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Inside the eight-year effort to fix one of Philly’s most dangerous intersections

The redesign of Broad, Germantown, and Erie is a case study in how Philly is trying creative strategies for safer streets.

Jasen Lo

Stacy Garrity hasn’t even entered the race for Pa. governor yet and the jabs are already flying

Two powerful labor unions issued warnings earlier this month to Garrity that if she challenges their ally, Gov. Josh Shapiro, they'll never support her again. Senate GOP women came to her defense.

Gillian McGoldrick

Shore towns get no federal dollars for beach replenishments for the first time in almost 30 years

Frank Kummer

‘We’re not ready’: Not even 1976 compares to how special next summer will be in Philly sports, Dan Hilferty says

Comcast Spectacor CEO Dan Hilferty and Phillies owner John Middleton were fans during the bicentennial celebration in 1976. Fifty years later, they’ll again be at the center of the sports world.

Matt Breen

Seniors aren’t ‘getting any younger.’ So why do their SEPTA fare cards expire?

Michelle Myers

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EDUCATION

Temple’s lifelong education program inspires seniors to keep learning as it hits 50th birthday

Students and teachers must be 50 or older to participate in Temple's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute where participants can take as many classes as they want for an annual fee of $295.

Susan Snyder

Temple’s lifelong education program inspires seniors to keep learning as it hits 50th birthday

Students and teachers must be 50 or older to participate in Temple's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute where participants can take as many classes as they want for an annual fee of $295.

Susan Snyder

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Here’s Delaware County’s plan for addressing emergency response shortages following Crozer’s closure

Townships are establishing new EMS contracts, and providers are thinking creatively about how to meet emergency needs.

Sarah Gantz

Penn CRISPR science is the foundation for a gene-editing heart disease treatment under Eli Lilly

Penn's Kiran Musunuru spoke with The Inquirer about the future of CRISPR technology.

Sarah Gantz

For the first time in 85 years, Manayunk’s historic canal is on the move — like the neighborhood

Long stagnant and fetid, the canal waters are flowing freely as the Manayunk revival continues.

Jadon George

Philadelphia health department warns of mosquito-borne West Nile virus

City health officials instructed Philadelphia medical providers to check patients for West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses and immediately report cases.

Wendy Ruderman

Philly mental health experts say Trump administration’s cut to LGBTQ+ suicide hotline adds to ‘crumbling set of options’

The national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline previously offered the option to "Press 3" to be connected with a crisis counselor trained in LGBTQ+ issues.

DNC Chairman Ken Martin on why Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ is a ‘gift’ to Democrats, Shapiro’s popularity and Fetterman’s criticisms

Martin talked about the 2026 midterm strategy, the boost he thinks Gov. Josh Shapiro will bring and the space in the benefits of Sen. John Fetterman's criticisms of his own party.

Julia Terruso

In Atlantic City, Mehmet Oz claims Trump’s Medicaid changes will push ‘more people into the workforce.’ Many recipients are already working.

“It is my primary focus to make sure we don’t have people accidentally pushed off the system,” said Oz.

Alfred Lubrano

Opinion

Inside the eight-year effort to fix one of Philly’s most dangerous intersections

Stacy Garrity hasn’t even entered the race for Pa. governor yet and the jabs are already flying

Shore towns get no federal dollars for beach replenishments for the first time in almost 30 years

‘We’re not ready’: Not even 1976 compares to how special next summer will be in Philly sports, Dan Hilferty says

Seniors aren’t ‘getting any younger.’ So why do their SEPTA fare cards expire?

Temple’s lifelong education program inspires seniors to keep learning as it hits 50th birthday

Temple’s lifelong education program inspires seniors to keep learning as it hits 50th birthday

Temple warns staff, students about potential travel problems from SEPTA cuts

Temple lays off 50 employees to cope with budget crunch

Penn State president Neeli Bendapudi gets high marks (and a standing O) from board and staff after completing her third year

Cheltenham school leaders say no decision has been made on whether to remove Netanyahu from the high school’s Hall of Fame

🚦 Fixing a dangerous intersection | Morning Newsletter

Ready or not | Sports Daily Newsletter

🚦 Fixing a dangerous intersection | Morning Newsletter

Ready or not | Sports Daily Newsletter

✨ It’s firefly season | Outdoorsy Newsletter

Get in on the Philly Labubu craze | Things to Do

✨ It’s firefly season | Outdoorsy Newsletter

Get in on the Philly Labubu craze | Things to Do

Here’s Delaware County’s plan for addressing emergency response shortages following Crozer’s closure

Penn CRISPR science is the foundation for a gene-editing heart disease treatment under Eli Lilly

For the first time in 85 years, Manayunk’s historic canal is on the move — like the neighborhood

Philadelphia health department warns of mosquito-borne West Nile virus

Philly mental health experts say Trump administration’s cut to LGBTQ+ suicide hotline adds to ‘crumbling set of options’

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DNC Chairman Ken Martin on why Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ is a ‘gift’ to Democrats, Shapiro’s popularity and Fetterman’s criticisms

In Atlantic City, Mehmet Oz claims Trump’s Medicaid changes will push ‘more people into the workforce.’ Many recipients are already working.

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to ban fluoride in public drinking water. Here’s what to know.

Legal cannabis would be overseen by new state agency, sold by private dispensaries under key Republican’s proposal

Big-dollar donors are helping fund repairs at the governor’s mansion. For now, we don’t know who they are.

Investing in traffic safety will save more American lives than immigrant crackdowns

The dangers of Trump’s framing of revisionist history as an act of patriotism

Mind the gap | Editorial Cartoon

How the Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid work requirements punish people for being poor

Investing in traffic safety will save more American lives than immigrant crackdowns

The dangers of Trump’s framing of revisionist history as an act of patriotism

Mind the gap | Editorial Cartoon

How the Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid work requirements punish people for being poor

Thieves steal 40 boxes of meat from truck in Northeast Philly heist, police say

Another suspect identified in South Philly shoot-out that wounded 8 people

South Jersey man charged with murder for fatally shooting man before fleeing to New York, authorities say

Woman shot and killed near church in North Philadelphia

Thieves steal 40 boxes of meat from truck in Northeast Philly heist, police say

Another suspect identified in South Philly shoot-out that wounded 8 people

South Jersey man charged with murder for fatally shooting man before fleeing to New York, authorities say

Woman shot and killed near church in North Philadelphia