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Philadelphia tenant unions take on junk fees, broken elevators and AI property management

When tenants at King’s Ferry Square Apartments in South Philadelphia call their property manager, Camden answers the phone. “Hi there!” she says, unfailingly chipper. Camden, however, is not a property manager, nor is she an employee of The Michaels Organization, which owns the building. In fact, Camden is not a human. She’s an artificial intelligence agent, named for the South Jersey city where The Michaels Organization is headquartered.

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Philadelphia Shuts Down the Parkway Sunday for Veterans Day Parade, Festival

Philadelphia rolls out its Veterans Day Parade and Festival this Sunday, Nov. 8, with the parade stepping off at noon on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and a festival following at Eakins Oval. The event is billed as a free, family-friendly celebration honoring the men and women who have served the country, and it comes with a long list of street closures and transit detours that will reshape the area around the Parkway for most of the day.

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Permits Issued for Nine-Unit Residential Building at 1258 South 45th Street in Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, nine-unit multi-family building at 1258 South 45th Street in Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia. Th development’s floor area will total 8,523 square feet. The project will offer a cellar and three private roof decks with individual access. The project team consists of KORE Architecture as responsible for the designs and TNA Builders LLC as the contractor.

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A building trades union is getting a $1-a-year land deal from the city of Philadelphia

On a gray morning in Southwest Philadelphia, a wide stretch of city owned ground sits quiet beside rail lines and warehouse roofs. Neighbors know the parcel as empty land the city has held for years. City Hall now knows it as the site of a proposed lease that would hand 21 acres to a building trades union for a dollar a year, so the union can raise an apprenticeship training yard. The Philly union land deal has already become a test of how this city treats public property when a powerful labor ally comes asking.

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Zoning Board Rejects 420-Unit Lancaster Avenue Project, Developer Vows Fight

5100 Lancaster Ave. — Approximate Site of Proposed 45-Unit Building. A proposal to build 420 apartments across three Lancaster Avenue properties in West Philadelphia's Cathedral Park area has stalled at the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which ruled against the developer following a contentious hearing on Oct. 21. The plan from Haverford Square Properties called for 42 affordable units, but it also asked for a building six feet taller than current zoning allows, a sticking point that proved decisive before the board.

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Bristol Borough’s Hospitality Boom: New Hotel, Sports Bar, and Rooftop Deck Coming to Radcliffe Street

Bristol Borough is getting a major hospitality facelift, courtesy of a hometown developer betting big on its own backyard. Bristol-based B. Mazzocchi Development is pouring at least $6.5 million into three separate projects along Radcliffe Street, aiming to bring the borough its first hotel, additional lodging, and a splashy new entertainment venue, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal.

Bristol, PA · 2d

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The Big Dill to take over South Philly for National Pickle Day with 1,200-person record attempt

The Big Dill returns to Philadelphia on Nov. 14 at Stateside Live! in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Organizers will attempt to break a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as pickles, outfitting 1,200 attendees in numbered suits. The celebration features...

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CBS Philadelphia

Philadelphia honors The Links, Incorporated with street renaming

The intersection of South 46th Street and Kingsessing Avenue in Philadelphia is now known as The Links, Incorporated Lane.

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The Delco Store Reopens in Broomall with New Lawrence Park Location

The Delco Store is back in Broomall. The retailer, known for Delaware County-themed merchandise and Philadelphia sports apparel, has returned to Lawrence Park Shopping Center, reports June Bakan for Patch. Also known as Delco Original Trading Company, the locally focused shop has moved around the county several times since its...

Broomall, PA · 1d

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Old City's Philadelphia Independents Closing Doors After 12 Years of Local Crafts

Philadelphia Independents, the Old City boutique built around handmade goods from local makers, will close for good at the end of 2026 after more than 12 years in business. The shop at 35 N. 3rd St. plans to stay open through Dec. 24, 2026, or shut its doors sooner if its remaining inventory sells out first.

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Norristown updates code to include townhomes in residential zoning

NORRISTOWN – Norristown’s municipal zoning code was updated earlier this week to account for several changes to the R-2 residential district, including allowing townhouse developments. The text amendment established new definitions, permitted uses, expanded width and coverage, and parking requirements for prospective developers to consider when proposing new...

Norristown, PA · 2d

NorthEast Times

Harvie Ousts Fitzpatrick Next Door in Bucks County as Democrats Flip All Four of Pennsylvania’s Swing House Seats

Democrat Bob Harvie defeated five-term Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, which covers Bucks County next door to Northeast Philadelphia and part of Montgomery County, WHYY, the Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS Philadelphia and Spotlight PA reported. The Associated Press called the race shortly after midnight Wednesday, according to WHYY and Spotlight PA.

Bucks County, PA · 3d

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Philadelphia Snow Emergency 2026: Where to Park and Avoid a Tow

Philadelphia’s 110 miles of snow emergency routes become tow-away zones the minute the City flips the switch. Once a Philadelphia snow emergency takes effect, any car or dumpster left on a route risks a $51 ticket and a tow, and a dead battery won’t get you off the hook. Below, you’ll find how to get alerts, all 54 routes, where to park instead, how to track down a towed car, and the sidewalk rules every block has to follow.

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Academy museum’s real deficit

When Philadelphia officials argue about what a museum costs the public, a single number can travel farther than the paperwork behind it. At a City Council hearing, speakers cited a $4.4 million shortfall for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Documents later placed the 2025 gap at $960,000. That distance between a hearing figure and a ledger figure is the Academy museum deficit in its most political form: not only red ink, but a fight over which red ink the city is being asked to believe.

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Cirque du Soleil performers will put on a free show at Philly library Monday, Nov. 9

Cirque du Soleil performers are heading to a Philadelphia library Monday, Nov. 9, for a free holiday storytime and acrobatic performance. The event begins at 1:15 p.m. at Parkway Central Library, where performers will read A Visit from St. Nicholas, the classic poem commonly known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." The reading will be followed by a live acrobatic demonstration from the performers.

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New Schuylkill County dental education center, clinic opens in Tamaqua

A celebration of life service will be held this weekend for a pilot with local ties who died in a plane crash in Florida Sunday. Kendall Harris, the chapel's senior pastor, said Limerick Chapel in Montgomery County will hold a celebration of life Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. for Jeff Gregory.

Schuylkill County, PA · 2d

Main Line Media News

Lower Merion approves 4-year contract with police union

LOWER MERION — Lower Merion Commissioners approved a new four-year contract with its police union. The new contract, which runs from 2027 through 2030, includes a 2% pay increase every six months for the life of the contract. According to township officials, the FOP voted and ratified the proposed...

Lower Merion Township, PA · 2d

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Jewish Legal Group Prepares Legal Action Against Philadelphia Anti-Israel Boycott Organizers

As activists prepare to target Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia with a planned bicycle boycott, attorney Mark Goldfeder says the Jewish legal advocacy group National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) is preparing to respond. Goldfeder outlined several steps already taken ahead of Sunday’s demonstration, including sending enforcement letters to Pennsylvania’s Attorney General,...

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Comcast is laying off more than 600 Philly employees amid big cost-cutting transformation

On a gray morning in Center City, the elevators at the Comcast towers still moved with their usual hush, but the talk on the sidewalks had shifted. People who once compared notes on streaming launches and broadband upgrades were asking who might still have a desk when the quarter ended. The phrase Comcast Philly layoffs moved from private worry into public record after a state filing described more than 600 job cuts at the company headquarters. For a city that has treated the cable and broadband giant as both employer and civic symbol, the notice carried a weight that went beyond a single human resources memo.

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World War II veteran, retired Philly firefighter celebrates 100th birthday

"No regrets, no regrets," said 100-year-old WWII veteran and retired firefighter, Bill Kinee. "I wish I could have done more, that's all."