Rape crisis centers are finally getting funding from Pennsylvania’s budget, but advocates say it’s not enough to support survivors
Rape crisis centers in the Philadelphia region are sounding the alarm that the slight increase in funding in the recently-passed state budget won’t be enough to sustain or improve crucial…
Is Michelin’s Bib award for Royal Sushi a snub? Chef Jesse Ito takes the izakaya’s honors in stride
There were chef tears of joy, stunned looks from some unexpecting winners, and the silent sting of award-show snubs as the Michelin Guide announced its first-ever round of accolades for…
Join The Dallas Opera in a historic fundraising challenge with the O’Donnell Foundation
When you mention The Dallas Opera to your friends or neighbors, everyone has a story. Whether they came to a student matinee on a school field trip, admired the Hart…
Truth will set you free: AG Pam Bondi must release all the Epstein files, no more excuses
Attorney General Pam Bondi cannot wriggle out of her responsibility to publish the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files, all of them. And to do so by Dec. 19, 28 days from…
One year of inspections at Temple University Hospital: September 2024 – August 2025
Temple University Hospital’s Episcopal campus was cited by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for failing to maintain cleaning logs for the crisis center in May. The incident was among more…
Temple marching band is preparing to go to New York for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
As the pink of twilight peeked through the November clouds, Temple University’s Diamond Marching Band, instruments and flags in tote, practiced on the campus’ Geasey Field. They ran through selections…
World Cafe Live’s liquor license has lapsed, forcing Free at Noon shows to move
There’s more drama happening at the World Cafe Live. The University City music venue has been racked by labor strife since staff members walked off the job in June to…
CT woman charged with sex trafficking 5 teen girls
A Connecticut woman sex trafficked at least five teenage girls and posted ads for them online, federal authorities said Wednesday. Jamira Myers, a 42-year-old Hamden resident, was charged with several…
Bryn Mawr birth center Lifecycle Wellness to close in early 2026
Lifecycle Wellness, a birth center in Bryn Mawr that offered an alternative to hospital delivery for Philadelphia-area parents, is shutting down operations amid growing financial pressure, the nonprofit announced Thursday.…
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundup
Philadelphia-based independent contractors and others who are self-employed could soon become exempt from paying certain business taxes as part of a measure aimed at easing tax burdens on small businesses.…