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Billy Penn

Say it ain’t sourdough! Metropolitan has been sold, but its recipes will live on

Merzbacher’s of Germantown is taking over operations and will continue selling Metropolitan baked goods at specialty shops. Its iconic Rittenhouse location will close.

8 months ago

Eagles great Brandon Graham and Meg Kane smile
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Philly celebrates 100 days until the FIFA World Cup kicks off

Eagles star Brandon Graham helped the crowd practice soccer chants for the city’s six games in the global soccer spotlight.

9 months ago

Danyel Fulton (Ida B. Wells), Trisha Jeffrey (Mary Church Terrell), and Victoria Pekel (Phyllis Terrell)
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Billy Penn

It’s Women’s History Month: Here’s how you can celebrate in Philly

Philly has lots of iconic history – and the role women have played in building up the city is a big part. Here are ways you can celebrate women this month.

9 months ago

The Philadelphia Eagles home stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, has a banner rooting for their neighbors across the street. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Everything you need to know about the FIFA World Cup games in Philadelphia

Billy Penn helps get you ready for the six games and nine teams coming to Philly, and tells you how to join the festivities.

9 months ago

Flags fly at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is set to spend big on U.S. 250th celebrations

A new city controller report states the events could contribute between $1.3 to $2.5 billion to the city’s economy.

9 months ago

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Criminal Justice
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Philadelphia

Restorative justice advocates in Philadelphia are rethinking accountability beyond incarceration

Restorative justice is rooted in an empathetic, comprehensive and more solution-based approach to addressing criminal behavior.

9 months ago

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Immigration
New Jersey
Social Justice

A New Jersey immigrant rights group wants local officials to investigate tactics used during an operation at a Trenton auto repair shop

One of the suspects taken into custody by U.S. Marshals Service agents was wanted for assault by auto and other charges.

9 months ago

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the quakertown police chief appears to be choking a student protester
Immigration
K-12
Pennsylvania
Protests

Quakertown parents demand action from school board following violence and arrests at student anti-ICE walkout

Parents and residents said they were frustrated by the district’s response to a clash between police and students during a protest Feb. 20 that ended in five student arrests.

9 months ago

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A sculpture, uniquely painted by artist Malachi Floyd
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Historic slavery protest celebrated as Philly’s ‘52 Weeks of Firsts’ closes out February

The last “Firstival” during Black History Month will balance respectful remembrance with a celebration of activists, past and present, who fought to end slavery.

9 months ago

A seafood selection from Oyster House
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘Oysters are hot right now’: Inside Oyster House’s James Beard win

Owner Sam Mink said the America’s Classics honor couldn’t have come at a better time, as the restaurant celebrates its 50th birthday.

9 months ago

Neil Frauenglass of Visit Philadelphia speaks at the grand opening of Philly Pride Visitor Center
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Philadelphia opens an LGBTQ+ tourism center in the Gayborhood

The Philly Pride Visitor Center offers advice for things to explore in the city and across Pennsylvania, along with a serving of local LGBTQ+ history.

9 months ago

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El aeropuerto de Wilmington
Delaware
Transportation
Travel

Daedalus Aviation retirará su solicitud de arrendamiento del aeropuerto de Wilmington tras la indignación pública por las conexiones con ICE

Delaware River y Bay Authority afirmó que estaba legalmente obligada a aprobar el contrato de arrendamiento. Sin embargo, los gobernadores de Delaware y New Jersey.

9 months ago

Shirley Green, executive director of the Whitesboro Historical Foundation
Housing
New Jersey
Preservation

South Jersey’s historic Whitesboro community says flawed property records are putting its future in jeopardy

Residents have formed a preservation project to stomp out gentrification and put Whitesboro back on the historic map.

9 months ago

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the Christopher Columbus statue in Wilmington being removed
Delaware
History
Sculpture

Passions run high on whether and where to reerect Christopher Columbus statue in Wilmington

City officials took down the statue of the Italian explorer, fearing it would be damaged, during the local and national racial unrest in 2020.

9 months ago

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Quakertown police officers are seen Friday morning in this image taken from video arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing
Protests

ACLU of Pa. accuses Quakertown police chief of acting as a ‘counter-protester’ during student arrests

The civil rights organization has reached out to student demonstrators following the Feb. 20 incident at Quakertown Community High School in Bucks County.

9 months ago

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