Philadelphia
Philadelphians have embraced an automatic 20% service charge for the World Cup
Both local and international soccer fans seem happy to tip their servers — even when it’s mandatory.
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Philly-area heat wave could push electricity demand to record levels
The dangerous heat is accelerating air conditioner use. Data centers could be directed to use their own backup power.
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July 2 - July 5: DE250 Celebration in Del., July Fourth events in Philly and block party in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Listen 4:59Congress returns to Philadelphia to mark 250 years since America’s first vote for independence
Rep. Brendan Boyle hopes the event will serve as a rare bipartisan reflection on the nation's founding and Philadelphia's enduring place in American history.
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Listen 1:18Take that, Boston: Philly has more Declarations of Independence than any other city
Institutions blocks apart from each other have assembled 15 Declarations of Independence among them. They all tell a different story.
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Listen 1:22Temperatures in Greater Philadelphia are expected to reach over 100 degrees during World Cup games and America’s semiquincentennial events.
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Listen 2:05Jaylen Brown getting traded by Celtics to 76ers for Paul George, draft picks
The Philadelphia 76ers will receive 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown in exchange for Paul George and four draft picks.
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Philadelphia’s young people learn to lead on violence prevention and restorative justice
The city’s first youth restorative justice cohort completed nearly a year of training designed to help young people address conflict, violence and harm in their communities.
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A planet, an observatory and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
A lost Philadelphia observatory once used to track the transit of Venus may be the place where the Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the first time.
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Listen 10:50Festivities will be taking place all week at Citizens Bank Park in South Philly and at the Convention Center in Center City.
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Philadelphia heat wave: City emergency in effect amid ‘dangerous’ conditions. Here’s what to know
“This is not the kind of heat event we see every year,” the National Weather Service reported, adding it may be the hottest period the region has experienced since 2011.
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The Big Fix: Philadelphia at 2076
What could the city become over the next half-century? How could we redesign the city for the future?
Air Date: June 30, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 47:40Meet the Philly couple who had their wedding photos crashed by Croatian World Cup fans
Ashton and Zach Smith just wanted the quintessential photos outside City Hall. Now the newlyweds are one of the viral fan moments of soccer’s biggest celebration.
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Hamilton’s historic First Bank reopens as Philly museum in time for semiquincentennial
The 229-year-old classical building on 3rd Street has been closed to the public for decades.
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Listen 1:33‘Rewilding Philadelphia’ greening project brings pocket forest to Kensington
A coalition of conservation groups and artist Pete Angevine plan to plant 1,500 trees on a vacant lot.
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