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The transit agency’s recent policy banning the “shiesty,” a type of ski mask worn largely by Black teens, is just another performative anti-crime stunt that won’t change a damn thing.
Philly Today: PPA Screwup Means Canceled Parking Tickets and Refunds
And more may be on the way. Plus, Diner en Blanc knockoff has customers fuming.
Banning Ski Masks on SEPTA Won’t Reduce Crime
The transit agency’s recent policy banning the “Shiesty,” a type of ski mask worn largely by Black teens, is just another performative anti-crime stunt that won’t change a damn thing.
Philly Today: Copabanana South Street Declares Bankruptcy Yet Again
Plus, the forecast for Friday just keeps getting hotter.
Philly Today: Artist Sells Anti-PPA Gritty Paintings to Pay All Her Parking Tickets
Plus, while Philly struggles to deal with rowdy teens at night, Ocean City simply shuts down its beaches.
Philly Today: Karen Hepp’s Landmark Lawsuit Against Facebook Is Now Over
Plus, good luck finding a newspaper for sale inside 30th Street Station.
Philly Today: School Superintendent Gets His $4.5 Billion Budget
He wants to use Chick-fil-A as a model for customer service in the district.
A gaming whiz kid, good sports, and how Questlove always keeps his cool.
Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?
Philly Today: New Jersey Shows Just How Uncool It Is via Taylor Swift Concert Announcement
Officials are worried that her Garden State shows this weekend are going to turn into a Philly-style party.
Philly Today: Phoenix Continues to Get Bigger Than Us
And San Antonio is waiting in the wings to take our place as America’s sixth-largest city.
The Narrative About Philly’s Progressive Setback Is Wrong. Isaiah Thomas Is Proof.
Black progressives have been winning big in Philadelphia. It’s time for them to lead the movement.
Sloth Bear Cubs Make Their Debut at the Philadelphia Zoo — and They Need Names
And now for your daily dose of cuteness: four-month-old sloth cubs’ first day out.
Philly Today: Pregnant Black Woman In Terrible TikTok Video Sues Nurse Who Mistreated Her
Plus, sharks, Cherelle and a whole week in the 80s.
The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.
Philly Today: Stephen Starr Food Comes to… Amtrak?!
Plus, the most-visited tourist attractions in Philadelphia may surprise you.
How Angela Val Plans to Bring Back Our Tourists
She took over at perhaps the worst time to be in charge of Visit Philly. But it’s the moment she’s ready for.
Philly Today: Better Bike Lanes are Coming
Plus, Philly’s school superintendent sounds serious about year-round schooling
Philly Today: Do Kids Belong at Bars and Beer Gardens?
One local brewery’s stern statement about kids has reignited this argument. Plus, happy birthday, Tina Fey!
