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Arts & Entertainment

After a fire, the hole in Rittenhouse Square’s corridor is filled with a beer garden

Three retail buildings were destroyed during social unrest after George Floyd was killed. A new beer garden now fills that commercial hole.

3 hours ago

Shattered glass is everywhere on the floor of a large room.
Community

Philadelphia Insectarium evicted: ‘Every window and every mirror was shattered’

The museum's managers had not paid the mortgage for years, leading to a debt of close to $1 million.

8 hours ago

Philadelphians sample tap water at a PWD water bar event
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Philly ‘water bar’ back at City Hall to let you taste the tap water

The water bar is an ongoing effort by the Philadelphia Water Department to build trust in the city’s tap water, which officials say meets state and federal standards.

18 hours ago

Monique Taylor speaks to an audience while standing at a podium.
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Project HOME to launch ‘groundbreaking’ collaborative to address Philly’s opioid epidemic

The nonprofit is teaming up with three hospital systems to provide people a direct path from the emergency room to supportive housing.

19 hours ago

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Rev. Robert Collier addresses the media at a press conference
Community

Black Clergy of Philadelphia hosting summit on violence

The Black Clergy of Philadelphia believes its summit can result in a workable plan to help fight continued violence in the city.

21 hours ago

Parking lot with uneven surfaces.
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Billy Penn

The ‘Disney Hole’ parking lot at 8th and Market is sinking. Again

L&I promised to inspect the site — once home to the famed Gimbels department store — and issue any required violations.

1 day ago

David Gaines gestures upwards.
Arts & Entertainment

Of basketball with gratitude: Ross Gay’s paean to Dr. J becomes a multimedia performance

Ross Gay’s ode to Julius Erving and the legacy of Black genius is the basis of a new music composition and performance at Girard College.

1 day ago

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A horse named Sunny looks out of his stall.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra serenades therapy horses at Pegasus Riding Academy

A trio of brass players performed at a riding academy that offers equestrian therapy.

1 day ago

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The South Street Police Mini Station in the 900 block of South Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Three commissioners just resigned in protest from Philly’s police oversight board

The three resignations come just over a year after the Citizens Police Oversight Commission officially began its work.

2 days ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber celebrates after hitting a two-run homer in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Atlanta
Community
Billy Penn

Why weren’t the Phillies on my TV this Memorial Day? Blame a computer

By letting a computer make the schedule, Major League Baseball is failing to take advantage of a huge viewership opportunity.

2 days ago

File photo: a 2014 photo of Bill McGovern with the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team
Community

Former UCLA defensive coordinator, Eagles coach, Bill McGovern passes away at 60

McGovern was the Bruins’ defensive coordinator last year but missed most of the second half of the season due to health issues.

2 days ago

People walk on a street during a street festival.
Community

Odunde Festival returns to Philly for 48th year

The festival runs June 5-11 and is designed to showcase African American businesses in a street festival at 23rd Street and Grays Ferry Ave.

2 days ago

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Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Video, tips sought in probe of shooting outside Subaru Park that wounded 8

Authorities say one of the teens remains hospitalized in critical condition.

2 days ago

Studio 2

Safer Streets for All Commuters, World’s Smallest Pacemaker, The Sugar in Our Food

The increase in roadway fatalities and Vision Zero, the goal to eliminate traffic deaths by 2030. Plus, the World Health Organization's warning about artificial sweeteners.

Air Date: May 30, 2023 12:00 pm

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A teenage Cherelle Parker (center) is congratulated by friends and relatives after winning the Philadelphia Black History Oratorical Contest in 1990. Assorted Inquirer headlines from that year reference her win — and her connection with teacher Jeanette Jimenez.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

The high school speech that helped launch Cherelle Parker’s political career

The presumptive next Philadelphia mayor has been an orator since she was a teenager, when she won a citywide Black history contest.

2 days ago

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