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Eric the Puzzler to unveil new citywide treasure hunt, with a two-night staycation as its top prize

Golf Channel docuseries will chronicle restoration of century-old Cobbs Creek Golf Course

Cobbs Creek Golf Main

Spruce Street Harbor Park and many spraygrounds open during Memorial Day weekend

Spraygrounds memorial day

After chaos last Memorial Day weekend, Jersey Shore towns warn visitors to behave this year

Ocean City Disturbances

2025 Broad Street Run: Road closures, SEPTA detours, course details and everything else you need to know

Broad Street Run

NASCAR views Penn's Franklin Field as possible site for auto racing event

NASCAR Franklin Field

How the Philadelphia Cricket Club spent months preparing for its first PGA Tour event in nearly a decade

Philadelphia Cricket Club Truist Championship

FIFA President Gianni Infantino stops by City Council, pledges $1 million to Philly and says 'Go Birds!'

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National Park Service cuts drive record reservations at Pennsylvania state parks

pa state parks

Pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the U.S., is a rising source of injury

Pickleball Injuries

Eastern State Penitentiary to offer sports pop-up with themed talks, wiffle ball

Eastern State Penitentiary

Love Run half marathon: Here are road closures and the route for Sunday's race

love run road closures

Organization looks to open Philly's first bar that shows only women's sports

Watch Party PHL Bar

Longwood Gardens to get direct bus lines from Philly, New York City

Longwood Gardens Buses

Atlantic City airshow will return this summer after being canceled in 2024

atlantic city airshow 2025

Elmwood Park Zoo's expansion plans, which include new tiger exhibit and restaurant, move forward

Elmwood Park Zoo

Kingda Ka, once the world's tallest roller coaster, demolished at Six Flags Great Adventure

Kingda Ka Demolition

Franklin Square's playground is getting a climbing tower, rope swing and zip line

Climbing Tower Franklin Square

For third straight year, Parks & Rec is offering $1,000 bonuses to recruit lifeguards

Philly lifeguards

For Eagles Super Bowl parade, 700 pounds of confetti were shipped from Los Angeles to Philly

Eagles parade Confetti

Center City gaming venue to let people slay zombies, sail the Seven Seas and go on other virtual reality adventures

Sandbox VR Philly

Atlantic City Airshow canceled for 2025, skipping second year in a row

Atlantic City Airshow canceled

New 200-foot-long pedestrian bridge opens near Forbidden Drive at Wissahickon Valley Park

Wissahickon Pedestrian Bridge

Rail Park seeks to raise $10,000 to repair damage from Saturday's fire

Rail Park Fire Fundraising

Morey's Piers is upgrading Great White wooden roller coaster, one of its best-known rides

Morey's Piers coaster

Six Flags will close Kingda Ka, Green Lantern roller coasters to make way for new rides

SS United States is destined to become an artificial reef off Florida. Here's a look at that process.

SS United States Reef

Here are Saturday's road closures and parking restrictions for Philly Bike Ride

philly bike ride road closures

The Pennypack Trail and Path in Northeast Philly are now connected

Pennypack trail extension

Plans to turn SS United States into a reef off Florida coast move forward

The Friendship Bus rolls into Philly this month to help people make connections

Love Park friendship bus

A crack is discovered in the north-facing clock of Independence Hall's tower

Independence Hall clock

Tabletop gaming store Runehammer will bring sci-fi and fantasy to Frankford Avenue

Runehammer Opening

Six Flags to require chaperones at night for guests 15 years old and under

Six Flags Chaperones

A Formula One arcade with simulated racing is coming to Center City

F1 Arcade Philly

Atlantic City Airshow canceled due to funding, scheduling issues

Golfer Jordan Spieth's foundation will fund new putting green at Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek Golf

Philadelphia set to open 25 public pools next week, just in time for the first heat wave of the season

Philly Pools Opening Dates

Six Flags Great Adventure nearing completion of first 'super boomerang' roller coaster in U.S.

Six Flags coaster

Skaters are stoked that Sweden is bringing back the old LOVE Park

LOVE Park Malmo

Renovated rec and senior center in North Philly prepares to reopen with 5,000-square-foot mural

Rec center mural

Montgomery County's June Fete Fair canceled after permit applications denied

june fete fair canceled

More than 90 splash pads and sprinklers open across the city

Philly spraygrounds memorial day

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