The Museum of the American Revolution (@AmRevMuseum) has launched a new African American interpretive program, thanks to a $250,000 grant from @comcast.
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- A recent FIFA decision will likely give Philadelphia more matches to host during the 2026 World Cup than it originally planned, boosting visitation and economic impact for the city, according to local organizers.
- Longtime Eagles reporter @realdgunn found himself without a job last month when he was laid off by NBC Sports Philadelphia. Now he's busy building his own brand of hustle.
- A group of Philadelphia city councilmembers are moving to re-examine the proposed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Line in the wake of Sunday's collapse of Interstate 95.
- Wawa plans to open its first drive-thru-only location in Bucks County. Our news partner NBC10 has the details.
- Comcast awarded $1 million in grants to 100 BIPOC-owned businesses in Greater Philadelphia.
- Applications will be accepted for the latest round of Comcast RISE grants from June 1 to June 14, and the grants will be awarded in July. The $10,000 grants are available to Philadelphia small businesses owned by people of color and women.
- Had the region invested then the Roosevelt Boulevard line in the early 2000s it would have been completed by 2018. The region must learn from its past mistakes to move into a brighter future, writes a guest columnist.
- Longtime Eagles reporter @realdgunn found himself without a job last month when he was laid off by NBC Sports Philadelphia. Now he's busy building his own brand of hustle.
- After 18 years at ESPN, Kevin Negandhi is one of its most recognizable faces. The Phoenixville native and Temple alum credits much of his success to the likes of Gary Papa, Harry Kalas and Al Meltzer.
- The Phillies are in talks for a long-term deal with potential jersey sponsors, and the team is hopeful an agreement can be sewn up in time for jersey patches to debut this season.
- Constructed in 1795, the First Bank of the United States building in Old City has been largely dormant for the past half century. New funding will help it reopen as a museum in time for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration in 2026.
- "Hopefully, when that study comes out it’s going to embrace rapid transit, and then next is securing the dollars," said Rep. Jared Solomon, who is championing the Roosevelt Boulevard subway project.
