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I ran the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon—here’s what it was really like
The City of Brotherly Love showed its love to runners during the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon. Here’s what it was really like.
US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
The U.S. Mint has been making pennies in Philadelphia, the nation’s birthplace, since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act. Today, there are billions of them in circulation, but they are rarely essential for financial transactions in the modern economy or the digital age.
Food pantry to feed Philadelphia International Airport federal workers gains momentum
The airport is setting up food aid for federal workers who are affected by the government shutdown.
As interest in women’s sports grows, new bars in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh reflect the shift
In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, new women’s sports bars Marsha’s and Title 9 are redefining the game-day experience, by offering spaces where fans can cheer on their teams in an inclusive environment.
Did you know Philadelphia has 11 sister cities?
As part of an effort to promote international understanding, Philadelphia has 11 sister cities in 10 countries. Here’s a bit about each one.
Best photos from Philadelphia’s ‘No Kings’ rally
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians turned out for Saturday’s historic ‘No Kings’ demonstration.
Feel the chill at these 13 spots to cold plunge in Philadelphia
From sleek wellness studios to outdoor tubs, here’s where you can take the (cold) plunge in the Philly area.
Penn State trustees approve sale of WPSU assets to Philadelphia public media group WHYY
Penn State University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the sale of university-owned public broadcaster WPSU’s operating assets to Philadelphia-based WHYY.
Unrivaled heads to Philadelphia next season for the league’s 1st ‘tour stop’
The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league headed by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart announced Thursday that it will play a pair of games at Xfinity Mobile Arena, home of the NBA’s 76ers and NHL’s Flyers, during its second season.
Philadelphia native Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100
Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who went overseas. He died last week, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
Pa. Supreme Court to weigh special licensing rule for carrying a gun in Philadelphia
A permit to openly carry a firearm is required in the state’s largest city, but not elsewhere in the commonwealth.
Keystone Crossword: Philadelphia Phillies postseason heroes
The Philadelphia Phillies are back in the postseason, so let’s remember some Red October heroes of past in this week’s Keystone Crossword. Good luck!
FIFA World Cup ticket draw opens Sept 10 for games at Philadelphia’s Linc. How to enter
Ticket sales for FIFA World Cup 2026 begin Sept. 10, including for men’s soccer matches at Lincoln Financial Field and MetLife Stadium. Here’s how to score tickets for the highly anticipated soccer matches.
Philadelphia transit agency will use project reserves to avoid cuts. Pittsburgh’s might do the same
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration on Monday approved the use of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital project funding for Philadelphia’s public transit agency to help it restore bus, trolley and rail services that it had eliminated to shore up its deficit-riddled finances.
Philadelphia’s mass transit agency says it’ll comply with order to restore deep service cuts
Philadelphia’s public transit agency said Friday that it will restore services that it eliminated after a judge ordered it to undo the two-week-old cuts that were challenged in court as discriminatory toward poor and minority communities.
Philadelphia’s mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves in Pittsburgh, other cities across US
SEPTA has said its cuts this week amount to a 20% across-the-board service reduction to deal with a deficit of more than $200 million. Pittsburgh Regional Transit is considering a 35% service reduction to help close what it calls a roughly $100 million deficit this year.
50,000 students rely on SEPTA in Philadelphia. They need to be prepared for service cuts.
Without a budget deal, SEPTA cut services across all buses, subways, and trolleys by 20% starting on Sunday.
Medical museum in Philadelphia overhauls policies on human remains to meet modern ethical standards
A medical museum in Philadelphia has redrawn its policies on the collection and display of human remains, limiting its acceptance of additional specimens and working to follow “evolving modern medical ethical standards” in how it handles the 6,500 organs, bones and other body parts in its collection.
Philadelphia-area House members to introduce bills to improve security for Pa. lawmakers
After a string of high-profile incidents of political violence, along with an uptick in threats and harassment of elected leaders around the country, a group of Pennsylvania lawmakers announced they plan to introduce a series of bills intended to help keep legislators safe, and ensure seats are filled immediately in the event one is killed.
Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off the highly prized hatchlings.
Philadelphia labor leader blasts ICE for being un-American
Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Daniel Bauder didn’t hold back when criticizing Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents while speaking at a press conference outside ICE’s Philadelphia field office on Thursday.
The press conference was organized by State Sens. Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) and Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery) and called out ICE agents for operating as a secret police force.
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Pennsylvania House makes last-ditch effort to stave off cuts at Philadelphia’s public transit agency
The bill—which includes funding for highways, too—increases aid for transit agency operations by $292 million, or about 25% more, with the lion’s share of the money going to the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
The annual Chinese Lantern Festival in Philadelphia is a symbol of summer in the city
What began as a novel summer event in 2016 has blossomed into a cherished summer tradition for Philadelphia. Now in its eighth year, the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square has become a seasonal staple for locals and tourists.
Famed Wanamaker Organ will again be heard by the public in fall art series in Philadelphia
While one of the most famous organs in the world was at risk of going quiet when Macy’s closed up shop in the city’s storied Wanamaker Building, Anthony Roth Costanzo is leading an effort to let the public again enjoy the Wanamaker Organ.
Happy 250th birthday to the US Postal Service, born in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has played a significant role in US history, and the history of the United States Postal Service.
We asked, you answered: What should be the name of Philadelphia’s new WNBA team?
At long last, Philadelphia is getting a WNBA team. The team will need a name, so we asked our newsletter readers to give us their ideas on a name for Philly’s new women’s basketball franchise.
Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup
A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and affected other services.
LL Cool J says he won’t perform at Philadelphia’s July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan say they will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia.
WNBA expanding to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia over next five years
The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030.