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The risk of fire damage while living in a Philly rowhouse is high. Here’s how renters insurance can and cannot protect you from bad luck, bad neighbors and landlords.
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Listen 1:22‘This is a moment to dream’: 24th annual Peoplehood Parade marches through West Philly
“Bringing people together through arts and cultural practices is as old as humanity,” organizer Jennifer Turnbull said.
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Aspiring entrepreneurs learn from business owners at Bridging Blocks and Free Library event
Bridging Blocks event focused on small businesses in Philadelphia, bringing together small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Listen 2:00SEPTA workers stay on the job Friday morning
Union leaders did say they could still strike as negotiations continue.
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“We try to make it so that you can do a little or a lot,” said one organizer. “If you have 15 minutes … if you have three hours, we'll take it all.”
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Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in Montgomery County, Pa.
The messages were sent to Black men, women, and students, including middle schoolers, in several states prompting investigations by the FBI and other agencies.
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SS United States scheduled to leave Philly by next weekend after decades-long stay
The SS United States ocean liner ship will become an artificial reef off the coast of Florida.
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76ers’ All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey out with hamstring injury, AP source says
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey could miss at least two weeks with a right hamstring injury.
2 years ago
Philadelphia Union part ways with head coach Jim Curtin
Curtin won MLS coach of the year twice, in 2020 and 2022, and led the team to a Supporters’ Shield in 2020 and an Eastern Conference title in 2022.
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76ers’ Joel Embiid is suspended by NBA for 3 games for shoving newspaper columnist
Embiid’s suspension will begin with the next NBA regular-season game for which he is eligible and able to play.
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Jason Kelce apologizes for cellphone incident at Ohio State-Penn State before Bucs-Chiefs game
Jason Kelce was attending the Big Ten matchup between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions in State College, Pennsylvania, on Saturday when the incident occurred.
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In a first, SEPTA now notifies riders of all canceled bus trips
The “Ghost-busting” project brings real-time cancellation data to transit apps.
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Tharros Village offers shelter and essential support that’s creating a new sense of hope for homeless individuals in southern Delaware.
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Listen 1:40Joel Embiid verbally confronts, then shoves, Philadelphia reporter. The NBA is investigating
Embiid took issue with a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist who mentioned the center’s late brother and his son in columns questioning Embiid’s professionalism and effort.
2 years ago
60,000 Wawa-branded tumblers recalled because their metal straws can cut customers
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the metal straw inside the now-recalled tumblers can cut a user’s mouth and/or fingers.
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