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Speeding driver kills bicyclist in Center City Philadelphia
A speeding driver killed a bicyclist on Wednesday night in Center City Philadelphia, according to police.It happened around 7 p.m. while the cyclist was traveling in a designated bike lane at 18th and Spruce streets.Police say the 30-year-old woman was thrown about 20 to 30 feet before she hit the ground. She was rushed to an area hospital for injuries to her head.Witnesses say neighbors and police rushed to help, but she was pronounced dead at the hospital."I just remember what I saw and when I closed my eyes, all I see is that moment of a person upside down...
Bicyclist fatally struck in Rittenhouse Square among 2 killed in separate Philly crashes, police say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 30-year-old woman bicyclist was fatally struck in Rittenhouse Square, and two other crashes in Philadelphia left a person dead and another critically injured Wednesday night, police said. The crash that left the bicyclist dead happened at the intersection of Spruce and 18th streets at 7 p.m., according to police. A 68-year-old man driving a "blue 2018 vehicle" was traveling west on Spruce Street when it hit the bicyclist, who was also heading westbound in the bike lane, police said. The woman sustained severe head trauma, police said. She was taken to Jefferson Hospital and...
Snowfall in July? Here's what really happened | FOX Weather Philly
Lots of buzz was surrounding weather this week after the National Weather Service reported snowfall at Philadelphia International Airport in the middle of July. Sarah Johnson, NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist explains what really happened.
St. Mary Medical Center recognized with advertising award
St. Mary Medical Center has received a bronze level 2024 Digital Health Award for outstanding work in the category of Web-based Digital Health, recognizing this campaign landing page promoting the St. Mary bariatrics program. The Digital Health Awards honor the world’s best digital health resources. The competition featured 65 categories...
Mathison talks to FOX 55 about being drafted
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- Former Indiana Hoosiers and Homestead Spartans baseball star Carter Mathison is headed to the Philadelphia Phillies organization. The Phillies drafted Mathison 162nd overall during the 5th round of the 2024 MLB Draft. As a freshman, Mathison broke Indiana’s freshman home run record with 19 homers...
Schmear It purchases Lil Pop Shop’s West Philadelphia storefront, set to sell bagels and popsicles
Breakfast establishment Schmear It has purchased dessert business Lil Pop Shop’s storefront at 44th and Spruce streets and has announced that the store will sell bagels and Lil Pop Shop's popsicles starting this fall. While Lil Pop Shop's popsicles are currently being sold at the West Philadelphia storefront, Schmear...
Holy Family breaks ground on new fieldhouse
Holy Family University held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new athletic fieldhouse on July 11, as construction is set to begin on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia campus. The project is slated for completion in December. The new construction is the first major facility construction on the Northeast Philadelphia campus...
Baribo’s hat trick powers Union past Revs
Tai Baribo netted his first hat trick to lead Philadelphia Union to a resounding 5-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. It was a breakout first half performance for the Boys in Blue as Baribo scored twice before the break while defender Kai Wagner connected with Jakob Glesnes for a thundering finish off a corner. Baribo opened the scoring for the Union just before the half hour mark, directing a cross from Jack Elliott in the middle of the box. Ten minutes later Philly doubled its lead on the Glesnes goal while Baribo made it 3-0 for the Boys in Blue with a counter attacking finish set up by Mikael Uhre and Alejandro Bedoya. The visiting Revs got on the board in the 50th minute but Baribo quickly re-established the Union’s three goal advantage with the completion of the hat trick. Wagner was locked in on both sides of the contest, setting up three of the Union’s four goals to move within one assist of tying Union Ring of Honoree Sebastien Le Toux for the most in club history.
Ceremony held for artists using craft to help families who have lost loved ones to gun violence
CENTER CITY - A special ceremony was held to honor the artists behind the Apologues portraits featuring victims and survivors of gun violence. Dozens gathered at Philadelphia City Hall on Wednesday afternoon for the event hosted by City Council President Kenyatta Johnson. More than 30 artists were honored with City...
Glass windows shattering at Center City apartments prompts lawsuit; resident speaks out
PHILADELPHIA - Residents of a high-rise in Center City are having a major problem after they say the windows keep falling out!. "It's right on the Schuylkill River trail. It’s a 10-minute walk to the hustle and bustle of Center City," said Sam Myers. He absolutely loved the unit he moved into mid-February of this year at Riverwalk Apartments in Center City.
South Philadelphia singer unearths and records Frank Sinatra's "lost" arrangements
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (CBS) — A singer from South Philadelphia is paying homage to Frank Sinatra by breathing new life into some big band arrangements Sinatra performed live with the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1960s.While perusing the Library of Congress, Brandon Tomasello discovered original scores arranged by the late Billy Byers that Sinatra never recorded. Now, with permission from Byers' estate, Tomasello is recording an album that will be titled "Brandon Tomasello: The Lost Sinatra - Basie Arrangements with The City Rhythm Orchestra." The recording sessions are taking place at SoundPlex Studios in Pennsauken, New Jersey, and will mark the first...
Man thrown 30 feet after he was fatally struck by vehicle in Kensington: officials
KENSINGTON - Tragedy on a Kensington street as a man was struck by a vehicle and killed and a driver is in custody. The scene unfolded Wednesday evening, around 7 p.m., at East Allegheny and Frankford avenues, officials said. The 38-year-old victim was found unresponsive as medics arrived. He died...
Watch | Jim Curtin's postgame presser after #PHIvNE
Following Philadelphia Union's home win against New England Revolution on Wednesday night, Head Coach Jim Curtin will speak with the media from the press conference room inside Subaru Park. The postgame press conference which will be streamed in its entirity below and will begin shortly before the Union manager starts with his opening statement.
How to get paid for picking up illegally dumped tires with Philadelphia's Tire Round-up Program
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — How would you like to get paid for helping clean up your neighborhood?Philadelphia is offering community groups money to get rid of tires that were illegally dumped across the city with the Tire Round-up Program.Here's how it works: Block captains and community groups need to register with the city to participate in the program and then you'll get paid 50 cents for every tire you bring to a drop-off site starting July 27.Registration is limited to the first 150 community groups each year, and each group can collect a maximum of 1,000 tires.Here is how to register for the program:Identify a Tire Round-up coordinator within your group.Call the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee at (215) 685-3981 to request an agreement form.Complete the agreement form. Fill out and email the form to tireroundup@phila.gov to register. You must include proof of your group's federal tax ID number and designation as a 501(c)(3) as part of registration.Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee will notify you if you can participate.
Philadelphia Phoenix To Host Mo'ne Davis Autograph Session During Saturday's Season Finale
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (July 18, 2024) - The Philadelphia Phoenix of the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) will host a special autograph signing session with baseball and softball legend Mo’ne Davis during the July 20 season finale versus the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds at Neumann University in Aston, Penn.. The Saturday contest at 3:00 p.m. ET also marks the third annual Commonwealth Cup, featuring the historical in-state rivalry between the two organizations.
UArts faculty appear in court due to class-action lawsuit on unfair labor practice charges
PHILADELPHIA - After the University of the Arts announced its closing a month ago, faculty and staff appeared in U.S. court today for a hearing over a class-action lawsuit brought by the UArts Employee Union over the federal WARN Act. The union claims the school didn't give the required notice...
Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philly closes trail due to "potential toxic chemical contamination"
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Bartram's Garden in Southwest Philadelphia has closed a trail due to a "potential toxic chemical contamination," city councilmember Jamie Gauthier announced in a statement on Wednesday. Gauthier, who represents Southwest Philly, said she learned from a constituent that a runoff of total chromium, chromium III (trivalent), and chromium VI (hexavalent) likely leaked into Bartram's Garden and the Schuylkill River from a former industrial property. "On Monday a constituent alerted my office that toxic chemicals from the former Plains Oil Site potentially made their way into Bartram's Garden and the Schuylkill River," Gauthier said in a statement in part. "The...
Philadelphia animal shelter paying people to foster dogs, cats to help with overcrowding
It's a challenge that usually comes with the summer season: overcrowding at animal shelters.But shelters say this year is even worse."Last year in May and June we took in 60 dogs under seven months old. This year we took in 125," said Sarah Barnett, the executive director of ACCT Philly.The shelter in Hunting Park is now doing something it's never done before: paying people to foster animals."We're asking people to just open their homes for a month," said Barnett." Every adult cat you foster you get $100, or like a cage of kittens, if you do it for a month,...
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