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The annual Checkmate Violence chess tournament on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 in Philadelphia. (Sammy Caiola / Chalkbeat)
Chalkbeat

Checkmate Violence tournament aims to prevent Philadelphia gun violence through school chess

Concentration and attentiveness are some of the skills organizers of the PECO-ASAP Checkmate Violence tournament aim to instill in Philadelphia youth...
Aerial View of a Trash Barge and Junk Yard along Delaware River (Getty)
The Philadelphia Citizen

The City Knows How to Fix Our Trash Woes

Philadelphia's recycling rate went from 21% in 2015 to around 13% in recent years. Its trash and recycling contracts are set to expire in June 2026...
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...
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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...