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Home Repairs 2.0 Hits Harrisburg

Home Repairs 2.0 Hits Harrisburg

There are many sides to the housing crisis. While rental prices in cities get a lot of attention, the rising costs of homeownership in rural and suburban areas have also swelled. In Pennsylvania, where about 60 percent of all homes were built before 1970 (and roughly...

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PA Fairness Act reintroduced by LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus

PA Fairness Act reintroduced by LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus

HARRISBURG, June 3 – As Pride Month begins, state lawmakers in the Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus on Monday announced the reintroduction of the Fairness Act at a state Capitol news conference. “Discrimination is something many LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians still...

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Pictures of Philly’s Pride March and Festival

Pictures of Philly’s Pride March and Festival

Marchers carried a newly expanded 600-foot-long Pride flag up Walnut Street from Washington Square to the Gayborhood for a Festival with food trucks, stages, and performances to continue the celebration. The The theme for this year's event was LUV or “Legacy, Unity...

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Residents rally for SEPTA funding

Residents rally for SEPTA funding

Northwest Philadelphia residents and Save the Train Coalition members united Monday morning, taking the Chestnut Hill West line to SEPTA headquarters for a rally. At the rally, Save the Train organizers, elected officials and several other speakers advocated for the...

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With budget talks looming, Dems rally for SEPTA

With budget talks looming, Dems rally for SEPTA

(The Center Square) - Mass transit advocates rallied to gather support on Monday for SEPTA funding ahead of the state’s upcoming budget negotiations in June. Over the next three days, SEPTA will be holding public hearings to discuss their 2026 operating budget, and...

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Investing in the Navy Yard

Investing in the Navy Yard

Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the Philadelphia Navy Yard to highlight a $30 million investment of transforming 54 acres into advanced manufacturing, life science and commercial use sites. The money was awarded through the Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance...

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Highlighting health benefits and safety for bicyclists

Highlighting health benefits and safety for bicyclists

The streets of South Philadelphia are often flooded with bicyclists. Some may be out for a joyride or running an errand, but studies show that South Philly has one of the highest rates of workers using a bike for their morning and evening commutes.

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Primary Elections, Bike to Work Day, and TWO New Arboretums

Primary Elections, Bike to Work Day, and TWO New Arboretums

“Bike to Work & Wherever Day” celebrated urban cycling and highlighted the need for safe, protected bike lanes. The Bicycle Coalition with Independence Blue Cross hosted a group bicycle ride starting in five different neighborhoods and all ending in a press conference...

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Rebuilding Philadelphia, One Block at a Time

Rebuilding Philadelphia, One Block at a Time

It’s a scene he’s been manifesting for some time. Alongside his neighbors in the street are dozens of volunteers and housing contractors, who, like an army of ants, continuously flow into and out of 11 different homes on the block. The teams steadily execute a list of...

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Pennsylvania Senate passes transphobic school sports bill

Pennsylvania Senate passes transphobic school sports bill

A Republican-led state Senate passed the Save Women’s Sports Act (SB9) on May 6 — a piece of legislation that would ban trans people from participating in school-sponsored athletic teams that align with their gender identities. If the bill becomes law, the rule would...

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Two Problems, One Solution

Two Problems, One Solution

“Location, location, location” is a well-known real estate axiom, and the value of a particular building or piece of land is heavily influenced by the access it provides to different kinds of amenities and services. Among those services that affect housing prices is...

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Beginnings and endings at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Beginnings and endings at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

(The Center Square) - While the Navy Yard in Philadelphia looks toward the future, a Pennsylvania brand which briefly made its home there is closing its doors. On Thursday the Shapiro administration visited the Navy Yard to speak about a $30 million investment toward...

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Governor Shapiro Highlights $30 Million Investment in Philadelphia Navy Yard Through First PA SITES Grant Awards, Creating Hundreds of Jobs, Building Shovel-Ready Sites for Businesses, and Supercharging Growth in South Philly

Governor Shapiro Highlights $30 Million Investment in Philadelphia Navy Yard Through First PA SITES Grant Awards, Creating Hundreds of Jobs, Building Shovel-Ready Sites for Businesses, and Supercharging Growth in South Philly

The $30 million investment in the Philadelphia Navy Yard is part of the Governor’s first round of PA SITES funding — a total of $64 million awarded to 11 strategic sites across the Commonwealth — helping create shovel-ready sites across the Commonwealth in order to...

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Fares up, service down: SEPTA riders sound the alarm

Fares up, service down: SEPTA riders sound the alarm

SEPTA’s doomsday budget would have a sweeping impact on the Main Line, stranding young people from the area’s many colleges, cutting off residents from opportunities and increasing car traffic, Montgomery County leaders warned Tuesday. County elected officials,...

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Big city mass transit push has small boost for county

Big city mass transit push has small boost for county

The Transit Authority of Warren County stands to see an additional $231,766 in the budget proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro. With two months remaining before the deadline for state lawmakers to adopt the 2026 state budget, Democrats in Harrisburg are putting on a...

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PA Public Transit Funding Package Proposed

PA Public Transit Funding Package Proposed

HARRISBURG – Philadelphia County Senator Nikil Saval and Allegheny County Sen. Lindsey Williams announced the Transit for All PA Funding Package, a suite of legislative proposals to help secure full funding for transit agencies across the state. The package includes a...

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