Philadelphia
SEPTA board awards $714 million to modernize trolleys
Trolley modernization is just one component of the SEPTA Forward Strategic plan which seeks to create a transportation system that accommodates various types of commutes.
New University City lab and office building looks to include restaurant, café, and other retail
The building includes 25,000 square feet of retail space which developers hope to fill with a restaurant, urgent care center, and a café.
Students protest 76ers stadium proposal in Chinatown outside of Board of Trustees meeting
Protestors remained outside the Inn at Penn for over two hours, and students and community members spoke to the crowd about why protecting Chinatown is important to them.
Students, staff evacuate Biotech Commons due to steam leak
People inside the building were evacuated outside, where two large pillars of rushing steam were visible coming out of windows, with one pillar on each side of the Robert Wood Johnson Pavilion entrance.
Penn’s $4.1 million partnership with local school leads to new hires, gentrification concerns
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to Lea School parents, the Graduate School of Education, and the School District of Philadelphia to assess the funding’s impact a year after its approval.
Penn Medicine receives $5 million grant for anti-violence initiative
Penn Medicine will distribute the $5 million to three of its programs dedicated to preventing violence in Philadelphia and treating victims.
Penn alum Helen Gym talks mayoral campaign, Penn's role in Philadelphia at student event
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Gym about her goals as a mayoral candidate.
City council proposes legislation to create new public safety officer position
The director will be among the city government's top four administrative positions and would work closely with the city’s mayor, managing director, and finance director.
Protestors from Penn, Drexel call for direct University action to preserve UC Townhomes
Penn does not own nor has plans to purchase the UC Townhomes property, and administrators have said that it does not have any direct control over the redevelopment plans for the Townhomes property site.
Two Penn dining halls found not in compliance with Philadelphia health code
A Daily Pennsylvanian analysis of food safety inspection reports found that a majority of the 12 Penn Dining locations were found to have at least five health code violations.
Fried chicken restaurant Wishbone closes University City location after 10 years
Wishbone offered a menu that included buttermilk battered chicken tenders and wings, mac and cheese, salads, biscuits, vintage sodas, and cornbread, along with an array of homemade dipping sauces.
Court declares need to reform Pennsylvania's public school funding system
Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer ruled on Feb. 7 that Pennsylvania public school funding practices violate students’ rights.
New Clark Park master plan includes increased accessibility, public bathrooms
Friends at Clark Park has been working on the master plan for 18 months and is now halfway through the community engagement phase.
Penn, Philadelphia react to Eagles loss in Super Bowl LVII
Thousands of people gathered as soon as the final whistle blew, and the mood was largely somber and bitter throughout campus and the city.
Protestors disrupt Magill speech at Penn Alumni event, urge Penn to preserve UC Townhomes
After interrupting the event, community members from the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes and other students joined the demonstration as they marched from Huntsman Hall to the UC Townhomes.
'Safety and security is what we do': New chief of Penn Police talks priorities
Williams — who was appointed as the interim chief of police in May 2022 — was announced as the new chief of police on Jan. 17.
Housing Initiative at Penn to receive $600,000 grant to study rental assistance
The study seeks to identify which households received ERA funding and how they were chosen.
Penn-affiliated proton therapy center to open in South Jersey
Penn Medicine is collaborating with the Virtua Voorhees Hospital to establish South Jersey's first proton therapy center, which is set to open this spring.
Judge dismisses objections to Penn Museum plan for burial of human remains
This ruling means that the opposing party – Rutgers professor Lyra Monteiro and community activist Abdul-Aliy Muhammad – are nullified from participating in court procedures.