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PGW customers’ gas bills go up at the end of November. But the rate increase regulators OK’d is much smaller than what PGW asked for.
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‘I want her to be wanted’: Zoning decision could jeopardize Philly’s Colored Girls Museum
The museum needs variances to continue operating out of private residence in Germantown.
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Front St. Gallery’s M.C. Escher exhibit lets people ‘re-see reality’
“Escher's work teaches you how to re-see reality,” art collector and dealer Rock Walker said.
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Listen 1:06Ali Krieger, Gotham win NWSL championship after Megan Rapinoe’s career ends with an injury
In the opening minutes, Megan Rapinoe hobbled off the pitch with an apparent Achilles injury in a heartbreaking end to her career.
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76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. struck, injured by driver in Philadelphia
Police say after the crash, a driver in a silver vehicle fled the scene. An investigation into this incident is still ongoing.
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N.J. foundation strives to find homes for abused and discarded standardbred racehorses
Standardbred Retirement Foundation provides new hope for abused and neglected standardbred horses that can’t race any more.
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Delaware teacher creates ‘bocce ramp’ to support play for students of all abilities
Frank Hughes started with building a catapult in 2012. Since then, he’s built more than 50 devices to help students of all abilities to play.
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For newcomers, Saturday’s podcast listening party was a history lesson. But for Swarthmore’s historically Black neighborhood, storytelling is a way of resisting erasure.
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Hollywood actors union board approves strike-ending deal as leaders tout money gains and AI rights
The three-year contract agreement next goes to a vote from the union's members.
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Nonprofits making progress in tackling homelessness among veterans, but challenges remain
There are still more than 33,000 homeless veterans in the U.S.
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Gaza’s main hospital goes dark in intense fighting as Israel’s attacks put it at odds with allies
Doctors at Shifa Hospital say five patients died including a premature baby after the last generator ran out of fuel.
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How it started, how it’s going: A fish story at Drexel’s Academy of Natural Sciences
The first fish to crawl onto land 375 million years ago was discovered in 2004. It became a media darling. Now, for the first time, you can see it in person.
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$71 million Delaware Memorial Bridge resurfacing project finished, all lanes to reopen this month
After two years of disruptions, drivers will soon be able to travel over the newly resurfaced twin spans more smoothly.
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‘United by Flowers’: PHS announces theme for 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show
The event will be held from March 2-10 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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Expensive judicial races might be here to stay in Pennsylvania after record high court campaign
There was record-breaking spending, national media coverage and the highest turnout for an odd-year election in at least a quarter-century.
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