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A leisurely Sunday chat in the middle of the street: Michael d’Amico and Leah Parentela (rear) who live in the neighborhood, are joined by Karen Tracy of Center City and her granddaughters Thia (left), 9, and Kahlan, 7, visiting from the suburbs. The 1700 block of Walnut Street was car-free on four September Sundays.

Philadelphia

Car-free Sundays on Walnut Street boosted foot traffic, sales for restaurants and retailers, survey says

Open Streets Sundays brought lawn chairs, bands, bubbles and cash.

Thomas Fitzgerald

Spirit Halloween will open 10 spinoff Christmas stores, including one in Pennsylvania and four in New Jersey.

Business

Spirit Halloween to open Christmas spinoff stores in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey suburbs

Hira Qureshi

Former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Haason Reddick during a game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in October 2023.

News

Haason Reddick owes a business partner over $1.6 million from the sale of the former Eagles’ senior home-care company, lawsuit says

Abraham Gutman

Mr. Roberts "was a friend's friend, not just a lawyer’s lawyer,” a longtime friend said.

Obituaries

Bill Roberts, longtime lawyer at Blank Rome and Center City Renaissance man, has died at 79

Gary Miles

The American Water building shines bright on the Camden waterfront in this 2022 file photo. Last week, the company discovered a cybersecurity incident that is being investigated.

Business

American Water has paused billing for customers amid a cyberattack investigation

Erin McCarthy

Economy

Opinion

PennDot could keep I-95 from bigfooting Philadelphia by supporting transit

Given the urgency of fighting climate change, PennDot needs to stop widening its highways to accommodate traffic and instead get more people to ride transit.

Inga Saffron

Jay Arzu, a doctoral candidate in urban planning at the University of Pennsylania, believes PennDot should focus on improving transit instead of widening I-95. He has single-handedly resurrected a proposal to build a Roosevelt Boulevard subway, which would give motorists an alternative to the highway.

Opinion

PennDot could keep I-95 from bigfooting Philadelphia by supporting transit

Given the urgency of fighting climate change, PennDot needs to stop widening its highways to accommodate traffic and instead get more people to ride transit.

Inga Saffron

Business