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Goats, salamanders and ziplines: Your guide to free Earth Week events in Philly
There are plenty of free opportunities to learn about nature, get active outside and volunteer to clean up your community.
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The "Big Sit" events include the use of all-terrain wheelchairs for birding experts and beginners who know nothing about birds.
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Listen 1:15Cobbs Creek students are making gun violence prevention a priority in their West Philly neighborhood
Boys’ Latin students are participants in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Nursing Pathways Program, which introduces teens to careers in medicine.
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Listen 2:06The advocate for girls' education worldwide has a new memoir about moving beyond the “bravest girl in the world” label.
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Listen 1:59Philly Pride Festival moves to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for 2026
Philadelphia Pride 2026 will be held Sunday, June 7, with live shows, food trucks and LGBTQ+ vendors. Tickets go on sale next month for $10.
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Listen 0:55A nonprofit lifeline for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as more papers seek nonprofit sector help
This move reflects a growing trend as newspapers face declining advertising and circulation revenues.
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‘A great fight town.’ UFC returns to Philly as latest major sports event planned for 2026
UFC 330 will be the MMA promotion’s first event in the city since 2019, and the first “numbered” event here since 2011.
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The Flyers are back in the playoffs after 6 years. Here’s what to know
After a six-year drought, the Orange and Black are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs to face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Family seeks answers after South Jersey woman found dead in Zanzibar
According to her family, Ashly Robinson was celebrating her 31st birthday in Zanzibar on April 5. Less than a week later, she was dead.
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It’s about to be PrideAF. More on Philly’s new queer art festival
Philly’s LGBTQ+ opera singers, drag artists and performers are coming together for a celebratory lineup of June shows.
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Eunity Delaware is hosting a three-day interfaith celebration bringing communities together through a parade and fair focused on unity and connection.
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Listen 1:11Philly weekly events calendar: April 13 to 19
From film screenings and singalongs to night markets and designer pop-ups, Billy Penn highlights some of the best local activities to join in on this week in Philly.
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Running a kitchen at 21: Ocho Supper Club’s RJ Smith talks his Rittenhouse Hotel residency
Philly’s culinary wunderkind reflects on the rise of Ocho Supper Club, gaining local fame and what the future holds.
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Philadelphia 76ers to face Boston Celtics in first round of NBA playoffs
The Sixers defeated the Orlando Magic in the play-in tournament, earning a first-round matchup with the Boston Celtics in the playoffs.
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Bodies of 2 workers recovered at CHOP garage collapse site in Grays Ferry
The deceased, Matthew Kane and Mark Scott Jr., were found less than 12 hours after the demolition of the garage was completed and the site declared safe for workers to enter.
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