Pat Loeb

To make the port even more productive, Shapiro announced $371 million in state funds, $266 million in federal funds and $100 million each from the port’s biggest customers, Holt Logistics and Glovis America.

City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson plans to introduce a bill that would make it difficult for new tobacco retailers to open almost anywhere in Philadelphia. It’s the latest in a series of bills aimed at nuisance businesses.

Jewish businessman Haym Salomon, an unsung hero of the American Revolution, got his due in a special ceremony in Philadelphia’s Washington Square.

The midterm elections are just two weeks away, which means the deadline to request a mail-in ballot in Pennsylvania and New Jersey is just one week away.

A Philadelphia City Council committee gave its approval on Wednesday to a new tenant for the long-vacant Love Park building known as “the Saucer.”

There’s been a nearly 40% increase in gas service shutoffs in Philadelphia this year. City Councilmember Curtis Jones plans to introduce a resolution calling for hearings on PGW’s shutoff policies.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Philadelphia City Council committee gave its approval on Wednesday to a new tenant for the long-vacant Love Park building known as “the Saucer.”

Mayor Parker said the city added 100 new seats to Philly pre-K this year, bringing the total to more than 5,300 at 238 preschools, 97% of which received the highest quality rating from the state.

The Portal is closing in Philadelphia. The live-streaming art installation in the City Hall courtyard will be shut down at the end of the month.

Incoming Board Chair Joe Cacchione, CEO of Jefferson Health, said the new name “marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for our business community.”