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Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan relies on $800 million in bonds. Here’s what you need to know about Philly’s city debt.
The phenomenon of politicians using debt to finance signature initiatives or tackle societal challenges through “social bonds ...
Dear Abby | Elderly couple’s only child begins a life without them
DEAR ABBY: I am a single man with no siblings. My elderly father passed away eight months ago. My mother is now in hospice with a life expectancy of weeks to months. My parents have lived long and ...
Phillies sit struggling Brandon Marsh vs. Giants: ‘It’s time just to relax for a minute’
Marsh, who is hitless in 24 at-bats in April, could be out of the lineup for as many as three games. “Just to give him a blow ...
The best fashion moments from the 2025 WNBA draft: Hailey Van Lith and Paige Bueckers shine on Orange Carpet
From Bueckers' purple custom oversized Coach three-piece set to Georgia Amoore's outfit that was designed by Russell ...
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert did not make expansion news at the draft
The Dallas Wings took Connecticut superstar Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick, and after some speculation, Bueckers ...
Philly’s 250 plans challenged as SEPTA funding crisis looms
Semiquincentennial organizers are feeling optimistic. But without a state funding solution, SEPTA says it can't accommodate ...
Crozer Health’s CEO Tony Esposito is leaving at the end of this week, as bankruptcy grinds on
The move follows announcements that Crozer's owner, Prospect Medical Holdings, begins cutting services at the Delaware County ...
1 person is killed and 2 hospitalized in a North Philadelphia triple shooting
Gunfire erupted around 7:30 p.m. on the 1500 block of North 18th Street, police said. One person was killed and two others ...
Philly DA challenger Patrick Dugan frames himself as ‘the real reformer’ in first TV ad of the campaign
The ad gives a glimpse into how former Judge Patrick Dugan is contrasting himself with Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner ...
I love seeing anti-Trump protests. Like many other Black folks, I won’t be joining them.
This is not something our community is doing out of spite — it's fairness: Trump is white America's creation, so it’s only ...
Shapiro arson suspect struggled with arrests, foreclosure – and left a violent trail online
Cody Balmer, the man charged with the attempted homicide of Gov. Josh Shapiro, used social media to repeatedly post ...
Kensington’s Càphê Roasters is expanding to a former roller rink across the street from its café
The lauded Vietnamese restaurant and cafe has big expansion plans in the pipeline, which were received well by neighborhood ...