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Vintage flea market coming to University City with clothing, records, furniture and more

University Avenue Bridge will be reduced to one lane in both directions for four months to undergo repairs

University Ave Bridge

Nasdaq to extend lease at University City office and add 100 jobs in Philly

Josh Shapiro Nasdaq

Philly science institute that studies human senses plans move to expand health research

Monell One uCity

Drexel gets record $112.6 million gift for new robotics and aerospace facilities

Drexel Record Gift

Wawa's shelfless, all-digital store at Drexel University to close Jan. 21

Wawa Drexel Closing

Gather Food Hall to open Oct. 31 with new Federal Donuts at Bulletin Building in University City

Gather Food Hall

Penn rejects Trump administration's proposal to exchange operational influence for funding advantages

Penn Trump Compact

Penn project seeks to get to know the wildlife that 'shares our cities with us'

Penn Vet camera project

Penn receives $5 million gift to build new 325-seat performing arts theater

penn theater

Penn students are randomly being slapped while walking near the college

Penn slapping

Wonder to open its third Philly food hall in University City next week

wonder university city

Penn closes office of equal opportunity in law school and pauses scholarship for students studying racial justice

Penn DEI office scholarship

Postdoctoral scholars and research assistants at Penn vote to unionize

penn postdoc union

World Cafe Live workers vote to unionize, citing unfair labor practices by management

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Wistar Institute opens HIV research center in hopes of finding a cure — as federal government ends vaccine studies

HIV Wistar Institute

Lawmakers, education leaders condemn Penn for dropping DEI protections in response to executive order

Penn DEI scrub hearing

Author Kurt Vonnegut's rarely seen drawings are on display at Drexel

Kurt Vonnegut Art

Philadelphia Housing Authority 'aggressively' buying apartments to boost affordable housing inventory

PHA Affordable Housing

Trump administration plans to freeze $175 million in federal funding to Penn over trans athlete policy

Trump funding cuts Penn

Market Street Bridge to close for 14 months starting August 2026 during $149 million rebuild

Market Street Bridge to close for 14 months during PennDOT improvement project

University City food hall plan revived at Bulletin Building after original operator withdrew from project

Gather Food Hall

With a lack of natural soil in Philly, Penn is testing using recycled glass for an alternative mixture

Penn glass compost trees

Weekend Book Bash to host 10 fantasy authors in University City next month

Weekend Book Bash

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream plans to triple its shops in the Philly region

Van Leeuwen Philly

Penn's 133-year-old Fisher Fine Arts Library to undergo $17.8 million renovation

Fisher Fine Arts Library renovation

Penn is among U.S. colleges changing financial aid eligibility in move to make college more affordable

Penn financial aid

Drexel administrator charged for alleged drunken confrontation with police inside SEPTA station

Drexel Administrator Charged

Three nurses struck in hit-and-run while treating 28-year-old who had been shot

Penn Presbyterian hit-and-run

Fine Wine & Good Spirits to open store at Schuylkill Yards development in University City

FWGS University City

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'Ice Dinosaurs' exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences gives a glimpse into the world of Arctic predators

Ice Dinosaurs Academy Drexel

Santucci's Pizza plans three new restaurants in South Jersey and one in University City

Santuccis Square Pizza

University City's summer concert series returns after 5-year hiatus

University City concerts

Penn Medicine to open new proton therapy center in University City

penn Presbyterian proton

Cork & Candles scent bar expands to University City, its third location in the Philly area

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Jazz, boats and beers at the zoo: Your weekend guide to things to do

Philly Weekend guide

Wistar Institute opens research center dedicated to finding an HIV cure

Wistar Institute HIV Research

Denis O’Brien named interim president of Drexel following John Fry's departure for Temple

Denis O'Brien Drexel interim president

University City Dining Days returns to pre-pandemic numbers, with more than 30 participating restaurants

University city dining days co-op

Amtrak, NJ Transit service suspended amid power outage, fire near New York City

Amtrak delays philly

West Philly Zine Fest to showcase art, books and comics by local artists

West Philly Zine Fest

Penn interim President J. Larry Jameson to stay through 2025-26 academic year or until successor found

J. Larry Jameson Penn president

Lancaster Avenue Jazz Festival to bring brass bands to West Philadelphia

Lancaster Jazz Fest

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