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Germantown High School building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A decade after it closed, Germantown High School is set to reopen next year as a mixed-use development

The neighborhood high school closed in 2013 along with nearly two dozen others.

2 years ago

Fire damage at Resorts casino
Community

Officials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino

Fire Chief Scott Evans said Thursday a cause of the fire had not yet been determined.

2 years ago

Deputy Commissioner Joel Dales
Courts & Law

Philly police go high tech on reporting nuisance businesses

The goal of the effort is to streamline the reporting of nuisance complaints in Philadelphia.

2 years ago

View of 30th Street Station overlooking the Schuylkill River.
Science

Amtrak backs off plan to install natural gas boilers at 30th Street Station

Crediting climate activists and new climate goals, Amtrak reversed its plans to replace a steam system with natural gas boilers.

2 years ago

Listen 1:03
Education

Rutgers alums suspend donations citing antisemitism concerns

Marvin and Eva Schlanger contributed regularly to New Jersey’s flagship university. But concerns about the treatment of an Orthodox Jewish law school student raised concerns.

2 years ago

Listen 1:09
File photo: A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020.
Health

Eyedrops previously cited in FDA warning recalled by manufacturer

The drops were sold by CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and other retailers.

2 years ago

Marathon on the parkway
Community
6abc

Here’s everything you need to know for the 2023 Philadelphia Marathon Weekend

From Friday, Nov. 17, through Sunday, Nov. 19, seasoned runners and first-timers alike will hit the city streets for a series of races.

2 years ago

File photo: Oakland Athletics' Paul Blackburn pitches against the San Francisco Giants below signs hanging in right field protesting the team's potential move to Las Vegas and to call for management to sell the team during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
Community

The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas has been approved by MLB owners, AP sources say

While San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose is the 10th-largest television market in the U.S., Las Vegas is the 40th.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.
Politics & Policy

Biden-Xi meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain

Xi declared that "Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed.” Biden said the talks were constructive.

2 years ago

An illustration of the Mariner East II pipeline running across PA with drilling fluid leaks creating a dollar sign.
Community
Spotlight PA

Companies behind Mariner East II pipeline paid $42 million in pollution fines to Pennsylvania

$10 million of that total comes from a plea deal the state attorney general’s office brokered with Energy Transfer, but little has gone toward residents directly affected.

2 years ago

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Bethany Hall-Long had to revise campaign finance reports after questions arose over payments to her husband. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Turmoil and revolt in Lt. Gov. Hall-Long’s gubernatorial campaign in Delaware over $207,000 in undisclosed payments to husband

Sources within the campaign said she stalled in providing bank statements. She says the money in question repaid her personal loans to campaigns.

2 years ago

Listen 2:23
File photo: Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters outside the Capitol, in Washington, May 17, 2023.  The House Ethics panel says it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Politics & Policy

Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking

The committee said Thursday that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.

2 years ago

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Community
6abc

‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Thousands of Starbucks workers expected to go on 1-day strike

Philly Workers United posted on social media Wednesday night that the baristas at the Penn Medicine store initiated the strike at other local unionized stores.

2 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Oct. 31, 2023, in Washington
Politics & Policy

Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year

The Senate gave final approval to a temporary government funding package Wednesday night and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature.

2 years ago

File photo: Runners weave their way through historic Philadelphia at the 23rd annual Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday November 19th, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, The National Dog Show, Chicago & Friends, and holiday light shows in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 16 - 19: Marathon weekend in Philly, Chicago and Friends in N.J., and First State Ballet in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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