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At the preserve
Community

Southern Delaware ecological preserve is adding a $2.5 million educational campus and new amphitheater

The James Farm Ecological Preserve will add a new educational campus to enhance visitor engagement and environmental education.

2 years ago

Listen 1:19
Trump addressing the crowd at his rally
Politics & Policy

Trump focuses on immigration, crime in first-ever rally in Philadelphia

Trump was met with protests ahead of the speech. Inside the Liacouras Center, thousands of supporters cheered him on.

2 years ago

Community member Imani Davis, who sits on the Philly Joy Bank steering committee, called guaranteed income for pregnant people “life changing” during a press conference Sat., June 22, 2024 at Cecil B. Moore Library in Philadelphia. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Money

Philly Joy Bank launches guaranteed income program for pregnant Philadelphians

The guaranteed income pilot program is modeled off of similar programs in Canada, San Francisco and New York City.

2 years ago

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Tiguida Kaba, founder of AFAHO
Community

AFAHO in Southwest Philly celebrates African and Caribbean culture

90% of the students enrolled in the organization’s after-school program are immigrants or refugees from African countries.

2 years ago

people playing in a swimming pool
Community

Pools and beaches offer a reprieve from extreme heat. Philly-area health experts stress water safety amid rise in drownings, lifeguard shortage

Fatal drownings among young children nationally rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, according to a new federal report.

2 years ago

Listen 1:58
Protester dressed as Trump in a prison uniform
Politics & Policy

Philly Dems plan ‘UNwelcome party’ ahead of Trump’s visit to Temple

Rep. Brendan Boyle says they will remind people of how bad Trump's record was during his term in the Oval Office.

2 years ago

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

‘Major surgery’: Controversial bill revising Delaware corporate law heads to Gov. John Carney

Supporters say the changes are not an extensive rewrite of current Delaware law. It allows secret side deals with a powerful stakeholder.

2 years ago

A decanter on display at the exhibit.
Arts & Entertainment

Here’s mud in your eye: Whiskey decanters warp historic masculinity at Philly’s Museum of the American Revolution

John Wind’s kitschy send-up of Revolutionary War heroes pokes holes in the masculine image at the Museum of the American Revolution.

2 years ago

Games at a casino
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania court will decide whether skill game terminals are gambling machines

The high court's announcement comes as lawmakers are fighting over regulating and taxing the industry.

2 years ago

kids play in a pool
Weather

Pools, sprinklers and spraygrounds: Here’s where to cool off in Philly during a heat wave

For many Philadelphia residents, when extreme heat hits, air-conditioned spaces are in short supply. Here’s a look at some free cooling options across the city.

2 years ago

The state Capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Colleges would face financial punishments for boycotting or divesting from Israel under new Pa. bill

Pennsylvania colleges and universities that boycott or divest from Israel for political reasons would be cut off from state funding under a new bill.

2 years ago

More than 918 dragons line the Palace Lantern Corridor at the entrance to the Chinese Lantern Festival. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Photo essay: Chinese Lantern Festival takes center stage at Franklin Square with 90-foot dragon

The new attraction at this year’s festival is the Palace of Heaven, featuring multiple 40-foot-high lanterns.

2 years ago

Video projection part of the art exhibit
Arts & Entertainment

The last picture show: After a century of exhibitions, the Philadelphia Art Alliance hosts what might be its final art show

The former mansion will close with the rest of the University of the Arts.

2 years ago

Listen 1:52
This photo from June 21, 2019 shows flames and smoke emerging from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia. The blaze and a series of explosions shook homes and caused extensive damage at the refinery, the largest on the East Coast. The company shuttered the 150-year-old site and laid off workers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘This is how I’m gonna die’: Former employees remember the PES refinery explosion, 5 years later

A series of explosions in 2019 shuttered the largest oil refinery on the East Coast. Here’s a look back at that day.

2 years ago

Listen 4:53
Meek Mill stands in front of a crowd of people, with Gov. Shapiro and other elected officials in the background
Courts & Law

After 5-year battle, new Pa. probation reforms pushed by Meek Mill go into effect

Pennsylvania has one of the most restrictive probation systems in the country. A new law seeks to change that.

2 years ago

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