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A trio of BlackStar documentaries connects communities from Southwest Philly to Northwest London
From a community garden to Pan-African rumba and public housing, the film festival's opening-day program explored the power of telling one's own story.
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Philadelphia’s Photo Lounge shows what summer looked like before Instagram
Over 60 customers submitted family vacation snaps to “That Summer Feeling” from 1931 – 2010.
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People seeing summer blockbusters like “The Odyssey” or the new Spider-Man film question if loud theater sounds are causing hearing damage.
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Plymouth Township, Conshohocken-area residents shout, boo, as hearing for data center begins
Residents say they’re concerned the new data center will reduce property values and impact their quality of life in the suburban Pennsylvania towns.
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Supporters say it will allow voters to pick their representative, instead of elected officials picking their voters.
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The Hub offers mentorship programs and features a Peace Room where teens relax, reflect and work through conflict.
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Listen 0:54Environmentalists petition New Jersey over horseshoe crab bloodletting
The horseshoe crab’s blood helps test the sterility of medical products.
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Delaware allocates funding to bring new health centers to 4 middle schools in rural Sussex County
The effort expands health care access for schools located in provider deserts and brings the model directly to middle schools, which have historically been ignored statewide.
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Listen 0:53House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown said she has not had a single conversation with Meyer about his creation of a state surgeon general.
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Listen 0:57Vineland data center makes case for on-site power generation during 6-hour hearing
Developers for the New Jersey-based center plan to use on-site fuel cells, saying the new plan will not draw power from the grid or increase residential rates.
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Last season, the five-time NBA All-Star and 2024 Finals MVP had the league’s fourth-highest scoring average, with 28.7 points per game.
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Philadelphia City Council examines police crowd control tactics after Pride festival
City Councilmember Rue Landau convened a hearing to discuss what went wrong in the Gayborhood on June 7 and how the city can avoid repeating it.
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How Philadelphia became the home of America’s first zoo
Head to a block party at the zoo this Saturday to celebrate its origin story.
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Shhh! A silent concert is coming to Chestnut Hill this Saturday
This Silent Music at Philly’s James Turrell’s Skyspace is an experimental show about unplugging from the algorithm and back into nature.
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Aug. 6–9: Sheila E. performs at a jazz fest in Delaware, WWE and a festival celebrating women’s theater in Philly.
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