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SEPTA will close trolley tunnels on nights and weekends starting Friday for maintenance and cleaning. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

SEPTA to shutter Market Street trolley tunnel for deep clean

The transit agency will close the Market Street tunnel for trolleys for several weeks to clean up and spruce up service in time for back to school.

5 months ago

Throughout the trail, 10 signs guide community members to educational programs in both Spanish and English
Education

‘An amazing tool’: Wilmington’s first dual language trail celebrates bilingualism and inclusivity

Wilmington's first dual language trail encourages bilingualism through educational activities and fun experiences at Cool Spring Park.

5 months ago

People carry the U.S. flag as they walk by City Hall in the Fourth of July parade.
Community

Photos: Parade performers, spectators bid America ‘happy birthday’ in Philadelphia on Fourth of July

Philadelphia is called the Cradle of Liberty — and invites everyone to experience its history on Independence Day.

5 months ago

Skateborarder in mid-air at Love Park.
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Billy Penn

‘Your Move’ art removal and MSB makeover could spell the end for Philly’s rich history of plaza-style street skating

Thomas Paine Plaza’s makeover is a big blow to the local skateboarding community, skaters say.

5 months ago

A close-up of a double-exposure photo printed and displayed in a park showing a shirtless man overlayed with a Pride flag.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s gay archival records go outside for ‘And Into The Streets’

An art exhibition in Louis Kahn Park features photos of Philly gay life circa the 1980s and ‘90s.

5 months ago

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Annie Chiu-McCabe dials a rotary phone inside a wooden structure at the Rail Park.
Arts & Entertainment

A phone in Philly’s Rail Park lets you speak to the dead

An old-fashioned rotary telephone, wired to nothing, encourages people to speak to their loved ones as a form of grief therapy.

5 months ago

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Portable toilet
Community

Potty poll: Help name Philadelphia’s new public restrooms

The city of Philadelphia is taking on a public restroom shortage by asking for the public's help.

5 months ago

The Colorado River
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

States that draw water from the river — Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado — had urged the court to decide for them, which the justices did in a 5-4 ruling.

5 months ago

Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, tourists and costumed witches and wizards have gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun
Community

Antlers and fancy dress: Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for summer solstice

Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists celebrated for the night and greeted sunrise on Wednesday, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.

5 months ago

Members of City Council, gardeners, and advocates gathered to celebrate the lien buyback deal at Iglesias Gardens in North Philly Tuesday.
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‘We don’t have to be in jeopardy’: Philly gardeners cheer city deal to buy back liens

Community gardens on tax-delinquent land with privately held liens are considered particularly at risk for development.

5 months ago

Bike Store Fire
Community

4 dead in e-bike shop fire that spread to apartments in New York City

It appears to be the latest in a string of fires linked to lithium ion batteries in the city. The blaze was reported early Tuesday in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan.

5 months ago

A sculpture made of steel rods forming a sphere is in the foreground. Behind it are trees, the river, and a pathway.
Arts & Entertainment

Contemporary art ‘reanimates’ historic sculpture garden on the Schuylkill River

Maren Hassinger’s “Steel Bodies” reanimates a vision of American history at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial along the Schuylkill River.

5 months ago

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Sign for Tiffany Fletcher Rec Center
Community

Mill Creek Recreation Center renamed in honor of Parks & Rec employee killed at work

The Tiffany Fletcher Recreational Center, formerly Mill Creek, will receive ADA improvements, a computer lab, and a mural depicting the late Parks & Rec employee.

6 months ago

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Kids playing in the pool
Community

All of Philadelphia’s public pools to open this summer, with staggered schedule

The city pushed to hire 400 lifeguards ahead of the pools opening. Parks and Recreation leaders say the spaced out schedule will allow for more lifeguards to finish training.

6 months ago

Wetlands in Delaware
Courts & Law

On Freshwater Wetland Day, Delaware conservationists mourn SCOTUS decision

A recent Supreme Court decision stripped federal protections for some wetlands nationwide. Pa. and N.J. have strong state laws, but Del.'s wetlands could be at risk.

6 months ago

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