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Philadelphia

Eight pop-up retail spaces will open on the 900 block of Market Street
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Market East will get retail pop-ups and murals as long-term revival strategizing continues

Business group aims to spruce up the struggling corridor ahead of FIFA and Philly250 events.

1 month ago

The School District of Philadelphia headquarters are shown in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Education

Philadelphia School District proposes $225 million in budget cuts. Here’s what it means

The cuts, proposed to go into effect 2026-27 school year, begin the process of eliminating a $300 million deficit.

1 month ago

Meg Saligman's mural on the fifth floor of the Ministry of Awe
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

The Ministry of Awe turns a historic bank into a trippy playground of art and oddity

Philly’s newest art space opens tomorrow, packed with moving murals, AI technology, modern art and surreal design.

1 month ago

the band Sweet Pill
Arts & Entertainment

Philly band Sweet Pill releases sophomore album ‘Still There’s a Glow,’ diving into themes of depression and self-reflection

The Philadelphia-based band’s sophomore LP comes after pushing through a period of writer’s block and some restarts in the recording process.

1 month ago

Listen 1:33
Dumping at Fairhill and Annsbury streets in North Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

No new Philly anti-dumping initiatives in Parker’s third budget proposal

Parker’s $7 billion budget proposal would continue existing efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping and add funding for 125 cameras.

1 month ago

Listen 1:05
Yona Yurwit acts as judge in the trial
Community

Philly teens get hands-on civics experience with a ‘Demon Slayer’ mock trial

Philadelphia students participated in the manga-inspired mock trial and learned the inner workings of the legal process at Parkway Central Library.

1 month ago

the School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education

‘More than a school to us. It’s our home’: Philadelphia students and advocates speak out against closures at town hall

Students and community advocates told the school board Thursday that shuttering schools affects more than numbers.

1 month ago

Listen 1:10
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers her budget address
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker is proposing millions for proactive rental inspections, modular home factories in Philly

The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.

1 month ago

Listen 0:59
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers her budget address
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia budget: Parker proposes delivery, ride-hailing and hotel taxes to pay for housing, public safety initiatives

The multibillion-dollar blueprint calls for no new wage or real estate taxes, but does add surcharges to national chain deliveries and ride-hailing fares.

1 month ago

Listen 0:57
A sign reads WXPN and another sign reads World Café Live.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live files for bankruptcy

The University City concert venue owes millions of dollars in debt and is facing a possible shutdown and eviction.

1 month ago

Geneviève Perrier and Adam Howard in
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Double dose of Irish brogue on Philly stages ahead of St. Patrick’s Day

Productions this month at Irish Heritage Theatre Company and Inis Nua Theatre Co. bring a taste of the Emerald Isle to Philly.

1 month ago

Boyz II Men singing
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton, an espresso martini crawl, an Oscar watch party and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March 12–15: Ministry of Awe grand opening in Old City, John Oats in Jersey and Mt. Airy Restaurant Week are among this week’s highlights.

1 month ago

Listen 4:51
Students walking outside Bluford Elementary School
Education

Philly school advocates celebrate new district wellness policy guaranteeing bathroom and water breaks to students

The new policy guarantees an end to silent lunches and prohibits the collective punishment of students.

1 month ago

Listen 0:55
Commuters exit and board the route 4 bus
Urban Planning

SEPTA revamps its delayed Bus Revolution, plans to cut more than a dozen routes starting this summer to streamline service

SEPTA will eliminate 18 bus routes as part of a phased overhaul starting in August, aiming to increase service and improve reliability for riders.

1 month ago

Solo performer Jennifer Blaine portrays dozens of characters
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Philly arson inspires this one-woman comedy show as a love letter to community

Comedian Jennifer Blaine plays dozens of characters – including Bernie Sanders – as she transforms an arson attack into an ode to her neighbors and the power of resilience.

1 month ago

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