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A massive "No Kings" protest in Philadelphia on June 14 will serve as the flagship event for anti-Trump rallies across the U.S. and Pennsylvania as protesters reject "Trump's birthday parade" as a …

More than four years after City Council passed legislation banning the use of synthetic herbicides in parks and playgrounds, Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation department is still applying tons of …

City Council is set to vote Thursday to approve a $13.4 billion operating and capital budget, along with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s plan to borrow $800 million for housing programs, after reaching a …

I probably shouldn’t tell let on that I’m old enough to remember drugstores around Philadelphia like Sunray Drugs on East Allegheny Avenue. Those were back in the days in America when you could …

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Center City Philadelphia on Monday to protest the escalating crackdowns by ICE under President Donald Trump’s administration. Union members joined concerned …

Evil Genius Beer Company is hosting a pop-up book fair this Saturday, June 14, called Pints and Pages. The brewery's taproom location in Fishtown is transforming into a one-day marketplace that will …

Teenagers across Philadelphia can join any Planet Fitness this summer for free. The City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia have partnered with local Planet Fitness …

An orange building stands on Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia, with two glass doors. Teal gates close off one door and welcome people passing by to step through the other.  Welcome to Manzanita …

A police officer hit a bicyclist with their cruiser Sunday afternoon in North Philadelphia while chasing a car believed to be connected to an earlier shooting, authorities said. The crash …

Police are searching for the driver of a black SUV that struck a child in the city's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The crash occurred at the intersection of 33rd Street and Susquehanna Avenue …

Three men were killed and six other people were wounded in a series of shootings over the weekend across Philadelphia. Police released little information about most of the incidents, as of …

Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying three boys who allegedly dumped an acidic substance on a 25-year-old transgender woman, leaving her with severe burns, last week in West …

The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a chance to give politicians more power over how federal elections are conducted, declining on Friday to hear a Republican challenge to a Pennsylvania judicial …

According to a new study, Philly's nightlife is booming, and it's paying off big for the city. The Department of Commerce released two inaugural impact studies highlighting the billion-dollar impact …

A pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking to pass a so-called shield law that would offer legal protections for out-of-state women seeking abortions in the Commonwealth and for the doctors who …

The William Way LGBT Community Center will be listing its longtime home at 1315 Spruce Street for sale, as the organization prepares to relocate. The local LGBTQ+ hub was founded in 1975, and …

SEPTA is expediting a plan to get rid of a troubled fleet of all-electric buses after a massive fire damaged dozens of vehicles Thursday morning on a lot within the authority’s Nicetown maintenance …

Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ambitious housing plan appeared to be in jeopardy Wednesday afternoon, with at least a few City Council members expressing reservations over her proposal to borrow $800 …

Charities statewide have been experiencing "whiplash" in the first months of 2025, says Anne Gingerich, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations. President …

As wildfires continue burning in Canada throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and into Ontario, areas throughout Greater Philadelphia will see their air quality impacted by smoke this weekend. …

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