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World Cafe Live at 30th and Walnut streets. (Google Maps)
Arts & Entertainment

Hal Real, founder of World Cafe Live, steps down, makes way for virtual reality

Real opened the West Philly concert venue 21 years ago and turned it into a nonprofit. The new leader has brought in VR technology.

14 hours ago

people playing in Kensington's Cure Violence basketball league
Money
Billy Penn

Kensington basketball league among projects hit by DOJ grant cuts

The U.S. Department of Justice cut over $800 million in grants nationwide, including $1.5 million for the hoops and anti-violence program. Others in Philly are affected, too.

1 day ago

Sara Ray and Erin McLeary posing for a photo
Arts & Entertainment

New leaders at Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum explain their vision for the historic medical science collection

The museum has had two tumultuous years. Now, the two historians newly in charge of this storied institution explain their vision for the future.

2 days ago

Listen 1:47
A therapy session with health care professional taking notes
Health

Wedge Recovery Centers will close behavioral health services after 31-year run in Philadelphia

The organization has provided mental health and addiction treatment since 1994. Most services will stop by the end of May.

2 days ago

Listen 1:09
People in the encampments
Health

Philly City Council passes restrictions on mobile van services in Kensington, bill heads to mayor’s desk

The bill dictates when and how mobile van service providers can operate in Kensington as they support people who are homeless and using drugs.

2 days ago

Listen 1:07
Council member Kendra Brooks, Council President Kenyatta Johnson and union workers outside Philadelphia City Hall
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia City Council passes bill to protect workers who speak up for rights

Employers face fines of $2,000 for each violation, such as retaliation for workers standing up for their rights, under the worker protection bill.

2 days ago

Listen 0:50
Xiente Busesito leaders stand in front of the Busesito mobile pre-K bus
Education
Billy Penn

This ‘little bus’ brings pre-K to students and support to families in Philadelphia

The Busesito program is a classroom on the go that prepares children for kindergarten while helping caregivers, too.

2 days ago

The film ''The Philadelphians
Arts & Entertainment

The empty visitor center in LOVE Park now lights up with Philly immigrants, old and new

The empty visitor center shaped like a flying saucer comes to life with nightly film projections about Philly immigrants.

3 days ago

Listen 1:33
Osage Avenue in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Community

40 years ago, Philly police bombed MOVE’s Osage Avenue compound. Mike Africa Jr. wants the home to memorialize the tragedy

The 1985 bombing claimed the lives of 11 people, including five children, and destroyed dozens of homes in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia.

3 days ago

Listen 6:45
City Hall is pictured from afar
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We’re kind of rushing this’: Philadelphia City Council spars with Parker officials over mayor’s $2B housing plan

The mayor wants Council to adopt her Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative in tandem with the city’s next budget. Lawmakers will put their $.02 in before that happens.

3 days ago

police officers in the street
Community
6abc

Philadelphia police officer shot near Overbrook High School; video shows chaotic scene

A witness who recorded video of the chaos said the incident started as a fight. The officer was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in critical but stable condition.

3 days ago

The Samuel S. Baxter Water Treatment Plant on State Road in Philadelphia, Pa.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philadelphia water bills could jump to $97 a month for a typical household

Consumer advocate wants to trim the increase, which will pay for infrastructure work.

3 days ago

Former Philadelphia Eagles football player Jason Kelce hits on the 16th hole during a pro-am before the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Flourtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Arts & Entertainment

Go Birds and birdies: Retired Eagles great Jason Kelce takes his swings, advice at PGA Tour pro-am

Kelce showed off his game at a pro-am ahead of the Truist Championship, posting a video of his swing online and asking both pros and amateurs for advice on how to get better.

3 days ago

A student participates in a reading and writing lesson at a Head Start program in Florida
Education

Head Start escapes elimination in 2026 proposed budget from Trump administration

In 2024, the U.S. Head Start budget was $12.2 billion. “We recognize that we have no certainty,” said the executive director of the Pennsylvania Head Start Association.

3 days ago

The aftermath of the plane crash
Community

A Philadelphia woman is the 8th person to die from the January crash of a medical plane

City officials say a 34-year-old died in a hospital April 27, months after her fiancé died after their vehicle was hit by debris. The other six victims were all in the plane.

3 days ago

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