Judges on the Ballot, Bus Station on the Move, SNAP on Hold
It’s the Friday News Round up. We offer our guide to Philly’s election next week and explain why these races matter to the city and state. We tell you where to get free food in the city as SNAP benefits run out. Plus, the Philadelphia Parking Authority may renovate the intercity bus terminal and move it back to Filbert Street!?! Host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz talk about these stories, where to trick-or-treat, and the viral phrase “6-7.”
Our Friday News Roundups are powered by great local journalism:
- City Cast Philly Election Guide
- In case after case, a Philly judge’s behavior and decisions came under fire
- Your guide to Philadelphia's $91 million streetlight replacement project
- More than $7 million has poured into the Pa. Supreme Court judicial retention election so far
- Where To Find Food Pantries in Philly
- An ‘exuberantly eclectic’ new building is set to open at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Museum
- Why abortion is front and center in Democrats’ messaging on Pa. judicial retention
- Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of the Year Is…
- Greyhound bus terminal will return to Filbert Street after two years of tumult
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