Wawa, Sheetz team up for virtual benefit helping Special Olympics Pennsylvania



Wawa and Sheetz have each donated $5,000 to Special Olympics Pennsylvana, which supports athletic training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. The companies are teaming up on the Polar Pop challenge, wherein participants pop water balloons filled with cold water over their heads to support the cause.



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Ex-controller of defunct energy firm gets 3 years in prison for role in $65M fraud scheme



Judith Avilez was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $15 million in restitution in a case that caused her company, Worley & Obetz, to close its doors after 72 years in business.



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Why Is Philly In Such a Mess Right Now? Because Our Politicians Have Lost Their Souls


“We need leaders with the courage to risk the thing that matters most to them: their own jobs,” former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell wrote in […]

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Brandywine to break ground on $287 million Schuylkill Yards tower in March



The West Tower at Schuylkill Yards will include luxury residences, office space and retail shops. Brandywine Realty Trust will break ground on the $287 million, 28-story tower in March 2021. The building will be the first vertical development of the Schuylkill Yards project in University City.



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New Jersey increasing limits on indoor dining, gyms and casinos to 35%



Gov. Phil Murphy said the changes are possible because hospitalizations due to the virus have gone down by about 20% over the last three weeks.



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Here’s Where to Get a COVID Vaccination in Philly


The Philadelphia health department made national news last week — and not the good kind of national news — after a series of revelations about […]

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Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council announces plans for 2021 All-Star Labor Basketball Classic



Event proceeds from corporate sponsorships will provide college scholarship awards for the chosen All-Stars and also benefit the Delaware Valley Chapter or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.



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Pennsylvania casino revenue plunged last year, but there are positive signs for 2021



Slot and table wagering in August through November had come back to 80% of the levels they were in January and February.



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South Philly's Andrew Jackson School community getting chance to distance itself from namesake's troubling past



The Andrew Jackson School in South Philadelphia will be renamed after three years of lobbying from community members, teachers and parents.



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Wells Fargo Center installs 'Cadillac' of clean air systems, preps mobile food ordering for post-pandemic environment



The arena has a new $11 million HAVC system that is part of a bigger, $300 million transformation of the South Philadelphia venue.



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