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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.

2 weeks ago

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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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago

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Brad Page gives instructions to FIFA Fan Festival volunteers
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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.

2 weeks 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.”

2 weeks ago

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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.

2 weeks ago

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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.

2 weeks ago

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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.

2 weeks ago

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Health

Temple study finds adults who got gender-affirming surgeries happy with results, not the process

As governments try to limit gender-affirming surgeries for adults, researchers looked at how the process can be better for those who can get them.

2 weeks ago

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The new Christian to Crescent section of the Schuylkill River Trail, a 650-foot cable bridge, opened on May 17, 2025. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

World Cup fans can take a hike — literally. Soccer enthusiasts in Philly can access Lemon Hill fan fest and other sites via trails

Parking is extremely limited at the Lemon Hill World Cup fan site, but the festivities are easily accessible on the adjacent Schuylkill River Trail.

2 weeks ago

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Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Market Street in Old City gets a $16 million glow-up in time for America 250

Pedestrian-focused project includes a new plaza, shorter curb ramps, raised bike lanes, bus bumpouts and trees.

2 weeks ago

A 2025 Progress Pride Flag
Community
Billy Penn

City officials respond to backlash against heavy police involvement at Philly Pride

“That is not us,” police commissioner Kevin J. Bethel said, rejecting claims that the department is hostile to Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community.

2 weeks ago

A white building has large colorful phrases painted all over it as part of a mural.
Community
Billy Penn

What the 52nd Street El doesn’t show you

Philly’s Walnut Hill neighborhood features Civil Rights history, science fiction origins, and some of the best food in Philly.

2 weeks ago

Composer Kendrah Butler-Waters wrote a suite of songs
Arts & Entertainment

‘Pepperpot’ in Philly’s ‘What Now: 2026’ festival celebrates the Black women who made the liberating soup

The multi-disciplinary “Pepperpot” performance brings to life the 18th-century peddlers' songs from Philadelphia’s cobblestone streets.

3 weeks ago

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Herrs potato chips
Community
Billy Penn

What do freedom, liberty and unity taste like? For Herr’s, apparently cheese, barbecue and more cheese

After 100,000 votes in Herr’s Flavored by Philly: Taste of 250 contest, chip lovers have selected their top three curated concept flavors.

3 weeks ago

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