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People marching and holding flags.
Community

Philly Pride 365 serves as a reminder that fight for LGBTQ+ rights is year-round

Thousands marched down Walnut Street in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood for Philly Pride 365, connecting generations in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

3 years ago

Listen 1:00
Philadelphia Labor leaders
Community

Build Back Better plan could create a new middle class in Philadelphia, union leader says

Local Philadelphia union leaders discuss how the Biden infrastructure program will improve the chances of low income workers moving into a middle class paycheck.

3 years ago

The Delaware Capitol building, Dover, De.
Politics & Policy

Delaware legislation to provide kids health care regardless of immigration status stymied

A bill to offer health care to income eligible kids and those who are pregnant regardless of immigration status is not moving forward.

3 years ago

Pride participants pass in front of the Delaware County Courthouse, holding Pride flags.
Community

Delaware County holds its first-ever LGBTQ Pride parade

Community members from across Delco paraded through Media Borough to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month and the launch of the inaugural event.

3 years ago

Wooden planters show different plants that were grown in ancient eras.
Arts & Entertainment

Penn Museum shows what ancient worlds tasted like

“Ancient Food and Flavor” features rare artifacts of food to show what people ate millenia ago, and how it tasted.

3 years ago

Pa. Governor Josh Shapiro
Community

Philly’s Share Food Program is launching an ambitious campaign to combat the city’s hunger crisis

The nonprofit plans to renovate its headquarters that sits inside a 100-year old factory into a state-of-the-art food distribution center to deliver food to more people.

3 years ago

Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro, House Democrats pressure Senate Republicans to greenlight gun reform bills

Gov. Josh Shapiro visited East Lansdowne to rally support for what he called “common sense” gun reform which faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

3 years ago

Democratic nominee for mayor Cherelle Parker speaks in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Cherelle Parker ready to finally celebrate her Democratic primary win

The likely next mayor of Philadelphia was in the hospital when the race was called last month. Now, she’s planning the celebration she missed.

3 years ago

Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden celebrates bipartisanship, ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on debt ceiling deal

Biden’s speech on Friday, scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT, will be the most extended remarks from the Democratic president on the compromise.

3 years ago

Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Perhaps most critical to locking up the debt limit deal were President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s five handpicked negotiators.

3 years ago

An up-close view of a pitcher of water with Philadelphia Water written on it.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

City Council grills officials on response to chemical spill that threatened Philly’s drinking water

In a City Council hearing, officials admitted there’s work to be done to prepare Philly’s drinking water system for future threats.

3 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline.
Weather

Zero thunderstorm warnings issued in or around Philly during driest May on record

Philadelphia, Wilmington, Reading, and Mount Pocono recorded rainfall between .09 and .75 inches for the month.

3 years ago

Protesters take over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Courts & Law

Three years after George Floyd, activists push for racial equity and police accountability

Activists say the energy and purpose of the George Floyd protests continue to fuel social justice fights three years later.

3 years ago

Listen 4:37
Horseshoe crabs are visible on the beach.
Science

‘Sometimes they need a little help’: Flip a horseshoe crab if on its back, conservationists say

Horseshoe crabs are crucial to the watershed ecosystem. So conservationists want you to help them when they’re stuck on their backs.

3 years ago

Overhead view of smoke coming up over the top of Bass State Forest.
Community

South Jersey wildfire now 50% contained

The Allen Road Wildfire has burned more than 5,000 acres within the Bass River State Forest and was 50% contained as of Thursday evening.

3 years ago

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