Maria Pulcinella

3 weeks ago | whyy.org | Maria Pulcinella

What questions do you have about the 2025 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. Election season is underway in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Here are the election dates and deadlines you need to know:Pennsylvania Pennsylvania primary Election Day: Tuesday, May 20Pennsylvania municipal Election Day: Tuesday, Nov.

2 months ago | whyy.org | Maria Pulcinella

The Birds are celebrating their blowout victory against the Chiefs and painting Philadelphia a perfect shade of Kelly green. The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions, and 1 million fans are expected to gather from Lincoln Financial Field to the art museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway this Valentine’s Day to celebrate.

2 months ago | billypenn.com | Maria Pulcinella

Getting to and from the Eagles parade Friday could be a chore. You're going to want a plan. SEPTA service will be drastically different than usual, city officials said earlier this week. Here are all the details. (Need more? Check out this comprehensive guide to the Eagles' parade, from which this information is excerpted.)Service will run every 6-8 minutes starting just before 5 a.m. Friday, though a limited number of stations will be open to "safely move the large crowds into the city," per SEPTA.

2 months ago | whyy.org | Maria Pulcinella |Maria Murray

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions once again. The Birds scored a blowout 40-22 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, which means Philly has a parade to look forward to. “We did it y’all,” said Mayor Cherelle Parker during a Tuesday morning press conference announcing parade details. The Eagles started out their season 2-2, Parker recalled.

Jan 16, 2025 | billypenn.com | Maria Pulcinella

Philadelphia, home to the largest MLK Day event in the country, is gearing up for the holiday's 30th anniversary. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the U.S. mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with acts of service - a considerable leap from what started in 1996 with 1,000 volunteers in the city. The King Day of Service came to be via federal legislation co-authored by Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford and Atlanta Congressman John Lewis.