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Back to SearchWhy the Strike Ended & When Your Trash Is Getting Picked Up
The strike is over, Philly, and now the clean-up begins. The District Council 33 strike – the Great Garbage Strike of 2025 – lasted eight days and l…
1 year, 4 months ago
Does Using a City Dumpster Make You a Scab?
As the strike by District Council 33 stretches into a second week, the garbage situation in the city is only getting worse. Since residential garbage…
1 year, 4 months ago
Wildwood to Cape May: A Jersey Shore Guide
Summer in Philly means your neighbors or co-workers are down the Shore. Whether it’s for the beaches, boardwalks, or one of those parties that Jason …
1 year, 4 months ago
How to Find the Perfect Hike for You
We're taking a hike! The team is trying out a Philadelphia Inquirer tool that helps you figure out which Philly-area hikes fit your needs. Host Trena…
1 year, 4 months ago
Is Philly the Best Summer City in the US?
Trenae Nuri and all 12 other City Cast podcast hosts (from Austin, Boise, Chicago, DC, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Madison, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Po…
1 year, 4 months ago
Trash Piles Up, SEPTA Funding in Limbo & WNBA Comes to Philly
More than 9,000 city workers from the District Council 33 union went on strike Tuesday — and that means there’s no residential trash pick-up until th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Your Guide to July 2025 in Philly
Philly’s bringing the heat, so we’ve curated a list of ways to have fun and beat these sizzling summer temperatures. In this episode you’ll hear abou…
1 year, 4 months ago
Philly’s Heat Wave: What It Means for Your Health
We all have been feeling the sweltering heat and humidity. The average summer temperatures in Philly have creeped up over the last few years, and tha…
1 year, 4 months ago
$3M to Family After Cop Kills Boy, Bars Pull Out of SIPS & World Cafe Live Drama
It’s the Friday News Roundup. This week, we’re talking about the city agreeing to pay $3 million to the family of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, the 12-year-ol…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Sharswood Is Piloting a New Vision for Philly Affordable Housing
We head over to Sharswood—just off Ridge Avenue and Master Street—to explore a new affordable housing development prioritizing its youngest neighbors…
1 year, 4 months ago