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Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs $7.1B budget into law following City Council approval

After weeks of debate, City Council approved the budget without Mayor Parker's proposed taxes on ride-share and short-term rentals.

4 days ago

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Mlamuli Mhlongo (right) came to the FIFA World Cup fan festival
Community
Billy Penn

Lemon Hill launches fan fest for Game 1 of Philly’s FIFA World Cup celebration

Despite the heat advisory, the registration was fully booked for Thursday’s session to see Mexico vs. South Africa on the big screens, then Luis Fonsi live.

4 days ago

Children playing at Sister Cities Park
Arts & Entertainment

‘Great cities invest in their children’: Philadelphia designated world’s first Playful Learning City

Low-impact prompts to encourage creative play are sprinkled around high-traffic areas of Center City.

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Eleni Belisonzi, director of Philadelphia's Neighborhood Wellness Court
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philadelphia expands Wellness Court for people in addiction

Few complete the program but hundreds get help, officials say.

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Georgetown University's Rebecca Katz points to measles data
Health

Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup

A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat. But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd.

4 days ago

Cherelle Parker speaking at a press conference in front of a poster outlining new gun regulations.
Courts & Law

Trump administration launches investigation into Philadelphia gun permit denials

Critics call Philly’s permitting standard subjective and unconstitutional, while gun control advocates say the DOJ is attacking any restrictions on ownership.

4 days ago

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A family walks down the street.
Community

Fairmount neighbors say Philadelphia’s FIFA Fan Festival road closures threatens public safety

Some are excited about hosting the fan fest in their backyard, but others who live closer to the Lemon Hill site say the city has not done enough to ease the heavy traffic.

4 days ago

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Shannon Qualters and Joesph Essinger pose for a photo together.
Community
Billy Penn

A $25 million lifeline in Philly for unhoused drug users with major health challenges

After years bouncing between emergency rooms and the street, patients get wraparound services through Project HOME’s recovery collaborative.

4 days ago

aerial view of residential blocks in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Trump budget proposal threatens Philly’s effort to increase supply of deeply affordable units

Amid an affordable housing crisis, the Philadelphia Housing Authority is spending billions to expand its portfolio of subsidized units.

4 days ago

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A doctor is inspecting images from a mammogram.
Health

Penn study finds GLP-1 use associated with lower breast cancer risk; researchers to launch clinical trial

Women in the study who were obese and taking GLP-1 weight loss medications were 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than other women.

4 days ago

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Brad Page gives instructions to FIFA Fan Festival volunteers
Community
Billy Penn

Nearly 50,000 volunteers help make the World Cup happen. Here’s how Philly’s crew will help out

From ‘Philadelphia Stadium’ to the Lemon Hill fan fest, the volunteers in their neon shirts will be a beacon of aid for fans who’ve lost their way.

5 days ago

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announces plans
Education

Philly schools will not cut 340 classroom jobs amid budget cuts, Mayor Parker says

Parker did not immediately say where the money would come from, but she said her team worked to find a “predictable and recurring revenue source.”

5 days ago

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Five women pose for a photo together outside of the historic house.
Community

We the people: At Stenton, Dinah’s story reveals the contradictions of liberty and slavery in Revolutionary Philadelphia

At a WHYY community event, historians and residents examined how one formerly enslaved woman's fight for freedom reveals the contradictions at the heart of America's founding.

5 days ago

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Step Outside's
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Suburban Station’s new artistic third space makes graffiti and street art legal

“Platform X,” the latest Step Outside show, subverts America 250 expectations and invites its audience to paint on walls.

5 days ago

Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

‘Franklin’s Key’: An homage to the mythos of Ben Franklin

Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.

5 days ago

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