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Philadelphia Founder of Mobile Barbershop Nonprofit Offers Free Haircuts in Kensington
Philadelphia native Josh Santiago offers empathy and love to those who need it the most through Empowering Cuts, his mobile barber shop nonprofit, reports Shaynah Ferreira for FOX 29. Santiago offers free haircuts to the homeless in Kensington. While the neighborhood might be notorious, Santiago looks beyond the sensationalized headlines and just sees people in…
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Samson Wealth Management Group to Rebrand as XML Financial Group
Samson Wealth Management Group, the Fort Washington-based financial institution, recently announced its official rebranding to XML Financial Group (“XML”), effective September 2, 2024. This change comes as a culmination of the merger between Samson Wealth Management Group and XML, which occurred in July 2022. The decision to adopt the XML name reflects the successful integration and synergy achieved…
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Philadelphia is One of the Most Affordable Places to Travel in the U.S.
Finding affordable places to travel in the United States can be difficult. When planning a trip, the expenses that go along with booking the flight and hotel, and paying for food and activities, can be quite overwhelming. Condé Nast Traveler has compiled a list of 10 fun and affordable U.S. cities for travelers of all…
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Lower Merion Native Writes Soundtrack for New Documentary Highlighting U.S. National Parks
Elizabeth Phillipson-Weiner, a composer born and raised in Lower Merion, was recently tasked with writing original songs for a new documentary called, “Out There: A National Parks Story,” writes Kristen Hunt for PhillyVoice. The documentary allows viewers to indulge in U.S. national parks, which display their wildly different terrains and critters that call them home.…
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Philadelphia is Using Artificial Intelligence in Myriad of Ways, Here Are Some of Them
Philadelphia has embraced utilizing artificial intelligence in a myriad of ways, from government projects to education to retail and more, writes Malcolm Burnley for Philadelphia Magazine. The Department of Streets partnered with the city’s Office of Innovation and Technology to test out solutions powered by AI to help identify roads in need of repair. A…
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Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers Buys Farm in Royersford, Plans to Build 54 Homes on Property
Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers has bought a 29-acre manure composting site in Royersford that had previously been occupied by Two Particular Acres farm for $3.1 million, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The luxury home builder plans to develop 54 single-family homes on the site located a mile and a half east of…
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Jeffrey Lurie May Sell a Stake of the Philadelphia Eagles
Jeffrey Lurie is reportedly exploring the possibility of selling a minority stake in the Philadelphia Eagles, writes Gillian Tan for Bloomberg. To this end, he is working with BDT & MSD Partners to gauge interest from potential suitors. The team may be valued at more than $7.5 billion in any transaction. That number would represent…
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Sprouts Farmers Market Prepares to Open 2 New Philadelphia Locations This Month
Sprouts Farmers Market will be opening a new store at Roosevelt Mall and Quartermaster Plaza, respectively, later this month, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The two new Sprouts Farmers Market locations are the latest as the grocer continues to grow its presence in the region. The 24,000-square-foot Sprouts store opening at the…
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Find Out Why Philadelphia Was Ranked Third Most ‘Sinful’ City in the U.S.
WalletHub recently conducted a study and ranked 180 U.S. cities for their level of sin, and Philadelphia found itself quite high on the list, writes Lauren Sakiyama for Mindfully American. Philadelphia was ranked as the third most sinful city in the nation. WalletHub used 37 key indicators to rank the cities’ sin levels, such as…
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Temple University Explores Potential Merger To Save University of the Arts From Closure
With students, staff, and faculty still reeling from the announcement that the University of the Arts will close on June 7, Temple University is looking into potentially merging with the school to help save it, write Susan Snyder and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I’m working with their chair to see if we…
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Philly-area Liberty Coca-Cola Invests $3.5M to Replace Plastic Carriers With Recyclable Paperboard
Liberty Coca-Cola, which has a soda production and distribution facility in Philadelphia, is replacing the plastic ring carriers around its bottles with paperboard ones, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company previous did the same with its cans in 2022. The switch is the latest this and other companies in the beverage industry…
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Support Local Farmers At Merrymead Farm in Lansdale
Pennsylvania is filled with plenty of options for people who want to get their cheese, ice cream, or milk directly from a farm, writes Alexandra Jones for The Philadelphia Inquirer. With 4,940 dairy farms, Pennsylvania has more of them than any other state except for Wisconsin, according to the Center for Dairy Excellence. One is…
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WSJ: Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in Philadelphia is America’s Smallest National Park
The Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in Philadelphia carries the often mispronounced name of the Polish-born Revolutionary War hero and military engineer and is also the nation’s tiniest national park, writes Scott Calvert for The Wall Street Journal. The onetime boarding house set on 0.2 acres belongs to a network of over 400 units in the…
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SEPTA to Start Charging Commuters for Parking At Its Stations Once Again
Due to ridership recovery and a budget crunch, SEPTA will start charging commuters for parking at its 146 stations once again, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY. The transportation system made the roughly 25,000 parking spots across its network free to use for commuters in March 2020, when the pandemic started and ridership fell dramatically. Four…
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With Influx of New Construction, Philadelphia Could Once Again Become Leader in Manufacturing
While Philadelphia isn’t currently known as a leading manufacturing hub, that could be set to change thanks to the ongoing and upcoming construction throughout the city, writes Sonya Swink for BisNow. According to a new report from Yardi’s Commercial Cafe, the Philly metro area ranks 16th out of 20 major metros across the nation that…
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Steven’s Wings: Global Youth Adventures To Host TSA Precheck Enrollment Event
Steven’s Wings: Global Youth Adventures will be hosting a TSA PreCheck® enrollment event in collaboration with IDEMIA, a TSA PreCheck authorized enrollment provider. The program is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and lawful permanent residents. The enrollment process is quick, convenient, and even faster when the application is completed online beforehand. The in-person enrollment…
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Philadelphia Eagles Named Among the Most Improved NFL Teams Heading Into the 2024-25 Season
With most of free agency and the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, NFL.com’s Jeffri Chadiha has ranked each of the team’s offseason activity and placed the Philadelphia Eagles’ toward the top. He named the Eagles as the second-most improved team this offseason, writes Patrick McAvoy for Sports Illustrated. After enduring a terrible end to…
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New Jersey-based Dispensary Hides $3,000 Worth of Marijuana in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood for Pride Weekend
While recreational cannabis may not be legal yet in Pennsylvania, a New Jersey-based dispensary has hid $3,000 worth of it — in the form of three $1,000 vouchers — in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood ahead of Pride Weekend. Camden Apothecary, which opened in 2021, is situated adjacent to the historic Bell Pharmacy and is managed by the…
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