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Community

‘We need our library’: Nicetown-Tioga branch reopens after 6-month closure due to earthquake damage

After a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in April, inspectors declared the building unsafe. The branch reopened just in time to serve as a polling place for the election.

2 months ago

Visitors walk down a path
Community

Historic Longwood Gardens in Chester County readies for its next modern chapter

A $250 million renovation updates the century-old, 1,100-acre showcase garden in Kennett Square.

2 months ago

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Members of the No Arena in the Heart of Our City Coalition protesting, holding signs
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Tensions flare as legislative process for Sixers’ arena proposal gets underway

Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them.

2 months ago

Proposed 76ers arena rendering
Urban Planning

No more apartment tower in Sixers arena plans, but another could rise not far away

Councilmember Squilla, who controls the fate of the bill, says the original proposal was insulting to residents who couldn’t afford the rent.

2 months ago

Floss Stingel
Community
6abc

‘Watch the tram car please’: Woman behind iconic voice suing for compensation

The defendants have 30 days to respond to the suit.

2 months ago

Councilmember Mark Squilla sits at a desk in council chambers.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Squilla pushing for a special services district to surround Sixers arena

The request comes as City Council prepares to consider the approvals the team needs to build the $1.55 billion facility.

2 months ago

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Health care workers
Community
Billy Penn

Medical professionals gather to say arena would hurt health outcomes regionally

2 months ago

A large brush fire at Wharton State Forest on Friday, July 5, 2024. (6abc)
Weather

Delaware bans bonfires, encourages residents to conserve water

The decision comes following weeks of record low rainfall, making the state abnormally dry.

2 months ago

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the ferris wheel and flying chair ride
Community

Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City closes

The beloved boardwalk amusement park will close Sunday night after generations of anchoring the vacation scene for families from Philadelphia and southern New Jersey.

3 months ago

Prema Katari Gupta giving a presentation
Community
Billy Penn

Rittenhouse Row shops got a big boost in sales during Open Streets

City should support more pedestrian-only street closures, organizer says.

3 months ago

People line up outside a school board meeting in Souderton
Education

Souderton Area School District is sued, drops ID checks at Wednesday’s board meeting

The complaint alleges the school district violated the state Sunshine Act by excluding people without photo IDs at two recent board meetings.

3 months ago

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far shot of a headboard on curb
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly will now pick up your old fridge at the curb. But you may have to wait

City sanitation crews have already collected tons worth of household items too big to put in the regular trash.

3 months ago

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Man details a mural that reads
Community

LOVE Park murals urge Philadelphians to the polls

Mural Arts’ “To the Polls” temporary murals have returned to Center City with new messages about voting.

3 months ago

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Recreation Commissioner Sue Slawson
Community

Work begins on Logan neighborhood playground project after costs doubled since COVID

The project is part of the Rebuild program, which uses sugary drink tax money to help education and recreation projects.

3 months ago

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Visitors walk under the arches of Graffiti Pier. (Joel Wolfram for WHYY)
Urban Planning

Graffiti Pier is being fast-tracked to become a public park

Conrail is getting ready to sell Pier 19 in Port Richmond, known for its abundant graffiti, to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.

3 months ago

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