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Tacony Street Traffic Disruptions Expected Amid Major Bridge Construction

Philadelphia drivers should brace for temporary closures of Tacony Street this January as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) advances work on a critical overhead bridge construction project.  This effort...

Philly Jazz Scene Grows with Black Squirrel and Cellar Dog

Philadelphia’s jazz culture has deepened with the arrival of two new venues, Black Squirrel Club in Fishtown and Cellar Dog in Center City.  The venues join a legacy of iconic...

The safe injection site fight is shaping up to be a battle between residents and health experts

In last Monday’s City Council hearing in front of the Public Health and Human Services Committee, testimonies from roughly 30 individuals in the debate...

City announces restrictions on business activity, halt to some government operations

Philadelphians looking for the latest local information on the coronavirus can visit phila.gov/COVID-19. Residents with questions can call a 24-hour helpline at 800-722-7112. The helpline...

Police officer killed serving arrest warrant in Frankford

By Jack Tomczuk and Melissa Komar By Jack Tomczuk and Melissa Komar Funeral services are set for Thursday and Friday for a Philadelphia police officer killed...

Galvo development team, ORCA have yet to settle on CBA

At Wednesday night’s community zoning meeting at Cione Recreation Center, representatives from the Olde Richmond Civic Association told members of the community that the...

Philly won’t be getting a safe injection site anytime soon. Supporters of the cause think there’s plenty of blame to go around.

Despite Safehouse’s efforts to implement the country’s first safe injection site in Philadelphia, many members of the city’s pro-safe injection site community have told...

Interiorscape made by Portside Arts Center featured at Philadelphia Flower Show

The last thing Portside Arts Center’s founding director, Kim Creighton, expected was a call from the Philadelphia Flower Show. “They just called us out of...
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