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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Baltimore Pike in Delaware County A man was killed in a late-night hit-and-run crash on Baltimore Pike in Delaware County. State police are asking witnesses to come forward.

Very sad update from Delco.
www.fox29.com/news/pedestr...

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the price of oil surging means you can burn your shein clothes, extract the oil, and make more money than you paid

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Things to Do in Philly This Week and Weekend Things to do in Philly this week: PHS Flower show, Eddie Izzard's solo Hamlet, It's Punny in Philadelphia, Manayunk Restaurant Week, and more

This weekend in Philly we close out the PHS Flower Show and Eddie Izzard's solo Hamlet. It's Always Punny in Philadelphia performs at Helium Comedy Club, and your chance to support mental health advocacy.

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A neighbor on my street put up a flyer asking if anyone was interested in hosting a block party. That's how you build community! Building community is dedicating your time to a public good! Not showing up to some lame SF startups idea of what community looks like.

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Community is not friendship and friendship is not community. If you're looking for community GO VOLUNTEER. If you're looking for friendships talk to the people you already know and make an effort to truly get to know them.

06.03.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Update: Red Line: Due to a trespasser struck by a train at Brookland, shuttle buses are operating between Brookland and Rhode Island Avenue. Customers traveling from Brookland to Fort Totten must take a shuttle bus to Rhode Island Avenue and board a Glenmont-bound train. We appreciate your patience.

06.03.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump has fired Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary.

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There Is No Housing Affordability Without Building More Housing If we make it easier to build dense housing in cities, then the resulting supply boost will ease the cost burden on renters and put homeownership within closer reach for millions of households.

Every couple of months or so, someone puts out a piece of bad social science meant to undermine the case for more housing. For Roosevelt Institute, I wrote a blog post responding to the two most recent specimens. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/there-i...

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More than 20 states are suing the Trump administration over his 15% global tariff.

The lawsuit is led by attorney generals from Oregon, Arizona, California and New York. (via AP)

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It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

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just a randomly prediction, i think people are sleeping on the virality and durability of the "tim sheehy breaks the marine protester's arm" story in the coming days and weeks

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US Senate vote fails to rein in Trump war powers on Iran The measure, passed largely along party lines, would halt US military action until approved by Congress.

i suppose the only way for Americans to learn how the United States Senate works was to watch Republicans who have a structural vice lock on the chamber destroy the planet

anyway, lesson learned i guess? you can have freedom and democracy, or a US Senate, but not both www.bbc.com/news/article...

05.03.2026 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SEPTA gets $5.5 million in federal funds to add extra service during World Cup

SEPTA says it will spend $21.5 million to expand transit service for this summer's events. It also is working on $30 million worth of infrastructure improvements to stations expected to host visitors.

04.03.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Me and my parents at the Philadelphia Flower Show Marketplace

Me and my parents at the Philadelphia Flower Show Marketplace

Ibx at the flower show

Ibx at the flower show

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I am flushed with pride that somebody featured in one of my Philly Phlush stories bought a high-quality print of the story from our website, got a nice frame for it, and hung it in their bathroom.

Folks, urine in luck because I will be taking all of your puns about this today. Pees and thank you.

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Republicans control the Congress and can stop any of this on any day of the week.

They don't do that though, because Trump is the apotheosis of modern Republicanism.

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Fair and through evaluation of how far SEPTA has come in just a few years in terms of new user experience. Rolling out more concourse maps and using more obvious transfer signage at 15th/City Hall would go a long way (like the continuous color tape MTA tried)

04.03.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a great night to consider running for office. It's still not too late in some states to get on the ballot for 2026 -- and definitely not too early for 2027 or 2028. runforwhat.net

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Wow, the Philadelphia Flower Show was absolutely amazing! It was so busy during a Tuesday afternoon. I cannot imagine how crazy it is on the weekend.

03.03.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ernest Crim III highlighted the reality: Black women are still underrepresented at the highest levels of government.

We’re building the solution.

Black Women Run is tonight at 8pm. Don’t miss it.

Sign up: bit.ly/BWRunEvent

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You’re welcome!

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What's scary about this story is the surveillance it hints at. This trans woman had changed her name, legally, but chose not to change her gender marker. She was apparently flagged in the DMV system as trans and her license was invalidated under a law that supposedly only concerned gender markers.

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Hi, this is an issue that's been raised with the SEPTA Citizens Advisory Committee, which I am a member of. I am keeping an eye on this situation as it's yet another inconvenience for riders.

03.03.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money? Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say

Anderson Cooper: β€œSo it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?”

Answer: β€œYes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing.” #HousingFirst #UrbanTruth

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'Milky white' substance spotted in Goose Creek; West Goshen residents and pets advised to stay out The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating what was discharged, how much of it entered Goose Creek, and what public health measures must be taken.

A Chester County business could face fines after officials said it was the source of a "milky white discharge" that polluted a West Goshen Township creek.

www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...

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I visited Cheyney University β€” the oldest HBCU in the nation β€” to meet with leadership, faculty, and students about the challenges facing higher-ed institutions and to hear how Cheyney is working to enhance the student experience through internships and other workforce development efforts on campus.

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Brooklyn Public Library ends passport services after State Department order β€’ Brooklyn Paper Last fall, the U.S. Department of State sent cease-and-desist letters to hundreds of nonprofit libraries across the country, telling them they were no longer

Banning books wasn’t enough for Trump. Now he’s coming for public libraries.

For decades, public libraries in communities all across the country – like our own beloved Brooklyn Public Library – have been providing passport application services.

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At least a few folks have been a bit confused by the image we used for this ad. One thought it was β€œluxury housing.” To be clear, this is public/social/supportive housing in downtown Vancouver. To their credit, BC Housing hires good architects who do very good designs for public housing. #UrbanTruth

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