PennDOT resumes issuing Real ID, deadline pushed to Oct 2021
The cost, requirements and timing for PA's new driver's licenses.
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Mail ballots in PA cleared for print after state court boots Green Party candidates
Philly voters could receive their mail-in ballots within 8 to 10 days.
When will the sun return? Philly skies could be hazy until California gets some rain
The smoke might get pushed south this weekend, weather experts say, but it’s likely to return.
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Why is I-76 lane closed through 2020? To reduce flood danger
The double median along a mile of Schuylkill Expressway in University City allows water to pool, PennDOT says.
Got November election questions? Philly lawyers set up a hotline to answer them
Mark your calendar for two nights where you can ask anything you want to know.
Remembering Sarah Pitts, the late Philly activist who helped veterans, voters and people in recovery
The 35-year-old lawyer was killed biking home on Labor Day.
In-person classes have stopped. Shootings haven’t. So Philly schools are taking trauma support online
Can virtual counseling be effective? Some parents say it appears to be working.
How to cook the best scrapple at home
Level up your brunch with the breakfast meat of Philly champions.
How Philly’s affordable housing problem was 100 years in the making
A 1927 book details many of the same issues as a Pew report released this week.
Shirt Corner is back! Philly icon reopens at original Old City storefront
After a devastating 2014 fire, the 80-year-old family biz is back on 3rd and Market.
How can Philly better spotlight and support Black chefs? Eli Kulp’s podcast opens the discussion
At issue: culinary stereotypes, lack of access to capital and uneven press coverage.
PA unemployment update: Extra $300 Lost Wages Assistance to be paid in one lump sum
If you are eligible and haven't yet applied, do that ASAP.
Shortstop Didi Gregorius is a Twitter emoji master — but what the heck does he mean?
A well-researched guide to deciphering his Phillies tweets.
Opinion: Don’t steal our teachers during a pandemic
How can the Philadelphia School District go forward with “leveling” this year?
Find your polling place for the November 2020 election in Philadelphia
The current list will likely grow, and is subject to change. We’ll update it weekly.
Mari-Sal’s offers the flavors of Puerto Rico, sourced from the island and born of Philly
With her popular new food biz, a North Philadelphia native is living her dream.
This animated map shows the coronavirus surge around Temple in North Philly
Since the university suspended in-person classes, the outbreak appears to be subsiding.
Outdoor Philly mask use nearly doubles in August, in-store face coverings top 95%
The city’s #MaskUpPHL campaign proved more popular than expected.
After surviving a brutal attack, Kendall Stephens wants to help trans people citywide
The 34-year-old public health student hopes to go into local government.
You can order a ‘WAP’ at this Philly Starbucks
Move over PSL, there's a new coffee drink in town.