A secret mango trade | Morning Newsletter
It’s Friday, Philly. The city broke a 74-year-old rain record on Thursday. As for today, patchy fog is in the forecast, along with a chance of storms in the evening.…
Poverty in New Jersey is three times higher than the federal measure, experts say
Listen to article • 0:00 minDana Brown-Toure, 52, says her life is in a place “somewhere between drowning and surviving.”A former health aide living on disability benefits, Brown-Toure contends with…
NYC building threatening to collapse had multiple past safety violations
Developers of the Midtown Manhattan building evacuated Tuesday after steel support beams began to buckle and bend, leading to fears of a collapse, have been the target of multiple complaints…
FACT FOCUS: Experts say Trump’s claims linking Democrats to communism are inaccurate
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s policy conference at the Washington Hilton, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson…
Affordable homes for historic property | Real Estate Newsletter
A unique — and formerly crumbling — historic property in North Philly is poised for new life. The twin mansion on the 2200 block of West Tioga Street is almost…
What’s next for family’s Oak Lawn ‘legacy’ project?
A Dallas-Fort Worth family known for its business and philanthropic work is moving forward with a “legacy project” that will transform an Oak Lawn retail strip into a mixed-use development…
Fraudster shared cell phone in MDC Brooklyn, posed in selfie with sex trafficker Oren Alexander: feds
A multi-million dollar fraudster is suspected of sharing a contraband phone with sex trafficker Oren Alexander, posing with the monstrous real estate broker in a selfie taken in the MDC…
A Ukrainian family was welcomed to Philly when Russia attacked. Now they’re leaving as pressures rise on immigrants.
Listen to article • 0:00 minFour years ago Veronika Pavliutina and her three young children landed in Philadelphia after fleeing Ukraine, escaping the war as Russia shelled their home city…
The battle for backyard chickens | Inquirer South Jersey
Good morning, South Jersey. A small but mighty group of Collingswood residents are fighting to legalize backyard chickens. And hospitals in New Jersey could lose an estimated $3.6 billion through…
A Nickelodeon hotel makes its way through red tape, again, in Garden Grove
Four years after legal opposition tabled plans for a Nickelodeon-themed resort in Garden Grove, the project is again gaining momentum within City Hall. The City Council this week unanimously reapproved…