Philly weekly events calendar: August 17 to 23

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Philly weekly events calendar: August 10 to 16

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Philly weekly events calendar: August 3 to 9

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July 27 to August 2

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Market East Revival Engagement Center is next step in Center City development

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. The city has continued its plans to redevelop Market East throughout this year — aiming to continue adding new businesses post-America 250.  And its latest step is its new engagement center – MY Market East, at 932 Market Street.  […]

France vs. Paraguay in hot July Fourth game

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Philly will host its final FIFA World Cup game tomorrow, with a Round of 16 fixture between France and Paraguay on what’s set to be a scorching Fourth of July Saturday at 5 p.m. The city has hosted soccer […]

PECO strike looms; Tick protection tips; Weekend festival lineup

#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY One of these is not a red flag(Photo by @bookczuk) PECO workers will walk off the job on the Fourth of July if no contract agreement is reached, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 614 announced on Thursday. The move comes after five months of negotiations failed to produce an agreement. Continue reading… […]

Brazil takes over Philly, dominates Haiti in city’s second World Cup match

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Philadelphia’s second game of the FIFA World Cup played out on Friday with the tournament’s most successful nation ever facing a team that had not been on this stage since 1974.  In a one-sided affair, Brazil defeated Haiti 3-0, […]

There would be no U.S. Army without Philadelphia

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Let’s take it back to June, 1775. The Continental Congress is meeting in the city at the Pennsylvania State House — what we now call Independence Hall. Our Founders are getting together just a few months after the battles […]

Helen Gym emerges to encourage fellow progressives in Philadelphia

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Former City Council member and mayoral candidate Helen Gym joined progressive activists in celebrating their movement’s recent successes — including state Rep. Chris Rabb’s win in last month’s congressional primary — during a national political conference in Philadelphia on […]

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