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Phillies concession stand
Community
6abc

Phillies to offer BOGO hotdogs for 1st time since replacing ‘Dollar Dog Night’

Since many fans were disappointed by the loss of the dollar-dog deal, other eateries around the city have offered up their own deal.

2 years ago

A kitten wrapped in duct tape
Community

Kitten wrapped in duct tape, other animals rescued from Chester County home; suspect charged

According to the Brandywine Valley SPCA, officials were alerted to a maimed kitten while responding to a call about a stray dog in Coatesville last week.

2 years ago

Eric Settle and Chris Foster
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The Forward Party wants to be on Pa.’s 2024 general election ballot. It must overcome several hurdles

The Forward Party wants to run candidates for attorney general and treasurer in 2024, but it first must get thousands of signatures and survive probable court challenges.

2 years ago

Malcolm Kenyatta; Tim DeFoor; Mark Pinsley
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Guía completa de los candidatos a las primarias para auditor general

Tim DeFoor, el actual titular, es el único candidato en la papeleta de las primarias republicanas.

2 years ago

Ryan Bizzarro; Stacy Garrity; Erin McClelland
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Tu guía de los candidatos a tesorero en las primarias

La Tesorera Stacy Garrity es la única republicana que aparecerá en la papeleta de las primarias del 23 de abril.

2 years ago

2020 photo of the first voter at the Liacouras Center satellite election office requesting a ballot. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly opens its first ‘one-stop shop’ voter office of the 2024 election season

“We can't take [voting] for granted,” said City Councilmember at-large Nina Ahmad. “We have to fight for it.”

2 years ago

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Philadelphia High School For Creative & Performing Arts on South Broad Street.
Education

A racist play was staged at Philly’s CAPA during Black History Month. The pushback is still ongoing

"And Then There Were None," an adaptation of Agatha Christie's popular mystery novel, has racist tropes and undertones.

2 years ago

Recycled plastic bins become props and percussion instruments for the cast of ''The Good Person of Setzuan'' at Wilma Theater. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Wilma Theater spoofs Asian cultural ignorance with a wall of trash

Brecht’s “The Good Person of Setzuan” is a hodge-podge of Asian cultural references to spoof audience awareness.

2 years ago

Listen 1:53
Buildings are seen along Market Street in Center City
Politics & Policy

Why Philly lawmakers are pushing to repeal this obscure Pa. tax rule

Under the Pennsylvania uniformity clause, the city of Philadelphia can’t levy higher tax rates on skyscrapers than rowhouses, but some lawmakers want to change that.

2 years ago

Listen 1:03
The University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center
Community

Hundreds of environmental journalists are coming to Philly to learn how to do their jobs better

This year’s Society of Environmental Journalists conference focuses on journalism’s role in democracy, disinformation and activism.

2 years ago

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A truck hit an overhead bridge on I-95 in Port Richmond April 1, 2024.
Urban Planning
6abc

Conrail bridge repairs in Port Richmond could be completed by weekend; I-95 NB remains closed

PennDOT is advising drivers to avoid the closure areas and warns about the possibility of significant backups on I-95.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker entering City Council at City Hall
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Here are the 9 names Mayor Parker is nominating to sit on Philadelphia’s school board

The nominees have various career backgrounds from legal to working for NASA. The nominations head to City Council for advice and consent.

2 years ago

a student at Temple University
Health

A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing

The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were.

2 years ago

WWE Monday Night RAW
Community

WWE kicks, punches, slams marketing efforts into high gear ahead of WrestleMania in Philly

WrestleMania XL, a two-day event in Philadelphia, is just days away, but WWE’s marketing campaign for its biggest premium live event of the year began months ago.

2 years ago

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (left) with his attorney, Ed Jacobs, addressing reporters during a press conference on April 1, 2024.
Courts & Law

Atlantic City mayor says home search tied to ‘family matter’

Mayor Marty Small says he and his wife were aware of an investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for at least three months, according to his attorney.

2 years ago

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