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The sidewalk outside of the Kimmel Center, with a tile promoting the BlackStar Film Festival
Arts & Entertainment

A trio of BlackStar documentaries connects communities from Southwest Philly to Northwest London

From a community garden to Pan-African rumba and public housing, the film festival's opening-day program explored the power of telling one's own story.

1 month ago

Photo on display for the Photo Lounge's
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Photo Lounge shows what summer looked like before Instagram

Over 60 customers submitted family vacation snaps to “That Summer Feeling” from 1931 – 2010.

1 month ago

Listen 2:23
The AMC Fashion District 8 movie theater
Health

Are movie theaters getting too loud? Viewers, audiologists in the Philadelphia region consider sound exposure in film

People seeing summer blockbusters like “The Odyssey” or the new Spider-Man film question if loud theater sounds are causing hearing damage.

1 month ago

Listen 1:37
Jaylen Brown smiling at a press conference
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia 76ers welcome Jaylen Brown, who’s ‘putting in the work’ to win the city’s first title since 1983

Last season, the five-time NBA All-Star and 2024 Finals MVP had the league’s fourth-highest scoring average, with 28.7 points per game.

1 month ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau seated at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia City Council examines police crowd control tactics after Pride festival

City Councilmember Rue Landau convened a hearing to discuss what went wrong in the Gayborhood on June 7 and how the city can avoid repeating it.

1 month ago

A Firstival sculpture from artist Gwenn Liberty Seemel
Community
Billy Penn

How Philadelphia became the home of America’s first zoo

Head to a block party at the zoo this Saturday to celebrate its origin story.

1 month ago

This Silent Music at Philly’s James Turrell’s Skyspace
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Shhh! A silent concert is coming to Chestnut Hill this Saturday

This Silent Music at Philly’s James Turrell’s Skyspace is an experimental show about unplugging from the algorithm and back into nature.

1 month ago

Taylor Hosking and Chino Familia smile
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Things to Do: BlackStar Film Fest, 5 Seconds of Summer in concert and Pierogi Fest are among event highlights

Aug. 6–9: Sheila E. performs at a jazz fest in Delaware, WWE and a festival celebrating women’s theater in Philly.

1 month ago

Listen 4:45
Ceremonial ribbon cutting completed by the Sample family
Community

Johnny Sample Rec Center in West Philadelphia’s Cobbs Creek reopens following $15M remodel

Philadelphia’s soda tax helped fund the $15 million remodel that includes a new boxing training room and facility upgrades.

1 month ago

the School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education

Philadelphia’s school selection process kicks off next month. Here are changes to look out for

The “Find Your Fit” process allows students from pre-K through 11th grade the chance to attend schools outside of assigned neighborhoods.

1 month ago

Listen 0:54
A user of the loading zone at 11th and Chestnut streets in Philadelphia
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philly’s smart loading zones are a boon or a plague, depending on who you ask

Double-parking by delivery trucks is down, traffic speeds are up, and the PPA has collected $5 million in fines.

1 month ago

Maori Karmael Holmes smiles
Arts & Entertainment

BlackStar Film Festival marks 15 years of championing filmmakers of color

A national study highlights the Philadelphia festival as a model for helping community-centered arts organizations thrive.

1 month ago

Listen 1:06
Jim Wilson is a gene therapy researcher who recently left Penn
Health

2 Philadelphia labs receive millions in federal funding to create treatments for rare genetic diseases in 5 years

The research builds on existing work and will have to meet a challenging timeline of starting human trials in three years.

1 month ago

Listen 1:52
Panels are hung up in the exhibit at the President's House.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia asks appeals court for rare review of President’s House ruling

The city argues the decision created a “Catch-22” that could allow federal agencies to carry out consequential actions while avoiding judicial review.

1 month ago

Listen 0:54
In a video screengrab, Quakertown police officers are seen arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest ICE on Feb. 20, 2026.
Courts & Law

Bucks County DA will not charge Quakertown police chief in student ICE protest response

The district attorney’s office conducted a five-month investigation into Quakertown police’s response to a Feb. 20 high school student walkout protesting ICE.

1 month ago

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