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A line of people stretch across the pathway to see the Liberty Bell.
Community

Independence Mall Park Rangers among federal jobs cut by Trump administration

Unions representing National Park employees also say the layoffs will make things even worse at parks that are already understaffed.

1 year ago

Ayanna Greene-Davis sitting at her desk
Courts & Law

Philadelphia launches first office for crime victims

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel revealed the Office of Victim Advocacy and Engagement, marking a first for the police department.

1 year ago

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outside the Center City Macy's
Money

Shoplifters stole from Macy’s in Center City at least 280 times last year, police records show

In December, Macy’s reported the shoplifting of merchandise worth at least $200 to Philadelphia police 37 times, records show.

1 year ago

Listen 1:03
Dave Lawson
Politics & Policy

‘Just tired of losing’: As Delaware GOP reels from irrelevance, a senator challenges incumbent attorney for party chair

Dave Lawson says he’s a proven winner who will attract more voters to the party. Julianne Murray cites “incremental progress” during her tenure.

1 year ago

Listen 1:47
books on shelves
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s UArts library has been sold to the Forman Arts Initiative

The 60,000-volume library in the University of the Arts’ Anderson Hall will be moved intact to Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.

1 year ago

Black smoke rising in the sky from the fire
Community

Residents urged to evacuate area near huge blaze at SPS Technologies in Jenkintown

Air quality readings so far haven’t picked up any hazardous materials in the air.

1 year ago

protesters in D.C.
Community

‘No kings on Presidents Day’ rings out from protests against Trump and Musk

Dubbed “No Kings on Presidents Day” by the 50501 Movement, the latest protests came less than two weeks after a similar nationwide event on Feb. 5.

1 year ago

Crews recover wreckage from the crash as another plane takes off overhead
Politics & Policy

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press.

1 year ago

A large crowd gathered on the steps of the Capitol for the inauguration
Politics & Policy

Presidents Day: New Jersey connections to the highest office in America

It has been more than 100 years since the last New Jersey Governor was elevated to the White House. But recent history has shown people are interested.

1 year ago

Erin Elman
Community

Meet the new CEO of a nonprofit that mentors young women to be ‘smart, strong and bold’ in Philly

The Girls Inc. chapter for the Philadelphia and South Jersey area has a new leader, with experience in arts and culture and plans to blend that into its mentorship program.

1 year ago

Michelle Cann and Karen Slack smile
Arts & Entertainment

A historic moment: Philadelphia musicians win Grammy for album showcasing unpublished songs of Florence Price

It was the first time an award for best classical solo vocal album went to music composed entirely by a Black woman.

1 year ago

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five recreations of human brains and torsos
Science

‘It’s the year of the body’ at Philly’s Franklin Institute. ‘Body Worlds: Vital’ is on display through Sept. 1

The traveling exhibit uses preserved human specimens to give a deeper look at how everyday choices impact the body.

1 year ago

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Barbara Shermund (right) is pictured with her mother, Fredda Cool, who died in the flu epidemic of 1918. After that, Shermund left San Francisco to pursue a cartooning career in New York. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

The bad girl wins: An original New Yorker cartoonist gets her due at the Brandywine Museum

The Brandywine Museum’s exhibition of Barbara Shermund’s cartoons aligns with the New Yorker magazine’s 100th anniversary.

1 year ago

Participants in Collective Climb's Restorative Community Project cohort
Community

‘Build the trust’: Philly youth find, create community at Collective Climb

The organization recently opened its first permanent space in Center City.

1 year ago

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The Chester Heights, Pennsylvania home of a couple murdered in 2022 with snow on the lawn
Courts & Law

A Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group

Police had previously arrested the alleged leader after he was found in a hotel with the daughter of a murdered Delaware County couple in 2022.

1 year ago

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