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U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Lee Murphy
Politics & Policy

Watch live: Delaware’s lone U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester debates GOP challenger Lee Murphy

Lisa Blunt Rochester is running for her fourth term as Delaware’s lone member of the U.S. House. She debates GOP challenger Lee Murphy Thursday night.

3 years ago

Outdoor dining at a Philadelphia restaurant.
Urban Planning
6abc

Philadelphia drops new regulations on streeteries: Here’s what you should know

While the regulations go into effect immediately, restaurant owners will have a period of time to review options available to them, and prepare.

3 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media on Downing Street
Politics & Policy

UK’s Truss resigns after turmoil obliterated her authority

Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was “a fighter and not a quitter.”

3 years ago

Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake (left )and FC Cincinnati forward Brandon Vazquez. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum and Jeff Dean)
Arts & Entertainment

Top-seeded Philadelphia Union battles FC Cincinnati in conference semis

For the third time this year, the Philadelphia Union will face FC Cincinnati, with both clubs aiming to advance to the MLS Eastern Conference final.

3 years ago

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins performs at the Metro on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Chicago. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Smashing Pumpkins, Philly Film Fest, and The Great Pumpkin Carve in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 20 - Oct. 23: Made In Jersey Fest in N.J., Smashing Pumpkins in Philly, and Dracula in Delaware are among this week's highlights.

3 years ago

Listen 5:35
A view from below of a large building with columns.
Arts & Entertainment

‘A Philadelphia story’: Art museum traces Matisse’s transformative decade

Once used as fighting words during the recent PMA strike, “Matisse in the 1930s” opens, tracing a transformative decade in the life of Henri Matisse.

3 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s hospitals are in crisis. How will Shapiro, Mastriano address this growing issue?

The bills created to save Pennsylvania’s hospitals will likely die in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania’s new governor could have the power to revive them.

3 years ago

Listen 2:00
A lockable pouch that people can put their cell phone in
Education

Philly school district could spend $5 million to lock up student cell phones

Philly’s school board is considering a five-year contract to provide locking cell phone pouches to every district school that wants them.

3 years ago

Listen 1:07
Jaleel King is seen in a wheelchair at Broad and Chestnut
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

What to know about Philly’s ADA settlement over curb cuts

The ADA settlement covers ramps that connect sidewalks to streets, but not sidewalks themselves. “It takes time,” one disability rights advocate said.

3 years ago

Listen 4:49
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott reacts after striking out during the fifth inning in Game 2 of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Arts & Entertainment

Phillies lose to Padres 8-5, NLCS tied 1-1

Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run single during a five-run rally in the fifth inning and the San Diego Padres stunned Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5.

3 years ago

FILE - The Philadelphia Orchestra teams up with 250 singers from four choirs during a rehearsal for 'Philadelphia Voices' at the Kimmel Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra cancels China tour

Uncertainty over COVID protocols in China has forced the Orchestra to halt an Asian tour in May 2023.

3 years ago

The Southbridge Wilmington Wetland Park in Delaware is officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Community

Flood-mitigating wetland park opens in Wilmington’s Southbridge section

The new wetland park is designed to reduce flooding and keep residents from having to use sandbags to protect homes and businesses.

3 years ago

(Miguel Martinez/Billy Penn)
Courts & Law

Philly police say analysis of 911 response times between Black and white neighborhoods is ‘devoid of context’

Commissioner Danielle Outlaw joined the FOP challenging a city controller’s report that said police responded faster to white neighborhoods.

3 years ago

Desks are spaced apart at an elementary school
Education

Majority of Philly students may need to use ‘alternative pathways’ to graduate, study finds

Starting with the class of 2023, Pennsylvania students must graduate through one of five new graduation pathways, two of which are based on state test scores.

3 years ago

FILE - Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign event at the Steamfitters Technology Center in Harmony, Pa., Oct. 18, 2022. Fetterman is releasing a new doctor’s note saying that he's recovering well from a May stroke as he vies for Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Politics & Policy

Fetterman’s doctor says he’s recovering well from May stroke

He said Fetterman exhibited no effects on his “cognitive ability” or his ability to think and reason after the stroke, which occurred just days before the primary election.

3 years ago

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