3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1180+ words) A former DEP commissioner says the city did not have the authority to skirt state laws in order to make the 250th anniversary deadline. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commissioner Susan Slawson said she authorized the Phillies to proceed with installation of…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (456+ words) Sept. 11 - 13: “A Few Good Men” in Del., Fringe Fest in Philly and It’s Iconic Tour in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights. Delaware | New Jersey | Special events | Arts & culture | Food & drink | Outdoors | Sports | Wellness | Music Local organizers really need…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (559+ words) The three-on-three women’s league will set up shop at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Feb. 15, 2027. Tickets go on sale today at 4 p.m. FILE - Phantom BC captain Kelsey Plum shoots over Breeze BC's Cameron Brink in the first game of Unrivaled's doubleheader…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (332+ words) Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is slatted to close at the end of the month. But can the the 200-year-old museum to be saved? Come face-to-face with T. rex, Hadrosaurus foulkii and more in Dinosaur Hall! Credit: Ramon Torres/ANS Philadelphia’s…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1228+ words) A politician who grew up in theater, Torsella mixes his two passions in “Declaration.” Former Pennsylvania treasurer Joe Torsella takes to the stage for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival with a one-man show built on his experiences with the Declaration of Independence....

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (786+ words) The play about Anthony Fauci and Larry Kramer takes its script directly from a C-SPAN broadcast on which they appeared 33 years ago. Greig Sargeant, Will Brill and Jenny Seastone (in the chicken costume) appear in a previous production of "Kramer…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (550+ words) Some renters are trading larger spaces for amenities. Others are contending with larger affordability issues amid a tight housing market. The Emerson, an apartment building on Chester Avenue in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY) New data shows that the average…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (488+ words) A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (544+ words) The city’s average temperature tied for the third warmest on record from June through August. Kids played in the spray ground at Love Park in Philadelphia during an extreme heat warning in the region on July 15, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Philadelphia…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (972+ words) The nearly 200-year-old museum is the oldest natural history museum in the Americas. File: A group of children marvel at the oviraptor at the Academy of Natural Sciences in June, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Fans and supporters of the Academy of…...