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Philadelphia Union, longtime coach Jim Curtin, agree to a multi-year contract extension
Curtin's 127 career wins is second to Vermes' 189 in league history.
2 years ago
Fishtown opens $2.5 million community hockey rink with some help from Gritty
The facility replaces a leaking, tattered portion of the Fishtown Recreation Center as part of a multi-million project paid for by Rebuild Philadelphia.
2 years ago
Vladimir Guerrero joins Vladimir Sr. as first father-son Home Run Derby winners
Guerrero totaled 5 1/2 miles of homers — 29,390 feet to be exact.
2 years ago
Center City foot traffic rebounds on weekends, still lags on workdays
Weekend pedestrian traffic in downtown Philadelphia during May was 94% of what it was in 2019, according to cell phone data compiled by the Center City District.
2 years ago
New LINK trail will connect more than a dozen communities in South Jersey
Camden County received $19 million in federal funding to get the project off the ground.
2 years ago
Parts of East Dekalb Pike closed in King of Prussia, Pa. due to sinkhole
Officials say the sinkhole opened up on Monday between Henderson Road and Saulin Boulevard in Upper Merion Township.
2 years ago
Police: Dispatch errors made after first killing by accused Philadelphia mass shooter
The error has people in this heartbroken neighborhood wondering if the killings on the following day could have been prevented.
2 years ago
Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank to become a museum of the American economy
The 1797 building in Philly’s Old City was the center of Hamilton’s national bank concept. It will house a museum of the American economy.
2 years ago
Listen 4:43Search continues for ‘very dangerous’ jail escapee; stockpiles, campsites found
Thirty-four-year-old Michael Burham fled the Warren jail late Thursday by climbing on exercise equipment and using bed sheets to escape through a window.
2 years ago
Fire erupts at popular North Philadelphia restaurant amid severe storms
Fire officials are working to determine whether the fire was caused by lightning.
2 years ago
Phillies place reliever Alvarado on the injured list with left elbow inflammation
Alvarado dealt with similar inflammation in early May and was sidelined for four weeks.
2 years ago
Suspended from Twitter, the account tracking Elon Musk’s jet has landed on Threads
The account ElonJet tracked the movement of Elon Musk's private jet in real time, until it was suspended by Twitter last year. Now, it has resurfaced on Meta's Twitter rival.
2 years ago
Leeds midfielder, Medford native, Brenden Aaronson joins Union Berlin on loan
The 22-year-old United States midfielder has agreed a season-long deal after Leeds was relegated from the Premier League last term.
2 years ago
Philly’s LGBTQ Catholic church celebrates 50 years of acceptance and community
Nestled in the heart of the Gayborhood, Dignity’s Philly chapter has members of all ages, from Gen Zers to Boomers
2 years ago
Service fully restored in Wildwood after substation fire knocked out power for days
Atlantic City Electric said more than 24,000 customers were initially impacted but as of 4:24 a.m. Sunday morning, the power has been fully restored.
2 years ago