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Behind the scenes inside Xfinity Mobile Arena as Philly preps for March Madness
Comcast Spectacor’s COO Phil Laws, who led the arena’s eight-year transformation, showed Billy Penn around the facility ahead of a Flyers game.
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Help wanted: At the Jersey Shore, the summer job rush is on
The seasonal workforce is shifting in some shore towns amid rising housing costs. Even with higher wages, businesses say finding workers remains a challenge.
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Experts recommend parents and caregivers read out loud to babies and young children.
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Listen 1:21Philly PAWS is looking to find new homes for pets during ‘Match Madness’
Through April 6, the Match Madness Adoption Program will allow adopters to name their fee for participating cats and dogs.
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Listen 0:46Pennsylvania regulators seek $2.6 million in penalties for deadly 2023 chocolate factory explosion
Regulators argue UGI’s gas distribution equipment serving R.M. Palmer Co. in West Reading violates state and federal rules.
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‘Small but meaningful’ – How a Philly attorney invented the first matchbook
A “Firstival” in Old City on Saturday celebrates the historic innovation with storytelling and family activities.
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TerraPower Isotopes will manufacture a rare, radioactive isotope for use in developing cancer treatments.
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Listen 0:552 more security checkpoints to be temporarily closed at Philadelphia International Airport
The ongoing partial government shutdown is leading to more checkpoint closures at PHL.
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Women in cycling: How one Philadelphia woman paved the way
As the first woman to own and manage a men’s professional cycling team and as the director of this year’s Philadelphia Cycling Classic, Robin Morton is invested in cycling.
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MLS suspends Union exec after investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior
The team’s Sporting Director Ernst Tanner was on administrative leave while under investigation for allegedly using racist, sexist and homophobic language.
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Gluten-free night at Little Walter’s: one neighbor’s quest for a flourless pierogi
Chef Michael Brenfleck made his kitchen gluten-free for one special evening to support a friend with celiac disease. The night was such a hit, it’s now a monthly series.
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Sixth grader wins Philadelphia regional spelling bee, heads to Scripps national competition
For the third year in a row, Jayden Jiang, a sixth grader at Girard Academic Music Program, took home the regional title.
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Listen 1:07Since 1889, the Kelly family has kept the tradition going at Kelly’s Logan House in the heart of Wilmington’s Trolley Square.
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Delco Gives finds new home at WSFS Bank Sportsplex
The closing celebration is moving indoors this year to keep rainy weather from spoiling the party.
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Philly teens get hands-on civics experience with a ‘Demon Slayer’ mock trial
Philadelphia students participated in the manga-inspired mock trial and learned the inner workings of the legal process at Parkway Central Library.
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