Mummers Parade 2024: City announces street closures, parking restrictions

It is the time of year to bundle up and strut on down to Center City for the 124th Mummers Parade. City officials have announced street closures and parking restrictions, ahead of the time-honored tradition on January 1.

Security tight for busy Philly weekend as police step up visibility: ‘It’s safe, we’re out there’

A lot of preparations are underway in Philadelphia in terms of security, as police don’t have just New Year’s Eve, but the Eagles game Sunday and the Mummers Parade. It’s a busy time for law enforcement.

New Year 2024: How to make resolutions last throughout the year

Marking the end of something old and the beginning of something new, January 1st, for a lot of people, means a chance to wipe the slate clean and rewrite their story. But, making the changes last can always prove tricky.

Do New Year resolutions really work?
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Marking the end of something old and the beginning of something new means a chance to wipe the slate clean and rewrite the story. But, making new year resolutions last can always prove tricky.

Mummers Parade 2024: Rehearsals for parade wrap as Mummers prepare for strut on Broad Street

Final preparations are underway for the New Year celebrations across Philadelphia, and, Saturday night, more than 10,000 Mummers prepare for the strut down Broad Street Monday morning.

Mummers make final preparations for strut down Broad Street
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Final preparations are underway for the New Year celebrations across Philadelphia, and, Saturday night, more than 10,000 Mummers prepare for the strut down Broad Street Monday morning.

Watch Night service: How the tradition for Black Americans has evolved since 1862

Watch Night services, which date back to the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, are still observe on New Year's Eve at many multiracial and predominately Black churches in the US.

FBI, law enforcement brace for potential threats during New Year's Eve bash

'I would say overall that, yes, there are threats out there, but we are out there to protect the community day in and day out,' said James Smith of the FBI

Busy Philly weekend means law enforcement is all hands on deck
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Philadelphia Police Department will set a visible reminder that a busy weekend in the city, packed with many events from Eagles to New Year's Eve, means police are on patrol and security will be tight.

What's open and closed on New Year's Day 2024

Say goodbye to 2023, and hello to 2024! New Year’s Day is on a Monday this year, and many grocery stores and offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.

23 feel-good, heartwarming things that happened in 2023

From awe-inspiring, world-record feats to incredible acts of kindness, there’s no shortage of joy to be found in 2023.

Turnersville boy honored for hot cocoa Toys for Tots fundraiser

A South Jersey boy has raised more than $29,000 since starting a hot cocoa fundraiser in 2017. He just wrapped another successful holiday campaign to help sick kids and he’s being honored for his generosity.

Turnersville boy honored for hot cocoa Toys for Tots fundraiser
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A South Jersey boy has raised more than $29,000 since starting a hot cocoa fundraiser in 2017 and he?s being honored for his generosity.

1st day of Kwanzaa celebrated at African American Museum in Philly
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The African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrated the first day of Kwanzaa and has a full agenda of family-friendly activities for the upcoming week of celebrations.

Philadelphia holiday travel: PHL busy as 85K travel through airport

Philadelphia International Airport projects Tuesday to be the busiest travel day of the holiday travel period with more than 85,000 people arriving and departing from the airport.