Philadelphia
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.
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Listen 1:12Lemon 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.
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‘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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Listen 1:18Philadelphia expands Wellness Court for people in addiction
Few complete the program but hundreds get help, officials say.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 1:00Fairmount 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.
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Listen 6:41A $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.
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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.
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Listen 1:11Women in the study who were obese and taking GLP-1 weight loss medications were 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than other women.
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Listen 1:23Nearly 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.
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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.”
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Listen 1:15At 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.
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Listen 1:24Suburban 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.
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‘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.
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