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Transportation

Philly will increase policing of bike lanes in effort to improve traffic safety

PPA Bike Lanes

Entertainment

From tickets to parking, here's what you need to know about the 2023 Penn Relays

Courts

Settlement allows UC Townhomes to be demolished and sold, but preserves some space for affordable housing

UC Townhomes settlement

Business

City Tap House closes original University City restaurant after 13 years

City Tap House closes permanently in University City after 13 years

Family-Friendly

Penn Museum to celebrate Women's History Month with live dance performances and craft workshops

CultureFest Women's History Month

Business

Penn Medicine residents move to unionize, joining a nationwide trend

Penn Medicine Union

History

Penn Museum researchers discover ancient restaurant in Iraq with 5,000-year-old fridge

Penn Museum Researchers Aerial

Development

34-story high-rise apartment building planned in University City

University City Apartment Building

Food & Drink

New food hall to open at University City's Schuylkill Yards inside Bulletin Building

Schuylkill Yards Food Hall

Holiday

Celebrate Lunar New Year at Penn Museum with a traditional lion dance and lantern crafts

Lunar New Year Penn Museum

Arts & Culture

Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of Music donate expansive historical archives to Penn

Philadelphia Orchestra Archives

Holiday

Skate on a pop-up ice rink and sing karaoke at uCity Square's holiday festival

uCity Square Holiday Fest

Transportation

Philadelphia Marathon 2022: Road closures, SEPTA detours and race times

Philadelphia Marathon road closures

Holidays

Watch a traditional Mexican folk dance during the Day of the Dead festival at Penn Museum

101722 Day of the Dead.jpg

Business

Wawa to shut down two more Center City stores, citing safety and security

Wawa Center City Closures

Government

University City Townhome residents get third affordable housing extension as eviction looms

UC Townhomes extension

Food & Drink

Jose Garces to open new restaurant at the Cira Centre with cafe, wine shop

Garces Trading Company

Celebrities

From Hawkins to University City: 'Stranger Things' star spotted moving into Penn

Food & Drink

Raising Cane's opens second Philadelphia location near Temple University

Protests

Tent encampment at University City Townhomes dismantled amid protest

UC Townhomes Encampment

Courts

University City Townhomes encampment must must be taken down by Monday, judge rules

University City Townhomes

Government

Low-flying military helicopters over Philly this week are part of training exercise

helicopters emergency drill

Development

West Philly apartment complex proposal includes 352 units, retail space

West Philly Project Rendering

University City Dining Days to feature lunch and dinner deals at over 20 restaurants

University City Dining Days

Demonstrations

Activists set up encampment at University City Townhomes to fight for fair housing

University City Townhomes

Investigations

Family mourns attorney from Philippines shot on way to Philly airport

Laylo Shooting Philly Philippines

Family-Friendly

Philadelphia Film Society to host free outdoor movie screenings this summer

Movies on the Block

Environment

Academy of Natural Sciences seeks to raise awareness about plastic pollution through art

Plastic Free Philly

Middle Eastern restaurant Pita Chip to open first suburban location in Bucks County

Pita Chip

Environment

Community led study will measure urban heat, air pollution in effort to help fight climate change

Urban Heat Philadelphia

Food & Drink

Iron Chef Jose Garces brings three-course Peruvian rotisserie chicken pop-up to University City

Rustika Chicken Garces

Food & Drink

Jose Garces to host Peruvian pop-up dinner at Distrito Taqueria in University City

Rustika Chicken Garces

Government

Affordable housing complex dispute in University City underscores the impact of decades-long gentrification

University City Townhomes

'Cocktails for a Cause' benefit at 8 Philly and suburban restaurants to support Ukrainian refugees

Fearless Restaurants

Transportation

Chestnut Street Bridge will reopen with wider sidewalks, protected bicycle lane

Chestnut Street Bridge Philadelphia

Development

Philly's largest life sciences lab planned for Drexel University campus

Drexel Life Sciences Philly

Entertainment

For Valentine's Day, listen to a dramatic reading of Marian Anderson's love letters

Marian Anderson Letters

Social Media

Some of Penn's Wharton students think the average American earns more than $100,000, professor says

UPenn Tweet

Jobs

University City's pedestrian foot traffic has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to annual report

University City

Education

Omicron leads Philly colleges to re-tool plans for spring semester

Omicron Variant

Education

University City Science Center to expand STEM education program, work with West Philly students

FirstHand University City Science Center Program

Business

Center City adds 20 additional bike patrols as part of larger public safety plan

Center City District

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