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The Sheraton hotel in Center City
Community

Strikes begin at 2 Center City Philadelphia hotels

Union contracts have expired at eight Center City hotels, with picket lines forming over the weekend outside the Sheraton and the Hampton Inn.

1 day ago

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Keystone Bicycle Co. worker-owners stand by their bicycles on American Street in South Kensington
Billy Penn
Community
Billy Penn

‘Community is a top priority’: Employee-owned companies offer unique benefits

Wawa is the most famous one in Pennsylvania. Others, like this bike shop in South Kensington, are modeled to value employees, provide stability.

2 days ago

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Science

Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences cuts museum hours over funding concerns

Starting Oct. 1, the Academy of Natural Sciences will only be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A restructuring of staff is expected to follow.

7 days ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland
Health

Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital head to auction block

Prospect Medical Holdings is selling real estate from the shuttered hospitals, with a possible auction if enough bids come in, court documents show.

1 week ago

Iron Hill Brewery
Community
Billy Penn

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant announces closure of all its locations

After almost 30 years of serving the community, the local chain has made its final last call.

2 weeks ago

Matt Meyer
Politics & Policy

El gobernador de Delaware, Matt Meyer, veta el proyecto de ley contra el robo de salarios, argumentando posibles consecuencias no deseadas

El gobernador Matt Meyer dijo que apoyaba abordar el robo de salarios, pero que le preocupaba responsabilizar al contratista en vez de los malhechores.

2 weeks ago

Karen Harris
Community
Billy Penn

African American Market is the latest addition to FDR Park’s weekend lineup. We checked it out for you

The Saturday market is an outdoor bazaar of food, pastries, artwork, vintage items and more from independent, Black-owned businesses. Organizers say it’s just getting started.

2 weeks ago

Tinker and Trade
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Philly’s Tinker and Trade creates space for community, creatives to prosper

More than a space for vendors to showcase their homemade goods and gifts, the Brewerytown boutique is also a community and event space for Philadelphians.

2 weeks ago

Skyscrapers at 17th and Market streets
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Job growth is up in Philly, but many downtown offices remain vacant

A new report celebrates the recovery while pushing for Center City stimulus.

3 weeks ago

hemp plants outdoors
Politics & Policy
WITF

Pa. hemp leaders form guild, urge clear rules amid policy clash with cannabis, law enforcement

Many of Pennsylvania’s legitimate hemp business owners — mostly retailers, but including farmers and processors — want new regulations to clear up any public confusion.

3 weeks ago

A sign for Iron Hill Brewery
Community
6abc

Iron Hill Brewery closing 3 locations in the region

The three locations are in Chestnut Hill on Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Main Street in Newark, Delaware, and Voorhees, New Jersey.

4 weeks ago

Taylor Hospital
Health

Taylor Hospital has a buyer. Can Delaware County investors find a way to reopen it?

Prospect Medical Holdings closed Taylor Hospital in April. The former Crozer Health hospital now has a new owner.

4 weeks ago

Rows of cars parked at a drive-in theater in Pennsylvania
Arts & Entertainment

How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world’s oldest drive-in theater

Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney bought Shankweiler’s Drive-In in Oreland, Pennsylvania, in 2022 after learning the property might be sold to developers.

1 month ago

People walking in American Dream
Courts & Law

New Jersey’s massive American Dream mall sued for selling clothes on a Sunday

Officials in Paramus argue that the mall's retailers have been open on Sundays for nearly a year, despite promises to comply with the law.

1 month ago

James Brobyn conversa con Josh Sanderlin
Community

El comercio minorista de marihuana en Delaware sumaron $625,000 el primer fin de semana de ventas

El comisionado estatal de marihuana afirmó que las cifras de ventas, que incluían un impuesto del 15% superaron las expectativas. Los ingresos estatales ascendieron a $93,750.

1 month ago

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