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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner holds a press conference
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Philadelphia DA Krasner requests new funding in 2027 budget to fund prosecution efforts in the city

The office says its Family Violence and Sexual Assault unit is handling more than 1,000 cases with only 19 staffers.

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Bills to protect Philadelphia renters are poised for passage following landlord lawsuit

The bills are part of the Safe Healthy Homes Act, a legislative package that has drawn considerable opposition from independent landlords.

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For Philly’s Eastwick neighborhood, flood buyouts could be an option as feds scale back levee proposal

Flooding has repeatedly battered parts of the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood, damaging homes, ruining cars and forcing evacuations.

5 months ago

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Billy Penn

SEPTA launches publicity blitz ahead of bus network overhaul

Dozens of bus routes will be cut, added, lengthened, realigned and sped up starting in August.

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Aging
Housing
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A vacant Philadelphia factory on Broad Street may be adapted for affordable senior apartments

The five-story property in Philly’s Spring Garden section belongs to the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and has sat empty for years.

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Housing
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Philly is unlocking $400M for housing. Here’s what that means for renters and homeowners

Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. plan is entering a critical new phase. Advocates hope it helps the city's most vulnerable residents.

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Environment
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

A judge declined to halt renovations at FDR Park. Residents opposing the plan are trying again

A Philadelphia judge wrote that most of the work the residents object to is done, and future project phases only “endeavor to improve” the park.

5 months ago

A 5-year-old hula hoops at a block party
Community Events
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Philly launches ‘Block Party Bonanza’ to raise community pride during America’s 250th summer celebrations

Selected block parties will receive a $250 ShopRite gift card, patriotic decorations, mini Constitutions and outdoor toys meant to inspire civic pride.

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From left, City Councilmember Mark Squilla, Congressman Brendan Boyle and state Sen. Nikil Saval
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Chinatown Stitch lives: A $10 million design grant keeps the park project moving forward

Planners are lobbying the federal government for restoration of a rescinded $150 million grant.

5 months ago

Carlos Boothe looks on
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Housing
Philadelphia
Preservation

West Philly tenants are racing to save 925 affordable rentals to prevent mass displacement

The subsidized units are among 12% of properties in the city that could lose their affordability restrictions over the next decade.

5 months ago

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Apartment buildings in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly court settlement halts City Council vote on renter protections, sending bills back to committee for new hearing

Lawmakers were expected to pass the bills Thursday, but two landlords sued the body’s housing committee, alleging a violation of open meeting laws.

5 months ago

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Economy
Infrastructure
Personal Finance

Algunos clientes de Delmarva Power afirman que las elevadas facturas de servicios públicos los están obligando a elegir entre sus medicamentos y mantener las luces encendidas.

Delmarva Power está restando importancia a su reciente solicitud de aumentar las tarifas eléctricas, argumentando que los incrementos en los precios de suministro.

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A DART bus travels down Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware
Transportation

Federal grant will help refurbish 51 Delaware public transit buses, extending their lifespan

The $14.3 million federal grant comes from the Federal Transit Administration's fiscal year 2026 Bus and Bus Facilities program.

5 months ago

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Eight pop-up retail spaces will open on the 900 block of Market Street
Business
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Market East will get retail pop-ups and murals as long-term revival strategizing continues

Business group aims to spruce up the struggling corridor ahead of FIFA and Philly250 events.

5 months ago

Dumping at Fairhill and Annsbury streets in North Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Politics

No new Philly anti-dumping initiatives in Parker’s third budget proposal

Parker’s $7 billion budget proposal would continue existing efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping and add funding for 125 cameras.

5 months ago

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