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 […]

Shapiro touts $30 million South Philly sports complex traffic-improvement plan

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Citizens Bank Park on Thursday to announce nearly $30 million in road work aimed at improving the flow of traffic in and around the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The work includes a $15 million project […]

Philly celebrates 150th anniversary of America’s first World Fair

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. — Fairmount Park hosts many important landmarks, events and people in 2026. But, 150 years ago, it hosted one of the world’s biggest events – America’s first  World’s Fair.  Nearly 10 million visitors attended the fair to experience lots […]

Cure your ballot; History on stage; Lemon Hill parking restrictions

#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY Outstretched (Photo by @photolope) Are you one of 577 Philadelphia mail voters whose ballot is at risk of not being counted? If you think you might be, check the list posted below for your name, and read on for instructions on how to fix the problems and make your vote count in the […]

Philly travelers cheer reopening of intercity bus station, mostly

As a frequent rider of Greyhound and Flixbus buses to visit his family in northern New Jersey, Temple University senior Chris Herald was among the many people pleased by the reopening of Philadelphia’s main intercity bus station on Friday. “It looks really nice, smells new, and, you know, the staff are helpful,” he said, as […]

What’s the best free restaurant bread in Philly? We asked and you answered

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Last week, Atlantic writer Caity Weaver claimed that Parc in Philadelphia had the best free restaurant bread in the entire country — specifically the restaurant’s cranberry walnut loaf. Certainly, Parc’s signature bread basket is fresh, warm and delicious (we’d […]

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