New Jersey increasing minimum wage Jan. 1, no increase in Pa. or Delaware
New Jersey is one of nearly two dozen states set to increase its minimum wage in 2026, and the only state in the Delaware Valley that will see a hike.
State hosts community conversation on services for PA seniors
NORTH WALES — The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) Secretary Jason Kavulich recently hosted a community conversation roundtable in North Wales to amplify what they characterized as the department’s wins in the recently passed 2025-26 state budget and highlight how a more than $10 million investment will help...
Family displaced after fire inside Southwest Philadelphia home
A family was displaced from their home after a fire broke out early Sunday morning in Southwest Philadelphia.
Giant Closes Willow Grove Center as Strategy Shifts
Giant is shutting down a fulfillment center in Willow Grove and others as the grocery chain transitions away from centralized online order operations, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Willow Grove facility is among five Pennsylvania sites expected to close by the end of the first quarter of...
Philadelphia utility bills surged in 2025, and more increases are coming in 2026. Here’s...
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Asking Eric: Our adult children have never given us Christmas gifts
Dear Eric: We have two adult sons, one married, one not. They have never sent us a Christmas gift over the past 15 years, and they both live far away. Daughter-in-law acts as if we don’t exist. Can we feel OK about not sending them a gift?. – Parents...
Water main break turns icy Manayunk streets into slush-covered hazard
Residents in Manayunk faced sheets of ice and a slushy mess Saturday after a water main break sent water gushing down neighborhood streets already coated in freezing conditions.
Missing Juvenile Serenity Jones from the 39th District
The Philadelphia Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Serenity Jones, who has been reported missing from her home in North Philadelphia. Jones was last seen leaving her residence on the 3600 block of North 21st Street on Thursday, Dec. 25, at approximately 8:59 p.m....
Missing Juvenile Jayda Matthews from the 22nd District
The Philadelphia Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Jayda Matthews, who has been reported missing from the North Philadelphia area. Matthews was last seen on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m. on the 2100 block of Marvine Street. Investigators believe she...
Mother Bethel AME Church supports black businesses to celebrate Kwanzaa
Celebrating Kwanzaa this week, Philadelphians gathered to share traditions of the holiday.
