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Urban Planning

Uber offers free rides to Philly seniors amid SEPTA cuts

The partnership between the rideshare giant and local nonprofits will help Philly’s most vulnerable population get around in the wake of SEPTA service cuts.

1 week ago

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A group of people line up to get onto a SEPTA bus
Urban Planning

Philly bus routes most used by students will be restored next week after Parker announces an advance of city funds

Service will be restored on the 31, 84, 88 and six 400-level routes starting Tuesday. The city will use some of its SEPTA subsidy funds to restore them.

1 week ago

Police gather at the Villanova University campus where an active shooter was reported Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Villanova, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Education
6abc

Swatting group ‘likely responsible’ for campus shooter hoaxes at Villanova and others: Report

Analysts believe it's very likely a swatting group made false emergency reports targeting at least 10 universities, including Villanova.

1 week ago

A person holds a box of Narcan spray
Community

New program offers overdose-reversing medication for free outside 61 Philadelphia firehouses

The program is part of a national effort to get the life-saving overdose reversal drug into the hands of people who truly need it.

1 week ago

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Frankie Beverly singing
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

A salute to Frankie Beverly, a drone light show and Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 29–31: Andy Grammer in Delaware, a camping-themed event at Philly’s Cherry Street Pier and a car show in South Jersey are among the highlights.

1 week ago

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Three people in Princeton University's Prison Teaching Initiative smile
Education

Federal cuts threaten Princeton University program for formerly incarcerated persons

The university’s Prison Teaching Initiative has built partnerships to scale programs that provide formerly incarcerated students with research opportunities.

1 week ago

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A sign for the disability services organization Easterseals Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Health

‘These aren’t minimum wage jobs’: Workers who help Delawareans with disabilities struggle amid low pay

Delaware professionals who care for adults with disabilities earn around $15 an hour, making it difficult for many to make ends meet.

1 week ago

Listen 1:48
Mary Gay Scanlon speaking
Politics & Policy

ICE denies U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon entry to region’s largest detention center

Delaware County’s member of Congress is considering joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

1 week ago

Listen 0:57
George Bochetto speaks
Courts & Law

Lawsuit challenges SEPTA cuts over impact on minority and low-income riders

The lawsuit was filed by local attorney George Bochetto, who previously fought the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza.

1 week ago

Listen 1:29
Sunset in Gaza
Politics & Policy

Here’s a look at why it is so hard to end the war in Gaza

Israelis have joined mass protests calling for a ceasefire that would bring the hostages back. They say the war continues because Netanyahu is trying to stay in power.

1 week ago

a yung girl waves a small American Flag during the ceremony
Community

Immigrants drive growth in Philly, new report shows

A new report explores how immigration shapes Philadelphia’s population, economy and community. WHYY and the Welcoming Center are hosting a Sept. 18 forum to discuss the data.

1 week ago

A rendering of the new development at the former site of Hoa Binh Plaza in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Large-scale apartment building on track to replace former Hoa Binh Plaza

The project is part of a broader movement away from the industrial heritage of Philly’s Washington Avenue corridor.

1 week ago

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Katrina Blackwell addressing members of the Council from a podium
Courts & Law

Chester city homicides fall 85% this summer

Reported instances of both nonviolent and violent crime are down in Delaware County’s only city during the summer of 2025.

1 week ago

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Police approach the school where the shooting occured
Community

A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people

Police say a 23-year-old shot rounds through the windows toward children sitting during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School, and that the shooter then died by suicide.

1 week ago

Mary Roth is comforted by her granddaughter, Stella Sniras, as she places a marker in the Philadelphia Overdose Memorial Garden for her son, Andrew Roth, who died of an overdose in July 2020.
Health

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are marking Overdose Awareness Day for those lost to addiction epidemic

Overdose deaths nationally last year dropped for the first time, but advocates say too many people still die of drug use.

1 week ago

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