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After sitting vacant for decades, the building has undergone a $14 million makeover, creating a space for nonprofits to provide social services, health care and education.
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Listen 1:01Philly celebrates how we decided to call the country the United States
This week’s Philly “Firstival” is celebrating the first time we referred to the new nation as the United States of America.
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Inmate at George W. Hill Correctional Facility hospitalized with bacterial meningitis
The Delaware County Health Department is working with prison management to identify people who might have had close contact with the individual.
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The ninth annual festival celebrates Latino culture and brings Delaware communities together through music, food, art, resources and shared traditions.
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Listen 1:21Protesters call on Philadelphia Parking Authority to end parking contract with DHS
Protesters urged the agency to end its contract with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE.
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This Philly fountain has a typo. Should anyone fix it?
A typo carved into Philadelphia’s Eli Kirk Price Fountain went unnoticed for decades. Now, monument experts say it may be there to stay.
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Philadelphia protesters demand city leaders prevent data center development
City officials say two sites in Philadelphia have potential for AI data centers, but there are no proposals for development.
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Listen 1:24Rittenhouse Chess Club turns pickup games into lasting friendships in Philadelphia
Twice a week, players gather for free games in Rittenhouse Square, where a club that started with one chessboard has grown into a community.
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Farm-to-beach: Sussex County ice cream company preventing food waste opens new Dewey Beach location
The Frozen Farmer uses “misfit fruit” from its farm to make frozen treats. The new Dewey Beach location aims to highlight Delaware agriculture in the popular tourist town.
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Listen 0:59Goodwill’s fashion show transforms donated and thrifted pieces into creative runway designs, highlighting the possibilities of reuse and secondhand style.
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Listen 1:19The state’s utility commission unanimously approved two motions aiming to tackle affordability.
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Listen 1:19Bucks County Garden of Reflection ceremony remembers 9/11 victims on 25th anniversary
First responders and loved ones who lost someone in the attacks spoke at the ceremony Friday in Lower Makefield Township.
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First responders remember Philadelphia’s heroes who served on 9/11
The mayor unveiled a plaque today honoring the Philadelphians who served at Ground Zero.
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25 years later: How 9/11 changed Philadelphians
Billy Penn asked readers: how has 9/11 changed the way you live, the way Philadelphia works or the way you think about the future?
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U.S. marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Friday's milestone anniversary will bring memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims' names.
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