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Community

40th annual Mushroom Festival takes root in Kennett Square, celebrating heritage and all things fungi

“Chances are, if you're eating mushrooms … they came from Pennsylvania,” said Gale Ferranto, a third-generation Kennett Square mushroom farmer.

1 month ago

Tracy Timby, vice president of workforce and strategic partnerships at Bucks County Community College, speaks at a podium
Education

Bucks County Community College students can now get their bachelor’s degree in Wales

The higher education collaboration was sparked in part by “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” creator Rob McElhenney’s relationship with the Welsh city.

1 month ago

A speaker from the Breakthrough program speaks to students in the program.
Education

Breakthrough Collaborative trains teachers, aids students in Philadelphia’s underrepresented communities

“We’ve served over 1,600 students since we've been founded, and we’ve served over 550 teaching fellows,” said Michelle Palmer.

1 month ago

A man protesting a proposed Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parking lot holds a sign that reads
Urban Planning

Grays Ferry community members say CHOP garage is a ‘health hazard’

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia plans to build a 1,005-vehicle garage for employee parking needs.

1 month ago

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Rows of cars parked at a drive-in theater in Pennsylvania
Arts & Entertainment

How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world’s oldest drive-in theater

Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney bought Shankweiler’s Drive-In in Oreland, Pennsylvania, in 2022 after learning the property might be sold to developers.

1 month ago

Former President Joe Biden speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Biden chooses Delaware for his presidential library as his team turns to raising money for it

The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation this past week approved a 13-person governance board that is charged with steering the project.

1 month ago

Lydia Munoz
Community

Atlantic County’s Spanish Community Center’s interim leader Lydia Munoz, 81, braces herself to support immigrant families

Lydia Munoz has been helping immigrant families since the 1970s and feels her work is needed more than ever in changing times.

1 month ago

Food pantry volunteers organize food giveaway tables at Lutheran Settlement House
Community

Nearly 25% of Philly-area residents are age 60 and up. Here’s how to step up as an ‘aging services’ volunteer

“When you connect to one of these older adults, you’d be surprised how they can change your life,” says Jamee Nowell Smith of Senior Community Services.

1 month ago

The Water Orchestra on display with jets of water coming up from the ground
Arts & Entertainment

‘Water Orchestra’ allows visitors to control City Hall fountains and channel their inner ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

The splash fountains of Dilworth Plaza are now a temporary public art installation that allow people to conduct water like an orchestra.

1 month ago

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Community

Editor’s note: Celebrating WHYY News leaders and launch of WHYY Resiliency Fund

WHYY's dedicated news team covers Greater Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware and brings the latest local news and information to the fourth-largest market in the country.

1 month ago

Giulio Sorgini boards the 32 bus at Broad and Christian Streets
Urban Planning

Full SEPTA service to be restored Sept. 14, if state approves agency’s request to dip into maintenance funds

A roughly 21% fare hike will also go into effect that day.

1 month ago

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings
Politics & Policy

Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safety

The attorneys general of California and Delaware have expressed serious concerns about the safety of OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens.

1 month ago

A person speaking at a podium during the press conference
Politics & Policy

Delaware County Democrats decry Pa. budget impasse, make final push for SEPTA funding before Senate returns

Pennsylvania’s budget is nine weeks late. Delaware County lawmakers are urging the Senate to reach a deal on funding SEPTA and schools before it’s too late.

2 months ago

Projected words and images augment Megan Bridge's solo performanc
Arts & Entertainment

Still dancing after all these years: Philly Fringe revives a solo work from 2000

Rennie Harris and Megan Bridge expand a student project from 25 years ago into an evening of self-reflection and social commentary.

2 months ago

Justin Lee Smith holding up a book in a classroom
Courts & Law

‘Makes me want to vomit’: Ex-religious school leader in Delaware who shared child abuse videos gets 24 of 25 counts dropped

Justin Smith received a four-year prison sentence for one felony count. State police said many videos showed girls being forcibly raped.

2 months ago

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