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Franklin Square is getting a $7.8M upgrade with new playground, zip line, restrooms, and bike lanes
Franklin Square will undergo a major overhaul that includes adding new restrooms, playground equipment, LED lighting, and bike lanes. The projects will cost about $7.8 million and take about 18 months to complete, according to announcement from nonprofit Historic...
Philly-area lawmakers walk out of meeting with Penn president over DEI cuts
Two Philadelphia-area lawmakers walked out of a meeting with the University of Pennsylvania’s president on Martes after they say a university administrator referred to diversity as a “lightning rod.” City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier was among the elected officials...
‘Cowardice’: Pa. lawmakers express disappointment with Penn’s DEI response at meeting with admin.
Senior Penn administrators met with Pennsylvania lawmakers on Martes morning to discuss the University’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, with multiple elected officials expressing concern about recent changes — and one calling the meeting...
Philly elected officials say Penn’s removal of DEI websites ceded ground to Trump
A group of state and local elected officials on Martes slammed the University of Pennsylvania for its response to President Donald Trump’s attacks on diversity initiatives in recent weeks, saying the state’s only Ivy League school is preemptively ceding ground to an...
Philly and state officials confront Penn leadership over DEI policy removal
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Local officials have made it known to University of Pennsylvania leadership that they’re not happy with how the school scrubbed itself of anything related to diversity, equity or inclusion after an executive order from President Donald...
Senator Saval Criticizes Penn’s Decision to Remove DEI Language from Website
Senator Saval Announces $2 Million for Multimodal Transportation Initiatives
Philadelphia, PA − Lunes, Febrero 24 − Today State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) announced $2,031,000 in state grants for five infrastructure projects that will help make traveling through Philadelphia safer and more accessible. These grants are awarded through the Commonwealth’s Multimodal Transportation Fund and administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development.
UArts’ Hamilton Hall will go to the Philly company that repurposed the Bok Building
Hamilton Hall, the University of the Arts’ iconic building on South Broad Street, will go to Lindsey Scannapieco’s Philadelphia company Scout, which intends to preserve it for artist workspaces and the attached Furness building for subsidized apartments for artists....
State money will improve Murphy Rec Center
The Lawrence E. Murphy Recreation Center will see significant upgrades thanks to a $600,000 state grant. The beloved recreation center at 300 Shunk St. in South Philly’s Whitman neighborhood will undergo repairs and upgrades while plans formulate for a $7.5 million...
The Politics of Brutalism
Amid the flurry of orders President Trump signed on his first day in office was a memorandum: “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture.” It called for federal public buildings to respect “classical architectural heritage,” implicitly taking aim at a more recent...
Penn faculty join hundreds to rally against Trump administration’s federal research funding freeze
Over 300 individuals gathered together in Center City on Miércoles to protest recent federal funding cuts to academic research. The rally, held outside the office of Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) in Center City, was organized by Labor for Higher Education in...
Academics in N.J., Philly protest Trump administration cuts to scientific research
Dozens of protesters filled the atrium of the Life Sciences Building at Rutgers University-New Brunswick to show their opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration’s funding cuts and freezes targeting scientific research and higher education. The researchers...
Lead bidder for UArts’ Hamilton Hall plans art gallery, work space for artists, and restaurant
The lead bidder for the iconic Hamilton Hall on South Broad Street said Lunes that the arts would be a focus for the building, with plans for a gallery in the front lobby where local artists’ work would be displayed and the public could view it for free. “Our goal is...
Rep. Fiedler, Sen. Saval, & Phila. Parks and Rec Celebrate $600,000 State Grant to Murphy Rec Center
Philadelphia PA − Febrero 14, 2025 − Yesterday evening State Representative Elizabeth Fiedler (D–Philadelphia) and State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) joined Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Commissioner Susan Slawson and South Philadelphia neighbors to celebrate a $600,000 state grant for repairs and upgrades to Murphy Recreation Center, a beloved South Philadelphia institution.
Senator Saval Celebrates a Budget Recognizing Housing as an Essential Need
Harrisburg, PA − Febrero 4, 2025 − Celebrating the housing proposals in Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2025–2026 budget address, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), who serves as Democratic Chair of the Senate’s Urban Affairs and Housing Committee and chairs the...
Public Officials Respond to Federal Immigration Actions, Pledge Commitment to Safety and Justice for All
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Febrero 4, 2025 – On Enero 31, 2025 in response to recent federal immigration actions across the country, local and state elected officials held a press conference to reaffirm their commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of...
Survey of Philly artists shows worry over finding work, space and money
The main hurdle artists face is accessing information for opportunities to work and exhibit work in Philadelphia, according to a survey conducted by City Councilmember Rue Landau. The online survey conducted last fall shows that the top three concerns among artists...
After ICE raids this week, city officials take a stand against President Trump’s anti-immigration efforts
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials showed up at Boricua Restaurant #2 in Port Richmond this week, staff refused their request to see the kitchen. All of their paperwork was in order and the agents didn't have a warrant, the owner of the Puerto Rican...
Philly immigrant groups call for general strike on Super Bowl Domingo in protest of Trump admin policies
Pro-immigrant groups are calling for a general strike on Super Bowl Domingo in Philadelphia in order to show how important immigrants are to the regional economy. The groups gathered outside of City Hall Viernes morning and were joined by Democratic elected officials...