Advice

Many of us will opt to check out fireworks tonight by going to a professional show. However, many will opt to use legal fireworks elsewhere! If that’s the case, keep you and your family safe with 8 basic safety guidelines recommended by the emergency services department: 1. Never allow young children to play with or […]

The Party on the Parkway started at noon and will be going on between 20th Street and Eakins Oval. Along the Parkway will all sorts of food, activities for the kids, three stages of music and more! Then at 7pm, it’s the “Philly Fourth of July Jam” concert featuring several bands and artists; followed by […]

Independence Day is a time to see the night sky illuminated with bursting, colorful explosions. Therefore, it’s great to get the best views for one of the brightest nights of the year! Thanks to http://www.philly.com, they have compiled a number of locations for fireworks in Atlantic, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties. To see the […]

Independence Day is the day when America declared its freedom from the Kingdom of Great Britain on July 4, 1776! Even though the battle continued for seven more years, America still named and claimed its freedom until it was a done deal! What about you? Have you named and claimed your victory over sickness, addiction, […]

Traffic

Today Eakins Oval and all drives on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will remain closed through the Party on the Parkway (4-7 p.m.) and the evening’s Philly 4th of July Jam & Grand Finale Fireworks. At 4 p.m. additional roads will close including Fairmount at Corinthian, and Spring Garden at Broad Street. Closures will extend beyond […]

Just for your information, check out what’s opened and what’s closed in Philly today; as well as get information on Septa and trash collection. State of Pennsylvania: Banks Savings & loans Federal agencies Federal courts State agencies Local/state courts Postal service**  *Arraignment court at the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St., will be open. ** […]

National

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States. We celebrate Independence Day because on July 4, 1776, America declared its independence; but the battle for freedom still went on until 1783, which was seven years later. Even though the people declared their freedom in 1776, they […]

Health

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING in effect until Thursday, July 5, 6:00 PM EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday, July 7, 8:00 PM! According to the National Weather Service, the heat index values for the next couple of days are as follows: Around 100 this afternoon, Thursday and Friday and soars to 105 […]

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING in effect until Thursday, July 5, 6:00 PM! EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday, July 7, 8:00 PM! According to the National Weather Service, the heat index values for the next couple of days are as follows: Around 100 this afternoon, Thursday and Friday and soars to 105 […]

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