Philadelphia City Council addresses SNAP benefits amid government shutdown
The Philadelphia City Council is addressing the ongoing SNAP crisis and its impact on the community. Here's what they're saying.
Philly leaders target businesses selling kratom and delta-8 products
Philadelphia city leaders are aiming to crackdown on nuisance businesses selling kratom and delta-8 products.
PECO, City Councilmember team up to offer free fans to Philly seniors
Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and PECO will be working together for the annual Summer Fan Distribution Program. This program aims to distribute free fans to seniors in the greater Philadelphia area.
Mayor Parker $6.8 billion budget passes City Council with focus on housing
Mayor Cherelle Parker wins approval for her $6.8 billion budget which includes borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars to tackle the city’s housing crisis.
City leaders walk for peace in Southwest Philadelphia after 17-year-old girl shot, killed
A walk for peace was held in Southwest Philadelphia Thursday evening, just days after a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in an alleyway.
Philadelphia 76ers arena proposal passed by council committee; final vote expected next week
Philadelphia City Council has taken a crucial step to help green-light controversial plans to build a new Sixers arena in Center City by passing a series of bills Thursday morning.
76 Place: Opposition to proposed Sixers arena continues as City Council moves to vote
As city leaders push to meet a possible end-of-year deadline to approve the Philadelphia 76ers proposal for a new arena in Market East, opponents once again demanded City Council vote no.
Sixers arena plan: Voices heard in support and opposition as public hearings begin
Will the Sixers win City Council’s support for its plan to build an 18,500-seat arena on the edge of Chinatown? Council hearings underway at City Hall may offer an answer.
Mayor Parker on proposed Sixers arena amid city council hearings: 'Keep our Philadelphia 76ers home'
Mayor Cherelle Parker says she is not discouraged as Philadelphia City Council hearings have gone underway on the Sixers' plan to build an arena in Center City.
Sixers arena council hearings day 2: 76ers officials pitch their plan
FOX 29's Jeff Cole breaks down the latest developments on the proposed new Philadelphia 76ers arena as city council reaches the second day of hearings.
Sixers arena: Hearings for proposed 76 Place to begin Tuesday
City council is gearing up to hold several public hearings regarding the proposed new Sixers arena beginning Tuesday.
76ers arena proposal: Legislation introduced to City Council met with loud protests on both sides
Tensions were high Thursday morning as protesters, both for and against the 76ers arena plans, made their voices heard on the steps of City Hall. The arena’s location would be Market Street, at 10tha and 11th streets, right next to the Chinatown neighborhood.
Philly cycling safety: How City Council is working to keep cyclists safe
Philadelphia City Council is looking to ban people from stopping their cars in the city’s bike lanes and the move comes amid a series of deaths of cyclists at the hand of drivers recently.
Fight over 76ers future heats up as Philly City Council opens fall session
As the fight between Philadelphia and New Jersey gets serious, surrounding the future of the Sixers, opponents are keeping up their own fight. On their first day back in session, it was definitely on Philadelphia’s City Council agenda.
License plate flippers: City Council unanimously votes to ban devices used to alter license plates
Philadelphia's City Council unanimously voted to ban so-called “tag flipping" devices that allow drivers to switch or conceal their license plate.