"The Community Grocer is using a meal-kit workaround so SNAP recipients can leave with hot meals, as new federal work requirements threaten benefits for thousands in Philly."

"The bill would eliminate the state’s heterosexual-only marriage definition as well as the clause declaring that same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions will not be honored in Pennsylvania."

"The dumping ground at the intersection of Holmesburg and Frankford avenues is littered with construction and demolition debris, discarded furniture, appliances, tires and other waste that has accumulated over the years."

"Kristen Clarke, who previously led the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, will be the NAACP's next general counsel, the organization announced on Wednesday."

"Anandibai Joshee came to Philly in 1883 to study medicine. Her tragic life is the grit of a South Asian American Digital Archive songwriting project."

"New Jersey has sued the Trump administration over its plans to convert an abandoned industrial warehouse in Roxbury Township into a mass immigrant detention center."

"This spring, many Philadelphia museums are presenting a flood of exhibitions jointly. The latest is a dual-site collaboration between the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PAFA, and the Woodmere Art Museum, called “Bodies and Souls.”

"Global oil and natural gas prices soared Thursday after Iran attacked a key natural gas facility in Qatar that can supply one-fifth of the worlds gas as well as two oil refineries in Kuwait."

"On top of being the only lesbian bar in the city, Val's is one of the few dozen left in the country. According to the Lesbian Bar Project, there are 36 scattered across the U.S. — 37, once Val's opens."

"Power Interfaith on Monday released a report outlining what it describes as a deepening affordability crisis in Philadelphia and urging Parker, council members and other local leaders to expand funding for seniors, people experiencing homelessness, veterans and other vulnerable residents."

Court: "Are you here for moral support? Because you're not going to speak." Off to a great start!

"The Founding Philadelphia Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc., an American leadership organization for Black mothers and their children, partnered with Friends Select School to host Foundations & Futures, the Independent School Fair and Education on Saturday."

"After 18 years of cultivating dance in South Philadelphia, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers will take its final bow on March 27 and 28 at Drexel University’s Mandell Theater, presenting a concert of world premieres and audience favorites."

"Visitors to the Ministry of Awe are invited to explore immersive installations, performances, sculptures, soundscapes and interactive environments. Guests are encouraged to budget about two hours for the optimal viewing pace."

"Her budget plan also adds 1,000 homeless shelter beds, maintains two SEPTA fare programs and steers $211 million in opioid settlement money to various addiction recovery services."

"Video recordings circulating on-line show ICE agents in tactical vests marked “police” approaching the delivery-driver’s car."

"Comedian Jennifer Blaine plays dozens of characters – including Bernie Sanders – as she transforms an arson attack into an ode to her neighbors and the power of resilience."

"Mayor Cherelle Parker and other officials announced Monday that more than $9 million in city funds will be used to restore 25 acres of floodplains and wetlands along a three-mile stretch of Cobbs Creek. The project will include planting more than 49,000 trees and other native vegetation to help..."

"After a yearslong preservation campaign, the longtime home of the William Way LGBT Community Center is now set to be demolished and replaced with a new headquarters for the venerable nonprofit."

"Educators, students and community leaders came together at Martin Luther King High School over the weekend to celebrate a century of Black History Month and the 20th anniversary of Philadelphia schools’ Black history education requirement."

"The Department of Planning and Development has narrowed its top choices down to three properties; they’re near Amtrak’s 30th Street Station, at 15th and Vine streets, and at 8th and Arch streets. The city is soliciting feedback via public meetings, an online survey and emailed comments."

"At a time when museums and colleges are facing uncertainty and there is a push to limit the acknowledgment of Black history, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and its five partner historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have launched..."

"It’s the first week of Women’s History Month, a month that celebrates and amplifies the important role women have played in American history. "

"President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social that he is replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

"The William Penn Foundation will provide $7.6 million to help Philadelphians with low incomes or disabilities visit several organizations."

"Hundreds of people gathered outside Philadelphia City Hall on Monday night, calling for an end to U.S. military strikes on Iran and urging the United States to stay out of the escalating conflict overseas."

"Hosted by InLiquid, the annual celebration of contemporary visual arts runs March 9 through 20 at Icebox Project Space inside the Crane Arts Building."

"Philadelphia’s new push to get to “a functional zero in homelessness” — meaning no one seeking shelter is turned away for lack of space — will depend in large part on creating enough new beds in existing buildings and upgrading shelters to make them more welcoming, officials say."

"Restorative justice is rooted in an empathetic, comprehensive and more solution-based approach to addressing criminal behavior."

"The Gayborhood information hub, established to boost tourism for America's 250th birthday, will be open Mondays-Thursdays."

"From Aztec to Indonesian traditions, dance groups offer immigrant children a space for culture, belonging and resilience as families navigate fear and uncertainty."

"About 120 attendees joined the hybrid event, held at the society’s headquarters on Locust Street and co‑hosted with the Philadelphia Heritage and PhilaMontco branches of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH."

"Ryan Schwank testified in a forum held by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Robert Garcia."

"Sixteen of the 17 glass panels have returned to their position and videos again run on four of the five monitors. Park rangers and National Park Service workers also reinstalled three panels around the atrium and the identifying panel on the east end."

"The West Philadelphia native and CEO of Way Created Studios is working to create an inclusive space where musicians and content creators from underrepresented communities can develop their craft and tell their stories."

"Standing at 10th and Arch streets at the entrance to Philly’s historic Chinatown, itself over 150 years old, the Friendship Arch was designed by Chinese American Philadelphian architect Sabrina Soong and built by artisans in Tianjin, China, Philadelphia’s sister city."

"Laura Foster, co-founder of Upper Bucks United, a grassroots nonpartisan group affiliated with Indivisible, said she and other community members are questioning the police response." whyy.org/articles/buc...

"The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority when he ordered tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world, using a 1970s "emergency" statute." www.npr.org/2026/02/20/n...

"The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority when he ordered tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world, using a 1970s "emergency" statute." www.npr.org/2026/02/20/n...

"Philly’s Black History Month began with an important piece of history missing at the President’s House. Its restoration comes after the community rallied to save it." www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

"U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes in Riverside, California, vacated the decision, opens new tab by the Board of Immigration Appeals after finding the administration had failed to comply with her earlier order declaring unlawful the underlying policy of denying detainees the chance to seek..."

The panels are currently being reinstalled: whyy.org/articles/phi...

"The director and CEO of the Woodmere, William Valerio, said now is the time for a large-scale retrospective of Carpenter’s work, which for decades has dug deeply into personal experience and African American history to produce a body of work that is equally intimate and expansive."

"With the dismantling of slavery exhibits at the President’s House site last month, organizers say highlighting Philly’s African American history and its future takes on more urgency." billypenn.com/2026/02/13/p...

"In the Philadelphia region, about 60% of small arts organizations that had benefitted from small state grants will no longer be eligible, according to the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance." whyy.org/articles/pen...

Breaking news, more to come: www.phillytrib.com/news/local_n...

“Blues for an Alabama Sky” takes place during the Harlem Renaissance. New York, in the 1920s. “It was a time of great creativity in the Black community,” Robinson said. “It was a real moment when Black people are celebrated and their culture becomes alive and celebrated.”

"The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance released survey findings showing that the arts in the city are not adequately supported." whyy.org/articles/phi...

"U.S. President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said on Thursday that a significant drawdown of immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota is underway and he has proposed that the surge there should conclude." www.reuters.com/world/us/min...