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The Philadelphia Suns in the street in Chinatown
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philadelphia’s Chinatown brought ‘big fire energy’ to Lunar New Year Parade just hours ahead of forecasted blizzard

Before the rain turned to snow Sunday, thousands packed Philly’s Chinatown for the parade celebrating the Year of the Horse.

3 months ago

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From left to right: Montgomery County Commissioners Neil Makhija, Jamila Winder and Tom DiBello at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the Todi’s Place of Hope homeless shelter.
Homelessness
Housing
Pennsylvania

Montgomery County opens homeless shelter in Lansdale

The 20-bed facility at 1107 E. Main St. is “designed to get residents off the street and back on a stable path,” Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder said.

3 months ago

Black smoke rising in the sky from the fire
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

1 year after massive SPS Technologies fire, Montco commissioners applaud its return

The century-old aerospace fastener facility in Abington Township went up in flames in February 2025, prompting evacuation orders.

3 months ago

The exterior of the Warden’s House Gallery in Mt. Holly, N.J.
History
New Jersey

N.J. exhibit celebrates the nation’s 250th anniversary, and the struggles ordinary residents faced in extraordinary times

“Burlington County Joins the Revolution” features artifacts, including a letter demanding payment from the British for chickens and razors.

3 months ago

language in the Treaty of Fort Pitt
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

How Native Americans came to Philadelphia in 1776 to navigate the American Revolution and almost won statehood

Chief White Eyes toggled between British and American leadership to secure land for the Lenape.

3 months ago

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A visitor reads the text on the panels on display
History
Philadelphia
Politics

Activists celebrate the return of slavery exhibit at Philadelphia’s President’s House Site

Workers began restoring the exhibit Thursday after a judge’s order to return, despite a Trump administration appeal.

3 months ago

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Movement Callowhill, a rock climbing gym
Business
Employment
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

An uphill climb: Union workers at Philly climbing gym struggle to ink their first contract

The outcome of negotiations in Philly and New York will shape the climbing industry, union says.

3 months ago

SEPTA officials and local leaders gathered to celebrate Caroline LeCount
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

SEPTA honors Caroline Rebecca LeCount, a civil rights icon who helped desegregate Philly’s transit system in the 1860s

Caroline Rebecca LeCount fought hard to desegregate Philly’s public transit. More than 150 years later, the agency continues to celebrate her legacy.

3 months ago

Amá's swordfish taco with labneh
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Every taco tells a story. How Philly’s top chefs are teaming up for Amá’s new Taco Novela series

Chefs from favorites including Mawn, El Chingon and Palizzi Social Club, are representing charitable organizations for a high-end Taco Tuesday series.

3 months ago

FILE - Ivory Coast players celebrate
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Ivory Coast national soccer team chooses Chester’s Subaru as its FIFA World Cup base camp

This summer, “Les Éléphants” will play two group stage games at the Linc and call Chester and Wilmington home.

3 months ago

Rev. Jesse Jackson gestures to a friend in the balcony at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 15, 2013
History
National

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

Fellow civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said his mentor “was not simply a civil rights leader; he was a movement unto himself.”

3 months ago

The Octavius Catto statue at Philadelphia City Hall is coated in snow and ice
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

In Philly, ‘every day is Black History Month.’ Here’s how the city is celebrating in 2026

As the semiquincentennial nears, Philadelphia’s cultural institutions are examining the country’s founding through the lens of local Black history.

3 months ago

two people looking at fabric lion heads
Community Events
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philadelphia Suns lead Lunar New Year lion dances across the city to celebrate the Year of the Horse

Lion dances are performed to chase away evil spirits and bring good luck in the new year. The nonprofit has several performances planned in the coming days.

3 months ago

Paintings of Harriet Tubman hang in a museum in New Jersey
History
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

How to explore Cape May’s overlooked Black history

From Harriet Tubman’s time in the shore town to Freedom’s Corner and a thriving Black business district, Cape May’s history is worth exploring this Black History Month.

3 months ago

Wilmington City Councilwoman Shane Darby
Delaware
Employment
Incarceration

‘Setting them up for failure’: Wilmington community members vow to fight closure of long-standing prison jobs program

Former graduates of Wilmington’s work release program say it saved their lives. It’s set to close next month.

3 months ago

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