The news came around 1 p.m. last Thursday: white smoke from the Sistine Chapel. Leo XIV would ascend to the Catholic church’s helm as the new pope.
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by Walt Maguire
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5/14/25
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Philadelphia judicial candidate Mike Huff ineligible to run in the upcoming primary election.
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5/14/25
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Multiple Northwest Philadelphia arts organizations, among hundreds of other groups nationwide, lost promised grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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5/14/25
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Sergio Hyland faces charges in a July 2024 death.
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by Tommy Tucker
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5/7/25
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The former Eagles star made his way through a Schmitter and a Dickens sandwich.
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5/7/25
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More questions have arisen over its origin.
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by Tommy Tucker
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5/7/25
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Much of the conversation focused on the Trump administration, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and appointed officials.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/30/25
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The PGA Tour’s Truist Championship arrives at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon course in Flourtown from May 8-11.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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4/30/25
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The Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s new exhibition explores the changing landscape of the Wissahickon Valley.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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4/30/25
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A judge denied reconsideration for local developer Ken Weinstein’s petition to gain a conservatorship over the Germantown YWCA building.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/23/25
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Standing at his desk, Woodmere Art Museum Director and CEO William Valerio opened the email that arrived late at night.
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by Robert Calandra
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4/23/25
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Nurses and technicians held a press conference outside the hospital, informing the public of their concerns.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/23/25
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Daniel Ford was a modest, humble resident of Wyndmoor but because of his selfless decision, he saved the lives of several people.
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by Len Lear
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4/16/25
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Local officials condemned the firebombing of Gov. Josh Shapiro's Harrisburg mansion, expressing outrage over the incident.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/16/25
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SEPTA officials announced a budget proposal that would see fare increases and drastic cuts, ending service to several Regional Rail lines.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/10/25
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Thousands of demonstrators against President Donald Trump and his policies convened in Center City Philadelphia on Saturday for the “Hands Off!” protest.
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by Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY
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4/9/25
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The latest big new apartment building proposed in Germantown is a 45-unit mixed-use project next to the shuttered Rite Aid on the 6200 block of Germantown Avenue.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/8/25
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The Local can now report that, according to city officials, the total cost of cleanup for the Alden Park “trash mountain” behind 5720 Wissahickon Ave. amounted to $11,757.72.
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4/2/25
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Eight-year-old Kareem Rosser's life changed forever when a wrong turn on a bicycle landed him at Chamounix Stables in Fairmount Park.
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by Len Lear
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4/2/25
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Although they just announced plans to open a Kismet Bagels luncheonette in the former Roller’s Express-O, the co-owners now are looking for other locations.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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4/2/25
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