The Philadelphia Cultural Fund is distributing $5.6M to 322 arts groups this year in a push to reach neighborhood and mid‑size organizations. City budget cuts for 2027 threaten a much smaller cycle next year.

Mark 1 Restoration agreed to pay more than $7.2M after investigators say the company bribed an Amtrak project manager to approve costly contract changes at 30th Street Station.

Ravi Coltrane joins the Philadelphia Orchestra July 22 at Highmark Mann for Coltrane 100: Legacy, marking what would have been John Coltrane’s 100th birthday.

Pica's has reopened in Broomall as Pica's Italian Market, shifting from its longtime Upper Darby dining room to a takeout- and catering-focused shop.

Phillies reliever Brad Keller has a torn UCL and is expected to miss the remainder of 2026; the club recalled Seth Johnson as the bullpen reshuffles.

A deep‑seated fire at an EMR scrapyard in Darby Township sent smoke across Philadelphia and prompted air‑quality checks; two firefighters were treated.

A corner rowhome near 60th and Spruce lost part of its outer wall early Wednesday, exposing rooms and scattering bricks. There were no injuries and investigators are on scene.

Dallas-based Provident Industrial bought 23 acres in Limerick and will build a 257,040-sf Class A warehouse — its first project in the Northeast.

A woman died after a house fire on the 400 block of Jerome Street in Allentown Tuesday; the Lehigh County Coroner confirmed the fatality and investigators are probing the cause.

PhilaPort staged a Voltari electric-boat demo and is deploying battery-powered yard trucks at Packer Avenue as a nearly $78M EPA Clean Ports award funds chargers and equipment. The move aims to cut diesel use, noise and operating costs along the Delaware River.

The USWNT will host world champion Spain at Subaru Park on Oct. 13; presales begin July 14 and public tickets go on sale July 16.

Surveillance footage released by police shows three young men smashing the front of a South Philadelphia smoke shop on June 9. Detectives are asking the public for tips.

The family of Tayquan Thorpe is pleading for tips after he was fatally shot in a drive-by on the 5900 block of Market Street; a $20,000 reward is being offered.