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Dancers dance onstage.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Dance Day, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Discovery Day, Snoop & Wiz Khalifa in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

July 27 - July 30: Philly Dance Day, Snoop, Wiz Khalifa, and Too Short in N.J., plus The Mavericks in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

Listen 5:40
Betty Williams poses for a photo at her prom.
Education

Never too late: At 69, Ms. Betty is ready to graduate from high school

The Philadelphia native is earning her degree as part of the city’s re-engagement program.

3 years ago

Transit riders wait for the bus in the shade at Broad Street and Erie Avenue
PlanPhilly
Weather

Some Philly neighborhoods can be up to 12 degrees hotter due to the built environment, new study shows

A new analysis by Climate Central estimates the impact of elements of the built environment — like dark roofs and parking lots — on temperatures.

3 years ago

Groundbreaking ceremony
Courts & Law

Bucks County breaks ground on new mental health treatment center

The center will divert people with mental illnesses away from incarceration and into treatment. It’s expected to open by the end of 2024.

3 years ago

Listen 1:23
Rowhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A scary proposition’: A 35-property Zillow listing is raising eyebrows in West Philly

The post appeared in early May, but has recently gained attention thanks to TikTok.

3 years ago

Listen 1:48
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives for a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in, Washington
Money

Federal Reserve raises its key rate for 11th time by a quarter-point in its drive to slow inflation

The move lifted the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate from roughly 5.1% to 5.3% — its highest level since 2001.

3 years ago

A view of raw ground beef shaped into patties
Health
6abc

Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef in 4 states, including N.J.; 16 people sickened

Six people have been hospitalized amid the outbreak.

3 years ago

Thomas Jefferson University East Falls campus in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 23, 2019
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Thomas Jefferson University to pay millions in federal student loan settlement

A loan program was meant to train more community doctors, but federal regulators claim that the Philadelphia university used leftover cash to boost its investment portfolio.

3 years ago

Cars lined up at a toll booth
Politics & Policy

Toll cheats cost New Jersey $117M last year and experts say the bill keeps growing

Unpaid tolls totaled $47.2 million on the New Jersey Turnpike and $9 million on the Garden State Parkway in 2022.

3 years ago

Sinead O'Connor
Arts & Entertainment

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

She became an international sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U,” an emotional performance that topped charts from Europe to Australia.

3 years ago

Gas burner on a stovetop
Politics & Policy

Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove

New Jersey utility regulators are to vote Wednesday on a series of “decarbonization” measures designed to incentivize buildings to switch from natural gas heat to electric.

3 years ago

Large sinkhole in the middle of the intersection.
Community
6abc

Massive sinkhole opens up in West Philadelphia

Neighbors say the sinkhole opened up about a year or so ago and it had been fixed recently.

3 years ago

At the Great Plaza of Penn's Landing Pixar Putt is bringing movie magic to miniature golf. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Penn’s Landing Pixar Putt brings movie magic to miniature golf

The new course features 18 holes themed around different Disney Pixar movies.

3 years ago

Supporters of legalizing cannabis for adult-use rally outside the state Capitol in Harrisburg on June 27, 2023. In Pennsylvania, some lawmakers have argued changes are needed to improve the medical marijuana program and prevent Pennsylvania residents from traveling to neighboring states that have legalized adult-use marijuana.
Politics & Policy
WITF

Legislation sets path for recreational marijuana in Pa.

Pennsylvanians could be smoking a different plant should new legislation legalizing recreational cannabis become law.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Police end search for missing 9-month-old swept away in Bucks County flooding

Officials say the infant has been missing since July 15 when flood waters in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County swept his family's car away.

3 years ago

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