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Photo: Detroit Lions fan wears a blue ski mask during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) PHILADELPHIA–Philadelphia City Council approved legislation on Thursday to ban the wearing of ski masks and balaclavas. The masks are now banned to be worn on public…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  DeSean Jackson  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke ) From 6abc: PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who electrified the football field during two stints in Philadelphia, will retire as an Eagle on Friday. He will then be recognized as an honorary captain ahead of the Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. Jackson, a…

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BY BROOKE SCHULTZ HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday weighed whether the Legislature can proceed with an impeachment trial against Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor and whether the court or lawmakers should determine what qualifies as misbehavior in office. What the justices decide after oral arguments in the Supreme Court chambers in Harrisburg will…

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Photo: AP/Matt Rourke HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jack Stollsteimer, the top prosecutor in heavily populated Delaware County, will run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024, seeking an office that played a critical role in court defending Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the presidential battleground. Stollsteimer said he will make an official announcement Tuesday, joining a…

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FORWARD, the leading program administration solution for local governments, has partnered with the City of Philadelphia to launch the City of Philadelphia Real Estate Tax Credit Program. The City of Philadelphia has created this program by allocating $1.7 million in tax credits through a special fund to support Philadelphia homeowners with increasing real estate tax…

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Access to vehicles will drive new opportunities for 80,000 residents. ABOVE PHOTO: PHA Board Commissioner Ethel Wise and Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson (D-At Large) hold the scissors as Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (D- 2nd Dist., at far left), PHA president and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah, PHA board chair Lynette Brown-Sow, and Zipcar president Angelo Adams look on….

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The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) is now accepting applications for a limited term microgrant entitled Empowered History. The application deadline is January 31, 2024. Funding for this initiative is provided through a National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) State Board Programming Grant to the Pennsylvania State Archives, a bureau within PHMC.  Funding…

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Kevin Bethel, the current chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia, will be the city’s next police commissioner. By Denise Clay-Murray ABOVE PHOTO: Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker (speaking at podium) introduces the new police commissioner Kevin Bethel (on her right) at last week’s press conference surrounded by city officials and politicians that included,…

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Photo: FDA via AP BY MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — More children were apparently sickened by apple puree pouches recently recalled due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said. The agency has received 52 reports of elevated lead levels among children who reportedly consumed the products, which is up from 34 cases reported last week….

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On October 13, 2023, Emgage, the nation’s preeminent civic engagement organization for Muslim Americans, partnered with REFORM Alliance for an event at Philadelphia Masjid. The event focused on Voting Rights for the Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated, Criminal Justice Reform, and What’s at Stake in the 2024 Presidential Election. Event partners included the Philadelphia Masjid, Philadelphia…

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