Philadelphia Declares 2019’s First Heat Emergency
The National Weather Service has also issued an “excessive heat warning” through the weekend, when temperatures could feel as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
It Seems NOAA Wasn’t Kidding About Those Philly Flood Predictions
The government weather-watcher has warned of frequent flooding in Philly by 2050. Thursday’s storm gave us a taste of what’s to come.
Atlantic City, Cape May Could Flood More Than 100 Days a Year by 2050, Says NOAA
Even Philly is looking at a minimum of 30 days a year of “high-tide flooding,” the government’s weather experts predict.
Penn Paid Joe Biden $775,000 to Expand Its “Global Outreach” … and Give Some Speeches
The former VP’s financial disclosures reveal that his annual salary was nearly double that of the average Penn prof — and he didn’t even have to teach.
You Can Help Give Away $1 Million of the Philadelphia Foundation’s Money
It’s philanthropy with a twist: The organization has selected 15 grant finalists, but you get to choose the winners.
Experimental Filmmaker Tiona Nekkia McClodden Doesn’t Care If You Miss the Point
The 38-year-old Philadelphian is part of the Whitney Biennial Exhibition in New York City.
Puzzled by That Ad Comparing Philly to Barcelona? It’s Not Such a Stretch, Says Tourism Head
Even if you don’t buy Visit Philly CEO Jeff Guaracino’s rationale, he really just wants to get people talking about his ad. And it’s working.
American Flags Were Works of Art — Until Government Got Involved
Collector Jeff Bridgman — whose 13-star American flags are on exhibit through July 21 — on why pre-20th-century Stars and Stripes are the real pinnacle of U.S. vexillography.
Independence National Park Is an Embarrassing Mess. Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
The birthplace of the United States is turning into a shambles, and no one — the feds, the city, Philadelphians themselves — seems inclined to do anything about it.
Philly Says It Needs More Time to Ban Cashless Stores
Because apparently it’s too hard to just tell businesses “You have to accept cash now.”
“Hamilton” Tickets Are About to Go On Sale in Philly
Don’t throw away your shot to snag tix to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-and-Grammy-and-Pulitzer-winning musical.
The Eagles’ Autism Research Grants Are a New Approach to Sports Philanthropy
Instead of simply giving away money, the team is granting funds to specific projects at Philly institutions — acting almost like a mini National Institutes of Health.
The Paradox of Narcan: It Saves Lives, but Masks the Extent of the Opioid Epidemic
As more of the life-saving overdose reversal drug ends up in the hands of civilians, it becomes harder to tell how often it’s being used — concealing the city’s true overdose rate.
Sansom Street Finally Reopens After Last Year’s Business-Drenching Deluge
Now the Water Department can turn its attention to the other huge hole in the ground, along Baltimore Avenue in West Philly.
City Unveils Details of Its Dockless Bike Pilot Program
But some dockless operators have already moved on. The future, they say, is with electric scooters — which remain illegal across Pennsylvania.