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People at Cool Spring Park
Community

Wilmington’s Cool Spring Park introduces new amphitheater and outdoor classroom

The Delaware park has seen significant changes over the past year, including new bilingual signs along its trails.

12 months ago

A close-up of Biden on the left and Trump on right
Politics & Policy

‘No respect for our intelligence’: Biden, Trump court disaffected Black voters in Philly

President Joe Biden has made it a mission to win back the voters that helped propel him to the presidency in 2020, but Donald Trump is making his own bid for them.

12 months ago

Stefan Roots
Politics & Policy

‘Love,’ ‘boo-boos’ and Main Street: Chester Mayor Stefan Roots unveils plan for bankrupt city’s economic resurrection

Mayor Roots said the city must leverage its position as a college town to re-establish its commercial district.

12 months ago

Listen 0:48
Questlove headshot
Arts & Entertainment

In an industry of conformity, Philly native Questlove remains a hip-hop iconoclast

In a new interview, Questlove reveals why Drake vs. Kendrick was so triggering, how he regained his passion for hip-hop and what to expect from the new Roots album.

12 months ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A big education fight stands in the way of a Pa. budget deal

With the budget deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting, and college. But crucially, they’re far from a deal on basic education funding.

12 months ago

large eyes are seen through windows
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Declaration House exhibit offers ‘a window into understanding’ the struggles for freedom in the United States

Through Sept. 8, the exhibit at the Declaration House asks visitors what the Declaration of Independence means to them today.

12 months ago

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The exterior of the Newark Free Library building
Community

Newark’s downtown library set for a $44.4M upgrade, with emphasis on sustainability and quality space

Upgrades will address aging infrastructure, HVAC issues, failing systems, limited space for programming and visitors and parking constraints.

12 months ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers approve fiscal year 2025 budget, tee up last week in session

Lawmakers still have dozens of bills left to vote on, with subjects ranging from abolishing the death penalty to the definition of a firearm.

12 months ago

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres speaks into microphones
Politics & Policy

United Nations launches global principles to combat online hate and lies, demands big tech and media take action

Principles laid out Monday call on tech companies, advertisers and media to refrain from using disinformation and hate speech for any purpose and ensure the ethical use of AI.

12 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu
Politics & Policy

Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The Israeli prime minister made the comments in an interview with an Israeli TV channel late Sunday. They could represent another setback for mediators trying to end the war.

12 months ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves the Manhattan federal court after the second day of jury selection in his trial, Tuesday, May, 14, 2024, in New York.
Courts & Law

Sen. Bob Menendez’s Egypt, Qatar trip planning got ‘weird,’ Senate staffer recalls at bribery trial

The senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer testified Monday that the Democrat directed that Egypt be involved in the planning for the 2021 trip.

12 months ago

Brendan Boyle speaks at a podium
Community

U.S. Congress could come to Philly in 2026 for a commemorative session

Sessions outside of Washington, D.C. are rare. There have only been two since the Capitol moved there from Philadelphia in 1800.

12 months ago

Listen 1:13
the top of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Credit card ‘swipe fees’ could decrease under new Pa. bill, but banks hate the idea

Financial institutions say the current system works and that changing it would create “chaos,” while merchants argue the fees are an undue burden on them and their customers.

12 months ago

SS United States out on the water
Money

Conservancy that oversees SS United States seeks $500K to help relocate historic ship

A federal judge ruled earlier this month that the 1,000-foot ocean liner must leave its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia by Sept. 12.

12 months ago

Terry Sykes is seen speaking in Newtown, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in Philly suburbs away from Trump

The president and his allies are trying to replicate their success with suburban women, who helped the Democrat beat Trump in swing states like Pa. four years ago.

12 months ago

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