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Wawa is closing its Center City store locations at 12th and Market streets and 19th and Market Streets, citing safety and security issues that have created operational challenges for the convenience store chain in Philadelphia. The decision comes after Wawa made national news when a viral video showed a large group of juveniles ransacking a store in Mayfair. The company has reduced store hours at many of its downtown locations and expressed hesitation about including Philadelphia in its expansio...

WHYY By Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney was the first to draw teams on June 22, 2021, at the annual bracket determination draw for the International Unity Cup soccer tournament taking place in Philadelphia in fall 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The International Unity Cup — a World Cup-style soccer tournament featuring teams from across Philadelphia — is returning for its fifth year, after being postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19. “With the return of the Unity Cup this year, we are reminded o...

Newspaper commemorating Philadelphia Union Supporters’ Shield win available for limited time Four-page broadsheet celebrates the Union’s first trophy Share this story There’s nothing like seeing your words in print and having a keepsake to mark big moments. We had the privilege back in November to cover the Philadelphia Union’s first trophy win. While winning the Supporters’ Shield can be an anti-climatic thing — and technically the Union won it before their game against New Englan...