PECO Price Hikes, Neighborhood Upgrades & Sports Team Folds
It’s the Friday news roundup! PECO says it wants to raise prices again – here’s how it could affect your bill, and where the money would go. Northeast Philly just saw its second small plane crash in as many years – here’s what happened. What’s behind the semiquincentennial-branded benches and planters popping up around the city. And, pour one out for Philly’s lacrosse team, the Wings, who announced that this season will be their last.
See host Trenae Nuri speak at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 4 during the 2026 WHYY News Civic News Summit.
Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:
- ‘It's an atrocity': PECO workers file unfair labor practice claims, may strike
- PECO proposes rate hike of 12.5% to take effect next year
- Bill No. 26016100
- New Art at PHL
- Philadelphia Wings announce they're ceasing operations
- Shibe Vintage Sports
- About the Philadelphia Wings
- These Are the 2026 James Beard Finalists for Philadelphia
- One Book One Philadelphia Kickoff Event: A Conversation between Celeste Ng and Trenae Nuri
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