Neighborhoods
Shelter-in-place lifted for Newtown Twp., second such police incident in as many days in Bucks Co.
According to police, they responded to a domestic incident Sunday morning in the Headley Trace development on Newtown-Yardley Road.
2 days ago
Here’s what Mayor Parker proposed in her first budget to fight litter and illegal dumping in Philly
Parker’s spending proposal revealed more details about her plan to make Philly the cleanest big city in the country.
3 days ago
Listen 0:56Celebrating St. Paddy’s Day at McGillin’s Olde Ale House: A historic Philadelphia tradition
The port-a-potties have arrived and the green beer is flowing at this Philly mainstay.
4 days ago
How the township decides to renovate or consolidate its aging facilities has become a growing point of contention.
6 days ago
Listen 1:07The developer of St. Anthony’s and Artist Village argues his company is in the clear.
6 days ago
Listen 2:00Chibanos pop-up lands with Chinese-Cuban flavors at Solar Myth
The family recipe-inspired menu returns to the South Philly venue for a final two-day run starting this Saturday.
2 weeks ago
The future of Greensgrow Farms could look like its past, with a lot of work
The Kensington spot won’t become condos — and could be home to a garden center once again
2 weeks ago
As autonomous bus launches at Navy Yard, drivers’ union pushes back
As SEPTA workers look ahead to contract negotiations this fall, they’re considering language secured in an Ohio contract that would let the union veto the use of AVs.
3 weeks ago
Philadelphia Navy Yard begins autonomous, electric shuttle service
The Navy Yard’s AV shuttle can fit nine seated passengers and a wheelchair.
3 weeks ago
Listen :47Philadelphia to outlaw Kensington Avenue’s night life past 11 p.m., except bars
The stretch of 24-hour smoke shops, bodegas and take-out food joints along Kensington Avenue must close at night if City Council changes the law soon.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:03Proposed Sixers arena could cost millions in lost tax revenue, new analysis finds
The analysis comes as stakeholders await the results of two impact studies commissioned through the city.
4 weeks ago
Listen 6:16Debating the 76ers Arena Proposal
The $1.3 billion plan for a new Sixers arena has been embraced by some, but met with a ton of opposition from residents of Chinatown and surrounding neighborhoods downtown.
Air Date: February 21, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:11WHYY and the Free Library of Philadelphia held a Bridging Blocks discussion Thursday on the Mummers, and how they want to shape the tradition for future generations.
1 month ago
Listen 1:39‘A no-brainer’: Philly’s historical commission designates new district in Germantown
The Germantown Urban Village Historic District is now part of the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
1 month ago
Listen 0:53As lions danced and people marched, residents and activists within Chinatown voiced their opposition to the proposed Sixers arena.
1 month ago
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