official ballot
Politics & Policy

Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says

Russian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania.

11 months ago

COnstruction project underway
Science

Real estate developer aims to control flooding and erosion in Exton

Hankin Group aims to restore the floodplain along the Lionville Run in Exton, Chester County.

11 months ago

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Chellie Cameron, president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia speaks at the 2024 annual meeting at the. Pennsylvania. Conventiion Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly business leaders are now pushing harder to restore SEPTA funding as the CEO prepares to leave

Business leaders were asked by the region’s largest chamber of commerce to advocate for politicians to pass a bill that could stop the transit agency’s austerity measures.

11 months ago

A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital.
Health

Greater Philly health systems remove race from clinical algorithms that guide decisions in kidney, lung and pregnancy care

The regional coalition of health systems is reevaluating the role of race in tools used to assess kidney and lung function and other health conditions.

11 months ago

Brian Munroe and Dan McPhillips, side-by-side photos
Politics & Policy

Bucks County state rep slams Pennsylvania GOP for ‘outright lies’ about his military service

An attorney representing Munroe has sent Dan McPhillips and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania letters requesting retraction of all relevant ads.

11 months ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Nina Ahmad seated at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall
Community

Philly City council member calls on Pa. lawmakers to restrict sale of large-capacity magazines

Councilmember at-large Dr. Nina Ahmad introduced a resolution calling on state lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 200, which restricts the sale of large-capacity magazines.

11 months ago

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Andy Kim
Politics & Policy

What to expect in New Jersey on Election Day

Since 2000, Democrats have had an average margin of victory of about 12 points in New Jersey’s U.S. Senate elections.

11 months ago

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