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Education

Philadelphia launches a history scholarship program for students and teachers as part of the nation’s 250th celebrations

The scholarship encourages classrooms to conduct research and dive into civic learning.

2 weeks ago

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Courts & Law

A former SEPTA worker says she saw a homicide on the subway and has PTSD. She’s suing the agency and her union over her firing

Carmella Martin says SEPTA officials contended that she should go back to her previous position, despite her physician's recommendation against it.

2 weeks ago

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Arts & Entertainment
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Former Philadelphia Art Museum CEO accused of misappropriating funds, filing states

Sasha Suda is alleged to have awarded herself three salary increases, despite being told they needed approval from the Board's Compensation Committee.

2 weeks ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Penn Museum’s new Native North America exhibition collaborates with Indigenous curators

Eight curators from eight Indigenous nations redesigned Penn Museum’s Native North America display.

2 weeks ago

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Community

Council members contend foster care support is lacking in Philadelphia

Council members want to know what happens when 43% of youth “age out” of the system and have to find a job and a home of their own.

2 weeks ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Art Museum’s new director and CEO will be Daniel H. Weiss

Weiss has ties to the Philly region and had been the head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

2 weeks ago

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Community
6abc

Philly native Mo’ne Davis drafted 10th overall in first Women’s Professional Baseball League draft

Mo'ne Davis, the household name more than a decade ago as a Little League World Series star, was drafted into the WPBL on Thursday night.

2 weeks ago

Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guide
Community

What Philly’s new Michelin stars mean for the city’s food scene

Local food critic Jon Deutsch dives into Philadelphia’s fine dining scene with WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn.

2 weeks ago

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Philly youth voter participation
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

‘They had no say’: Why Philly youth voters are showing up in historic numbers

The youngest voters are voting more – and engaging beyond elections. Nonprofits that work with them say at least some of their motivation is frustration.

2 weeks ago

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Studio 2
Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: Provenance chef Nicholas Bazik on Michelin star

The newly crowned Michelin-starred chef and owner of Provenance in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood talks with Studio 2 co-host Avi Wolfman-Arent.

Air Date: November 21, 2025 12:00 pm

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Education

Philly school board hears on closures, stalled contracts and student wellness

Thursday’s board meeting featured principals and parents alike concerned about the state of contract negotiations and school closures.

2 weeks ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philly punk band Open City returns for benefit show supporting immigrant advocacy group

After five years away, the punk supergroup returns to the stage Sunday for a show benefitting the human rights organization Juntos.

2 weeks ago

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Not Safe’ For Teens opens a haunted house of teenage political anxieties in former Philly church

With “You Are Here,” teenagers carve out their own space in West Philly to express themselves freely.

2 weeks ago

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Health

After 47 years and 16,000 babies, a Bryn Mawr birth center will close its doors early next year

The Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center will stop delivering babies by Feb. 15 and wind down all other services by late March.

2 weeks ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Mummers announce their 125th parade on New Year’s Day

America’s oldest folk parade will feature 10,000 participants on New Year’s Day.

2 weeks ago

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