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Billy Penn is a mobile-friendly platform aimed at linking residents with important news and information about Philadelphia while encouraging community involvement through groups and events. This initiative was started in October 2014 by a team of experienced professionals from well-known news organizations, including the Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Digital First Media, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Patriot-News, Tribune Co., and WHYY’s Newsworks.

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Truist Championship brings PGA Tour golf to Philly

5 days ago | billypenn.com | Nick Kariuki

It's not often that top-level professional golf comes to the Philadelphia area. For the next couple years, though, the area will have plenty for fans to witness, starting this May, when a small field of the world's best men's golfers will be competing at Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course for the PGA Tour's Truist Championship.
Superheaven releases first album in 10 years

6 days ago | billypenn.com | Cory Sharber

After a decade of breaks, different bands and TikTok virality, Superheaven's new self-titled album has finally arrived, expanding the boundaries of their fuzzed-out riffs to new decibel levels. "About time," guitarist and vocalist Jake Clarke said ahead of the release. Across 10 tracks, the long-awaited third studio album shows the growth Superheaven has made since starting up nearly two decades ago in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Fishtown Choir takes karaoke to another level with community song

1 week ago | billypenn.com | Shirley Min

On a recent Friday night, dozens of people crowded inside Ruba Club in Northern Liberties, holding sheets with lyrics to Sufjan Stevens' song, "Chicago," printed on them. "I've made a lot of mistakes," they sing in unison, as Philly music teacher Melissa Schepers turns this random group of friends and neighbors into an impromptu choir. This is the Fishtown Choir experience. "A lot of people have come and been like, 'Where's the choir?' They don't realize that they're the choir," Schepers said.
FIFA president visits Philly to promote upcoming summers of World Cup soccer

1 week ago | billypenn.com | Nick Kariuki

Gianni Infantino may be the president of soccer's global governing body, FIFA, but he knew enough in his first-ever visit to Philadelphia Thursday to drop multiple "Go Birds" into his remarks. (He did not drop in an "E-A-G-L-E-S ...")Infantino was here to promote this summer's Club World Cup and see how preparations were going for next year's men's World Cup, with stops at Lincoln Financial Field, City Hall and Lemon Hill.
Hefty fines for dumping; Women's sports fans seek a home; Carnaval de Puebla is canceled

2 weeks ago | billypenn.com | Heather Chin

A surge in illegal dumping during the pandemic led City Council to pass laws in 2022 toughening penalties. Then-councilmember Cherelle Parker spearheaded a change that sharply boosted fines to $5,000 per dumped object, for each person involved. That allows massive fines to stack up. Fort instance, the biggest penalty the city has pursued in court, $963,000, followed the involved the dumping of used tires in Fairmount Park in May 2023.
Philly's women's sports watch party group celebrates 1 year while searching for a home

2 weeks ago | billypenn.com | Nick Kariuki

Watch Party PHL, the group dedicated to getting live women's sports on the TVs of bars around the city, celebrated its one-year anniversary on Sunday with a viewing of the NCAA women's basketball final at Lucy's in Center City. The group, founded by firefighter Jen Leary, has offered spaces for the women's sports community to gather and enjoy live games, highlighting the fervent fan base to leagues looking for potential homes for expansion franchises.
$22,000 for dumping a couch? Philly boosts fines sharply and sues to collect.

2 weeks ago | billypenn.com | Meir Rinde

On a June afternoon in 2023, Inspector Robert Ritchie was driving an unmarked police car on West Glenwood Avenue in North Philly when he saw someone standing in the open back of a parked U-Haul moving truck. The man, Saul Miller, was pushing a large brown sofa and a chaise off the truck and onto the sidewalk, according to a police report. When he noticed Ritchie, he quickly finished and got into the front passenger seat. A woman named Lorraine McAfee started driving the truck down the street.
Public health workers at risk; Latino Restaurant Week; Intensifying rain

2 weeks ago | billypenn.com | Heather Chin

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health lost three COVID-era federal grants in what leadership described as a "fluid situation," internal emails show. The loss of up to $50 million in funding for research into infectious diseases, children's health and vaccines is putting hundreds of people's jobs at risk. Continue reading... Dine Latino Restaurant week is back again with an eclectic mix of participating restaurants from now through Saturday, April 12.
'Hands Off' protest; SEPTA bus lane ticketing; Measles in Pa.

2 weeks ago | billypenn.com | Heather Chin

Thousands of demonstrators chanting slogans and waving signs against President Donald Trump and his policies, marched from City Hall to Independence Mall on Saturday for the "Hands Off!" protest. Messages written on signs voiced concerns about cuts to social services, immigration policies, science, health care, civil rights, voting rights, and human rights. The action was part of a nationwide movement organized by the 50501 Movement in collaboration with various advocacy groups.
Dine Latino Restaurant Week highlights diversity and deals in Philly

2 weeks ago | billypenn.com | Julia Binswanger

Dine Latino Restaurant week is back again with an eclectic mix of participating restaurants from now through Saturday, April 12. This year's lineup, organized by the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GPHCC), features a diverse roster of foods from a range of countries, including Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and more.