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A SEPTA train
Urban Planning

SEPTA receives roughly $51 million in temporary budget deal. It was expecting $161 million.

SEPTA expected $161 million from the state. It will receive less than 1/3 of that to hold it over until lawmakers revisit the issue in the fall.

11 months ago

Columbus Boulevard
Urban Planning

I-95 construction update: Columbus Boulevard closures to start soon

Work on the I-95 cap project will reduce Columbus Boulevard to one lane in spots, which could cause major traffic delays.

11 months ago

The Pa. State Capitol seen from the distance
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania lawmakers approve sale of canned alcoholic drinks in grocery stores and more retailers

The bill restricts the sale of the drinks to before 11 p.m. Ready-to-drink canned cocktails have boomed in popularity in recent years.

11 months ago

Offshore Wind New Jersey
Science

Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

Community Offshore Wind submitted a bid Wednesday to build a wind farm off the state’s southern coast.

11 months ago

The Benjamin Rush Garden at Third and Walnut streets was rehabilitated to become home to the Bicentennial Bell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Benjamin Rush Garden re-opens with a gift from the late Queen Elizabeth II

The Benjamin Rush Garden in Independence National Historic Park has been redesigned with England in mind.

11 months ago

Three Mile Island pictured on June 3, 2024. (Jeremy Long - WITF)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Three Mile Island considers nuclear restart as Pa. lawmakers look to new tech to meet demand

The plant’s owner is considering reopening as the demand for power rises along with new technology.

11 months ago

This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.
Politics & Policy

After Biden’s debate performance, the presidential race is unchanged

Biden actually gained a point since last month’s survey, which was taken before the debate.

11 months ago

Inside of the Pennsylvania Capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Compromises on education spending, tax cuts, and transit headline Pa.’s $47.6B budget

The deal between the Democratic governor, narrowly Democratic-controlled state House, and Republican-led state Senate was finished two weeks after the June 30 deadline.

11 months ago

Championship belt sitting on a table
Arts & Entertainment

Philly native, world champion Jaron Ennis plans to pack the Wells Fargo Center Saturday to witness a ‘beautiful knockout’

“Don’t miss this beautiful performance, beautiful show, and this beautiful knockout,” Ennis said ahead of his headlining fight.

11 months ago

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in New York.
Courts & Law

Jury ready to start deliberations at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Prosecutors say the Democrat accepted nearly $150,000 in gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from three New Jersey businessmen from 2018 to 2022.

11 months ago

The Sixers Stixers
Arts & Entertainment

A 2020 Black Lives Matter protest is revived as a neighborhood celebration in Mantua

Dancer Iquail Shaheed organized a protest in Mantua after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. Now he is bringing it back as a neighborhood resource fair.

11 months ago

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Parkway Central Library
Arts & Entertainment

Free Library of Philadelphia nearing uniform 6-day service

The Free Library has aimed for universal six days a week service at all of its 55 branches in the Philadelphia region for years. It may be coming this fall.

11 months ago

This Friday, July 5, 2024 image provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection shows a forest fire in Tabernacle, N.J.
Weather

A massive N.J. wildfire is nearly contained. Here’s what to know about wildfire smoke

Scientists say forecasts don’t indicate a repeat of last summer’s wildfire smoke emergency in the Philly area.

11 months ago

Andrea Li with her daughter
Education

Delaware expands cultural education requirements in K-12 curriculum

The bill started with a focus on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history but expanded to include all ethnic groups.

11 months ago

Dan Shelton and Donald Patton
Education

‘You ought to be ashamed’: Christina School community questions lack of transparency as board places superintendent on leave

The president of the Christina School Board has tried to dismiss the superintendent for months. But he declined to give the reasons.

11 months ago

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