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New play area opens at Fishtown Rec Center — the first completed project tied to Mayor Kenney’s Rebuild initiative

The opening of a renovated Fishtown Recreation Center comes at an important time for Kenney's administration, as it continues to face opposition to the controversial soda tax that helped fund the project.

Why is Queen Village so hot right now? | Craig LaBan

by Craig LaBan

The surge in openings in this well-established neighborhood stands out from other restaurant booms.

In Pa.’s spotted lanternfly invasion, enter a professor with a sticky trap

by Katie Park

The bug has clustered on homes and crops for five years, fueling concern for Pennsylvanians. Professor Chris Tipping could have a solution.

Phillies GM Matt Klentak hopes to improve roster before trade deadline, but tempers expectations for a blockbuster move

by Scott Lauber

"We have to recognize where we are and we have to make moves that are appropriate," the general manager said Tuesday.

Infamous Three Mile Island reactor, shut down since 1979, will be sold and dismantled

by Andrew Maykuth

Justice Department launches antitrust probe of Big Tech

by Associated Press

The investigation comes as a growing number of lawmakers have called for stricter regulation or even breaking up of the big tech companies.

The latest

Implanted drug could someday prevent HIV infection, Merck says

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Phillies reliever Tommy Hunter is done for the season after undergoing surgery

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With a little help, slain Germantown businesswoman’s event can be everything she had desired | Jenice Armstrong

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Drexel’s Michael Cook, Stanford’s Nate Menon qualify for U.S. Amateur

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Starbucks to expand delivery nationally in 2020

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ICE releases US citizen, 18, wrongfully detained at border

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New play area opens at Fishtown Rec Center — the first completed project tied to Mayor Kenney’s Rebuild initiative

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US now says it ‘engaged’ 2 Iranian drones, not 1

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Harley stock rises most in a year while its York, Pa. plant gets a boost

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Uber hires two local N.J. firms to help make air taxis the future of urban transport

by Ellie Rushing

By 2050, the United Nations predicts that 70 percent of the world’s populations will live in urban areas, inviting more cars to already congested highways. Two New Jersey companies are helping create an airborne solution.

Why is Queen Village so hot right now? | Craig LaBan

by Craig LaBan

The surge in openings in this well-established neighborhood stands out from other restaurant booms.

Crews working to restore power and PATCO after severe storms

Storms aftermath: 58,000 without power, PATCO woes continue

by Robert Moran

Thousands of utility customers were without power.

Majolica in Phoenixville to mark its 15th anniversary by closing

by Michael Klein

At 49,chef-owner Andrew Deery said he wants to see what else is out there. “I know it seems kind of ambiguous, but I’m not being pushed out," he said.

Opinion

With a little help, slain Germantown businesswoman’s event can be everything she had desired | Jenice Armstrong

by Jenice Armstrong

The 23-year-old entrepreneur was known for motivating others to follow their dreams.

CVS adds time-delay safes in Pa. stores to help prevent opioid robberies

by Ellie Silverman

"We need everybody working together to ensure that those pills don’t get in the hands of people who shouldn’t have them," Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday.