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SEPTA's interim general manager Scott Sauer on Studio 2.
Studio 2
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s Scott Sauer addresses $213M deficit, service cuts

SEPTA says drastic cuts to services are coming soon without new revenue. 50 bus routes and 5 regional rail lines eliminated, fare hikes of 20% and 9 PM curfews on some lines.

Air Date: April 30, 2025 12:00 pm

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peacock topiary
Arts & Entertainment

Peacocks and giraffes and snails, Oh my! Philly zoo installs plant-based sculptures of giant animals

The five “ZOOtopiaries” drive home the connections between plants and animals.

1 year ago

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Natalie Kolander speaks into a megaphone
Community
Billy Penn

Carousel House community angered by project delays, poor communication

The Philadelphia rec center for people with disabilities will reopen in 2028, according to the city.

1 year ago

A SEPTA rider looks at the incoming train
Community
Billy Penn

PATCO commuters experience the new Franklin Square stop for the first time

Riders are all aboard for the station’s open feel and time-saving location. Plus, it “doesn’t smell like pee.”

1 year ago

Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Best of Philly tourism: Off-the-beaten-path edition

We rounded up the coolest spots in Delaware, New Jersey, Philadelphia and the suburbs for food and drink, outdoor activities, attractions worth the cost and free things to do.

Air Date: April 3, 2025 12:00 pm

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Cherelle Parker and Kevin Bethel speak
Community

Philly leaders highlight free and low-cost summer kids programs, say more pool staff needed

The city and school district offer hundreds of summer programs meant to keep Philly students out of trouble and entertained during the summer months.

1 year ago

Gladstone Manor neighbors
Community

How a Delco ‘curbside happy hour’ changed Lansdowne lives for the better

For 260 consecutive weeks since the pandemic, a group of Lansdowne neighbors have gathered to bond over drinks in a suburban spin on Philadelphia stoop culture.

1 year ago

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A rendering of a mixed-use development next to the Conshohocken regional rail station
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA approves a transit-oriented development deal in Conshohocken

SEPTA scrapped plans for a $48 million park and ride garage near its regional rail station and instead approved a mixed-use development project lease.

1 year ago

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People protest a Tesla car dealership in Chester County
Politics & Policy

Chester County protesters join global demonstration against Tesla CEO Elon Musk

The growing movement targeting Musk’s company comes amid a rise in vandalism of Tesla vehicles.

1 year ago

Will Smith holds the Will Smith Way sign
Community

‘Born and raised’: Will Smith returns home for West Philadelphia street naming in his honor

The “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” actor was given a hero’s welcome and the first key to the city issued by Mayor Cherelle Parker.

1 year ago

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a Nazi flag, blurred, outside a Montco home
Community
6abc

Neighbors outraged over Nazi flag flying outside of Montgomery County home

Neighbors say they first noticed the flag along Meng Road about two weeks ago and contacted Lower Frederick Township to see if anything could be done.

1 year ago

Outside the Newtown Joint Municipal Authority
Community

Newtown municipal authority stops plan to build wastewater treatment plant

Opponents of the project say they will continue to organize until the plan is canceled.

1 year ago

The Cecil B. Moore Library in Philadelphia’s Sharswood neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

North Philly residents reject proposal to build new Cecil B. Moore Library that includes housing: ‘We resoundingly do not want that’

At a packed town hall, City Councilmember Jeffery Young proposed replacing the library with a mixed-use building. It didn’t go well.

1 year ago

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Outside the Newtown Joint Municipal Authority
Community

A Newtown authority wants to build its own wastewater treatment plant. Residents and elected officials are pushing back

A pivotal meeting Tuesday could decide the fate of the project.

1 year ago

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trees along a Philly block
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphians push the city to do more to plant and protect trees

One possible challenge: Officials say a $12 million federal grant to help implement the Philly Tree Plan is frozen.

1 year ago

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