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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphians will soon face 10-cent paper bag fee at grocery stores, markets and more

Plastic bags are already banned in Philadelphia. Paper bags will come with a fee.

10 months ago

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The front of Independence Hall
Community
Billy Penn

Liberty Bell will reopen Thursday, flight disruptions may continue: Philly shutdown updates

The 43-day government shutdown ended yesterday. We looked into how and when services like national park access will resume.

10 months ago

Starbucks store
Community

Starbucks workers kick off strike in Philadelphia, other U.S. cities on company’s busy Red Cup Day

Starbucks Workers United says the walkout will impact stores in 45 cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Dallas.

10 months ago

Banner of new logo at Philadelphia Art Museum
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

What does Sasha Suda claim in her lawsuit vs. Philly’s Art Museum?

The director and CEO of the Art Museum was abruptly fired last week. Here's a summary of her 30-page lawsuit against the museum.

10 months ago

A map of the proposed redevelopment of Market East in Philadelphia is displayed
Billy Penn
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Parker vows that, this time, Market East planning will succeed

Residents are invited to contribute ideas for revitalizing the stagnant retail corridor.

10 months ago

Sasha Suda with merchandise of new art museum logo
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Art Museum fires CEO Sasha Suda

Sasha Suda was hired just three years ago from Ontario. A reason for her termination was not given.

10 months ago

The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., American Water, its building in Camden, N.J., seen in the foreground on June 17, 2024. The company is merging with Essential Utilities. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Community

American Water, Essential Utilities to merge, creating $40B public water utility

The combined company will serve more than 2,000 communities, with customer prices set to remain the same.

10 months ago

Berenice Lara Pulido
Money

La realidad detrás de la puerta de la cocina: lo que la quiebra de Iron Hill revela sobre las presiones que afrontan los restaurantes de Delaware

En Los Mayas y en todo Delaware, los propietarios de restaurantes están luchando por mantenerse a flote en medio del aumento de costes y presión laboral.

10 months ago

People enjoy Playland's Castaway Cove amusement park, in Ocean City
Community

From Ocean City to Cape May, Jersey Shore businesses saw a mixed bag this summer amid shorter stays and inflation woes

Businesses in Cape May County shore towns said they had to work harder to keep tourism and profits strong.

11 months ago

Jefferson Health's Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Health
6abc

Jefferson Health to lay off hundreds of employees, impacting 1% of staff

Jefferson Health says it is reducing its workforce by 1%, affecting between 600 and 700 of its 65,000 employees.

11 months ago

outside The Mann Cente
Arts & Entertainment

Mann Center in Fairmount Park sells naming rights to Highmark insurance

Now known as Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, the facility is raising $70 million for campus improvements.

11 months ago

Listen 0:51
Berenice Lara Pulido, owner of Los Mayas Mexican Restaurant
Community

The realist behind the kitchen door: What Iron Hill’s bankruptcy reveals about the pressures facing Delaware restaurants

At Los Mayas and across Delaware, restaurant owners are fighting to stay afloat amid rising costs, labor pressure and shrinking profits.

11 months ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland
Health

Judge will allow Prospect to abandon Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital if a sale fails

Springfield’s solicitor said that word of a possible abandonment came as a “total surprise.”

11 months ago

US Capitol with American Flag in view
Politics & Policy

Furloughed federal workers in Pa. may be eligible for unemployment during shutdown

Some employees have been instructed to continue reporting for duty, though they are not being paid for time worked after the shutdown began Oct. 1.

11 months ago

Homes in North Camden, N.J.
Urban Planning

Camden officials tout $16M collaboration to provide affordable housing

The Camden Community Housing Collaborative aims to provide options for residents and people who want to move to the city.

11 months ago

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