Community Events
Doylestown hosts its first annual Diwali Day
Doylestown had its first annual Diwali event at Burpee Park this Sunday. Hosted by Desis of Doylestown and Youth4Unity, community members came out for the festival of lights.
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A pie could help provide a meal for those in need this Thanksgiving
A Philadelphia-based group is selling holiday pies to help those in need have a healthy gourmet meal this Thanksgiving.
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A new parade for Philadelphia to celebrate the holidays
A multicultural parade will begin Philadelphia’s first in-person holiday season since COVID.
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‘Turkey, football, and a late afternoon nap’: Philly Thanksgiving Parade to return to the parkway
Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is returning to a live event after going virtual last year.
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Isis, a Delaware College of Art & Design graduate and co-founder of KLIK photography collective, has used the power of art to tell the stories of Black women.
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Photo essay: Silent marchers demand justice for Fanta Bility, 8-year-old killed by police in Delco
Community members took part in a silent march in Delco Sunday afternoon, calling for justice for Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old girl fatally shot by Sharon Hill police.
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John’s Roast Pork wins best cheesesteak competition
The people of Philadelphia have voted and the winner is: John's Roast Pork in South Philadelphia.
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Boosting Northeast Philly’s green canopy by planting trees and giving them away
Riverfront North Partnership and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership team up to plant 200 trees along Pennypack Creek, give 150 more away.
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Philly artists are opening their studios to the public for the first time since COVID
When the Philadelphia Open Studios Tour kicks off this weekend, one of its largest and most popular stops will reopen to visitors for the first time in six years.
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Philabundance, Norma’s Kitchen partner to pack fresh meals, give Afghan refugees a taste of home
Philabundance is partnering with a Cherry Hill restaurant to pack up fresh meals that will give Afghan evacuees a taste of home in our area.
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Broad Street Run a ‘rejuvenating’ return to a new normal in Philly
The nation’s largest 10-mile road race was back on in Philly on Sunday — with some notable changes. Many of the 18,000 runners said it still felt good to be back.
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Take the Philly trivia quiz and test your local knowledge
24 questions about everything Philadelphia.
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LumiNature to return to Philadelphia Zoo with more space — and more wattage
The holiday light show debuted in November 2019, but went dark in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Well, What Were You Wearing’ exhibit illustrates stories of sexual assault survivors
The exhibit at Jefferson works to counter the misconception that a person's wardrobe choices imply consent.
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![Heminghaus-Silent March for Fanta_003 [in center]: Taylor Kowalski, from Ridley Park, marching alongside others.
The Justice for Fanta Bility silent march in Sharon Hill, PA on 10/17/21. Fanta Bility was an eight year old girl who was shot and killed outside of a football game at Academy Park High School on August 27, 2021. The march had been organized and led by the UDTJ and Delco Resists as a way to honor Fanta’s life as well as call for police accountability.
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