Health

Philadelphia region receives failing grades for air quality

The American Lung Association's annual report ranks the Philadelphia area among the worst in the country for air pollution levels. The region received straight F's in the lung health rankings.

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Culture

Last year's Broad Street Run champions share training tips

The winners of the 2025 Broad Street Run are offering advice for this year's participants in the nation's largest 10-mile race. They're also sharing their own goals as they prepare to compete again.

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Culture

Opera Philadelphia to stage political satire about electoral defeat

The upcoming season will feature a revival of George and Ira Gershwin's 1933 Broadway flop 'Let 'Em Eat Cake,' a comedy about a president who loses an election but refuses to leave office and becomes a dictator. The show originally flopped on Broadway but is being revived for contemporary audiences.

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Community

Mother's Day events and activities across Philadelphia

With Mother's Day approaching on May 10, this guide rounds up special events and activities happening around the city to celebrate moms.

Exhibition

Liberty Museum exhibits connection between sports and First Amendment

The new 'In the Arena' exhibition demonstrates how sports exemplify constitutional freedoms like assembly, connecting the upcoming World Cup to American civic values.