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25 Philadelphia-area schools get first-ever state funding for solar power

Grants of up to $500K will support solar installations at public schools and community colleges across Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties.

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Philly’s Fort Mifflin will host 2025 Making Time festival, featuring 120+ acts

Putting on shows for 25 years, Philly native Dave Pianka, aka Dave P., continues to craft “the music festival that I wanted to go to.”

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If you could see what they see: Window views of Philly employees installed at City Hall

The photo exhibit aims to humanize public sector work, which is often seen as a faceless bureaucratic wall.

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As summer approaches, Bartram’s Mile Trail still closed more than a year after chemical spill

Bartram’s Garden says it’s waiting for a green light from the city to reopen the trail. The city says the decision lies with the state Department of Environmental Protection.

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Studio 2 Extra: Amina restaurateur Felicia Wilson is on top of Philly’s food scene

African fusion restaurant Amina opened in Old City and quickly outgrew its small space. The Amina Hospitality Collection now includes 5 open restaurants and two on the way.

Air Date: May 23, 2025 12:00 pm

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Billy Penn

Philly’s ‘Power Up Tour’ focuses on digital equity, device access around city

The program is giving away 500 laptops to those in need. It’s just one initiative the city is using to promote digital equity.

3 weeks ago

Student artwork at the No Place Like Home exhibition
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Mural Arts’ ‘No Place Like Home’ student exhibition champions the importance of art education

Students from all over Philly worked together to create their own artistic home full of fantastical joy.

3 weeks ago

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Philadelphia residents are tracking air quality and pollution from their rowhouses in real time

With the fate of EPA regulations uncertain, advocates say local environmental protection efforts, like a community air monitoring network, are increasingly important.

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Courts & Law

Mark Dial trial: Former Philly officer found not guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter in Eddie Irizarry killing

Dial was found not guilty of third-degree murder, but was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.

3 weeks ago

City Controller Christy Brady, Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools Tony Watlington, Sr. and City Councilman-At Large Isaiah Thomas at press conference
Education

Hackers stole nearly $700K from Philadelphia school district’s banking system in 2024, city controller says

According to Christy Brady, city controller, the discrepancies in the district’s Automated Clearing House system were found during an annual audit of the 2024 fiscal year.

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Philly Elmo whacks Tesla
Community
Billy Penn

Philly Democratic PAC smashes (their own) Tesla to protest Musk and DOGE

FUBAR PAC offered a sledgehammer, a wrench and “Chuck Schumer pool noodle” to participants angry with the Trump administration and GOP’s funding cuts.

3 weeks ago

Passengers wait to board Peter Pan bus
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Finding a home for Philly’s intracity bus station remains a frustrating waiting game

City officials say they’re still evaluating sites for both interim and long-term facilities; a bus company CEO offered to develop one and lease it to the city.

3 weeks ago

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Studio 2
Community

Dawn Staley on her new book ‘Uncommon Favor’

Basketball phenom and former Temple coach Dawn Staley has a new book. She talks about growing up in the projects in North Philadelphia, the fight for equal pay, and more.

Air Date: May 22, 2025 12:00 pm

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Metallica performing live on stage
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

A Metallica takeover, Philly’s Ren Faire and Summerfest begins in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 22 - May 25: Amazing Taiwan returns to Del., the Philly Tango fest and Alice Cooper in Atlantic City are among the highlights.

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Health

Philly Alzheimer’s disease researchers call a new diagnostic blood test promising, but advise caution

The blood test measures two subtypes of tau and amyloid proteins, which can indicate the presence of amyloid plaque in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.

3 weeks ago

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