The first weekend of June is particularly packed with big events across the city, including a Pride March and the Roots Picnic festival. Expect major traffic delays and plan accordingly!
Start your day with the Philly news you need and the stories you want all in one easy-to-read newsletterThere’s rarely a shortage of things to do in Philly, but the first weekend of June is particularly packed with big events across the city, including a Pride March and the Roots Picnic festival. Expect major traffic delays and’s promise to clean every neighborhood this summer will slowly start to become a reality as crews get to work on the first blocks on the schedule soon.
That’s the prevalent question among students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni following news of the University of the Arts’ shocking, imminent shutdown.On Wednesday, University of the Arts notified its accrediting agency, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, that it planned to close on June 7.
Multiple public officials said they learned of the closure Friday, after the decision to shut the school had already been made.“I will continue to convene conversations between university leaders and city, state, federal offices, and other stakeholders in the days ahead to determine what can be done to protect every student, faculty and staff member at University of the Arts, a crown jewel in our city’s academic and cultural communities,” Mayor Parker said in a statement.
A man was reportedly shot in the head Friday afternoon in a possible road rage incident along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Brecknock Township, according to state police.In the latest in a string of financial and legal battles, the Philly Pops is being sued in a federal racketeering lawsuit by its former artistic director of jazz, Terell Stafford, who alleges he wrongfully lost his job
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