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Kyle McIntyre, Dyamond Gibbs and Kayla Cocci are seen sitting on a couch under a Black Lives Matter banner
Community

Delco now has its first community center for BIPOC, LGBTQ youth

There will be an open house for the community center during Delco’s Pride Festival on Saturday in Upper Darby.

12 months ago

About 1,000 people gather on the steps of Hamilton Hall to mark the last day of the University of the Arts, which shut down suddenly due to undisclosed financial problems.
Education

‘Stand up, fight back’: UArts students and faculty mark the abrupt end of a 150-year-old Philly institution

A growing number of supporters, including elected officials, are demanding accountability

12 months ago

A man walking outside with a digital sign showing temperature is 104 degrees
Weather

8 mistakes to avoid if you’re going out in the heat

Spending time outside in scorching weather can put you at risk of heat stroke or exhaustion. Here's what to watch out for and how to stay safe.

12 months ago

Tierra Whack and her band with the Phanatic
Arts & Entertainment

Tierra Whack: NPR Tiny Desk Concert

The Philly rapper gave playful, grade school shenanigans in her Tiny Desk featuring a surprise visit from the Phillie Phanatic.

12 months ago

Police officers in the Pa. Capitol
Politics & Policy

Former officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 visited the Pa. House. Some GOP members jeered

Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton, who invited the officers, said that many Republican members walked off the floor, turned their backs and booed.

12 months ago

Insurrectionists try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
Politics & Policy

‘American carnage’: U.S. Capitol Police officers recount violence they suffered during Jan. 6 riots

The officers, in Pa. to stump for Joe Biden, talked about facing down the mob and why they are concerned about a repeat under another Donald Trump presidency.

12 months ago

Rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Everything we can possibly do’: Philly nonprofit to finish renovating 40 homes in Strawberry Mansion

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia will fix up a group of homes on the 3200 block of West Huntingdon Street, completing a multi-week effort in the North Philly neighborhood.

12 months ago

Felisha Alderson
Community

Delaware’s first elder abuse sanctuary aims to tackle ‘untalked-about crisis in this country’

The senior living campus near Wilmington is creating a statewide network to give victims “a place where they’re safe from that abuser.”

12 months ago

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Sorting mail ballots
Courts & Law

Voting access in Delaware hangs in the balance as state Supreme Court hears early voting, absentee ballot arguments

A Superior Court ruled in February that early voting and permanent absentee ballot laws were unconstitutional. The state Supreme Court is now considering.

12 months ago

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Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden
Courts & Law

Widow of Beau Biden tells jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial that she threw firearm in a trash can

She described Thursday how she put it into a leather pouch, stuffed it into a shopping bag and tossed it in a trash can outside a market near her home.

12 months ago

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court, Thursday, June. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Courts & Law

Ex-N.J. attorney general testifies Sen. Bob Menendez confronted him twice over a pending criminal case

Gurbir Grewal told the Manhattan federal court jury on Thursday that he refused to discuss it with Menendez. He called Menendez's effort “pretty unprecedented."

12 months ago

Police disband the pro-Palestine encampment and make numerous arrests, Friday May 10, 2024, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Education

Penn bans encampments while citing ‘commitment to open expression’

Encampments and overnight demonstrations are not permitted and unauthorized overnight activities will be considered trespassing.

12 months ago

Students hiking on a path.
Education

Philly UArts students abroad watch as their school collapses

A month-long study abroad trip to Italy has become a mixture of tears and revelation.

12 months ago

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Trump walking inside Trump Tower
Politics & Policy

The Veepstakes is on. Here are 10 Republicans Trump could pick to be his running mate

A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Trump chooses as his running mate. The VP nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.

12 months ago

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola is doused with water by Alec Bohm, left, and Bryson Stot
Arts & Entertainment

Phillies set to reign in London as best team in National League

The team will play two games against the New York Mets on Saturday and Sunday at London Stadium for the league’s third visit to the country in the past five years.

12 months ago

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