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Screenshot from EVEV Community conversation event on Jan 27, 2026
The Lenfest Institute

Civic leaders, journalists discuss Philly’s clean-and-green progress at virtual event

Screenshot from EVEV's 2nd Community Conversations event, held virtually on January 27, 2026. Clockwise, from top left: Erica Atwood, Fairmount...
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs the Philly Saves bill January 20, 2026. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
WHYY

Philly Saves retirement program will go to voters for approval on May ballot

Mayor Cherelle Parker signed a bill Tuesday afternoon that would let voters decide on whether to approve the Philly Saves program, which is designed...
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker speaks during a news conference about a plan to redevelop Brith Sholom House in Wynnefield. From left to right is PHA President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah, City Council President Kenyatta Johnson, Parker, and Ryan N. Boyer, business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council. Tyger Williams / Staff Photographer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia building trades unions will loan $50M to help redevelop the dilapidated Brith Sholom House

A coalition of building trades unions will lend the Philadelphia Housing Authority $50 million out of its pension fund to help finance the...
SEPTA police officers patrol on the Broad Street line. (SEPTA)
Billy Penn

Crime on SEPTA fell again last year — to historic lows

Incidents of serious crime on SEPTA fell again last year, reaching their lowest levels in at least a decade. SEPTA police reported 670 serious crimes...
Image of a Septa train stop
Nueva Esperanza - Impacto

Hunting Park welcomes 2026 with hope, caution, and a desire for stability.

Although many agreed that 2026 holds positive expectations, fear remains. The arrests made by ICE in recent months have generated an atmosphere of...