• Philadelphia Airport Invests in Upgrades for Summer of 2026 Crowds

    Philadelphia Airport Invests in Upgrades for Summer of 2026 Crowds

    The Philadelphia Department of Aviation needs to finish up $540 million in capital projects for Philadelphia International Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport. It has until the summer of 2026. That’s when everybody gets here, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. Greater Philadelphia is hosting six matches for the FIFA World Cup, the MLB All-Star…

  • Last Eagles Christmas Album to Be Released on Black Friday

    Last Eagles Christmas Album to Be Released on Black Friday

    A well-known trio of Eagles will release their third and final Christmas album on Black Friday 2024 and will include guests Boyz II Men and Travis Kelce, reports the 6abc staff. Like its two predecessors, the album “A Philly Special Christmas Party” will highlight former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, Eagles offensive linemen Jordan Mailata…

  • Despite Financial Woes, SEPTA Plans to Expand Its Regional Rail Service Next Month

    Despite Financial Woes, SEPTA Plans to Expand Its Regional Rail Service Next Month

    Despite a mounting budget crisis, SEPTA plans on increasing its Regional Rail service next month, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The agency will add 123 trains to the Regional Rail schedule from September 8, including 24 trains added to the weekday schedule and 99 trains on the weekends. After the increase, the…

  • Airport Celebrates the Work of Stress-Relieving Dog Brigade

    Airport Celebrates the Work of Stress-Relieving Dog Brigade

    The Philadelphia International Airport celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Wagging Tail Brigade Aug. 26 with a birthday party, writes Tassanee Veipongsa for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The brigade of 23 therapy dogs and their volunteer human handlers greet people and help calm stressed out airport travelers. To celebrate, several of the dogs were given birthday…

  • Another Philly Special: New Eagles Christmas Album in the Works

    Another Philly Special: New Eagles Christmas Album in the Works

    Fear not, Philly Special Christmas album fans. A third album is in the works, according to Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson. Eagles teammates Johnson, Jordan Mailata and Jason Kelce hope to get an album together soon for this year, according to 6abc, as reported at WHYY. Talk of a new album started to emerge…

  • Viral TikTok Hack Shows Easy Water Bottle Trick to Eliminate Spotted Lanternflies

    Viral TikTok Hack Shows Easy Water Bottle Trick to Eliminate Spotted Lanternflies

    A TikTok video that has gone viral provides a natural way to kill spotted lanternflies using only an empty water bottle, writes Danielle Letenyei for Green Matters. A year ago, TikTok creator @greenleafa posted a video on how she killed many lanternflies with a simple method. At the start of the video, she displayed a…

  • From Trains to Bikes: Philadelphia Area’s Super Commuters Navigate Daily Challenges

    From Trains to Bikes: Philadelphia Area’s Super Commuters Navigate Daily Challenges

    The number of super commuters – those who travel 90 minutes or more to work – in the Philadelphia region continues to increase, but is still well below pre-pandemic numbers, writes Milan Varia for The Philadelphia Inquirer. From 2021 to 2022, the number of super commuters in the area rose by 23.4 percent, going from…

  • Frontier Airlines Cuts 8 Seasonal Routes From Philadelphia Airport 

    Frontier Airlines Cuts 8 Seasonal Routes From Philadelphia Airport 

    Frontier Airlines is making seasonal adjustments to its schedule, cutting eight routes from Philadelphia International Airport, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The low-cost Denver-based carrier is PHL’s second-largest airline after American Airlines.  The eight routes will be cut Aug. 11 and Aug. 12 after the destinations were added earlier this year for the…

  • New Jersey “Barbie Dreamhouse” Goes Viral on TikTok 

    New Jersey “Barbie Dreamhouse” Goes Viral on TikTok 

    A home in New Jersey, dubbed the “Barbie Dreamhouse,” has gone viral on TikTok for its pink-themed interior, writes Katherine Cressman for the Bucks County Courier Times.   Listed on Zillow for $500,000, the Hamilton house at 835 Hughes Drive stands out with bubblegum pink shutters and salmon-pink walls, kitchen cabinets, and floors, all complemented…

  • Avelo Airlines Offering More Options to Local Travelers with Two New Nonstop Routes

    Avelo Airlines Offering More Options to Local Travelers with Two New Nonstop Routes

    Avelo Airlines will offer even more options to local travelers with two new nonstop routes it is adding to its winter schedule at Wilmington Airport, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The low-cost carrier based in Houston will start flying biweekly to Concord-Padgett Regional Airport outside Charlotte, North Carolina, and Lakeland Linder International…

  • Snow in a Heat Wave Reported at Philadelphia International Airport

    Snow in a Heat Wave Reported at Philadelphia International Airport

    Snowfall was officially recorded July 14 in Philadelphia even as we navigate a heatwave with temperatures approaching 100 degrees, writes Chloe Mayer for Newsweek. The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey described it as a “trace” of snow from some small hailstones that fell over Philadelphia International Airport Sunday afternoon during thunderstorms. “Since…

  • Here’s Why Philadelphia Airport Businesses Now Have a 3 Percent Surcharge

    Here’s Why Philadelphia Airport Businesses Now Have a 3 Percent Surcharge

    Airline passengers frequenting businesses at Philadelphia International Airport are paying a bit more for the privilege, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY. Airport retailers can already charge prices up to 15 percent higher than average. Now there’s a new 3 percent transaction surcharge as well. It’s called an employee wage and benefit fee and it goes…

  • With Sales Up, Wawa Is Taking Over More of the Region’s Grocery Retail Business

    With Sales Up, Wawa Is Taking Over More of the Region’s Grocery Retail Business

    Wawa and Wegmans had the biggest increase in sales last year among grocery retailers in the Philadelphia region, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wawa had the second largest sales increase, with a $76 million bump in revenue for the Philadelphia area. The Delaware County convenience store chain pulls in local sales of $2.35…

  • Airport Receives $22M in Funding for Taxiway, Runway Improvements

    Airport Receives $22M in Funding for Taxiway, Runway Improvements

    Funding heading to the Philadelphia International Airport will pay for airport infrastructure improvements that include a runway safety enhancement and renovations to a taxiway, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. Philadelphia’s Department of Aviation has received $22.2 million for the airport under President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that was signed into law in…

  • Wall Street Journal: Amid Rising Prices, People Turn to Zillow Therapy to Go on Make-believe Real-Estate Hunts

    Wall Street Journal: Amid Rising Prices, People Turn to Zillow Therapy to Go on Make-believe Real-Estate Hunts

    With rising prices, low inventory, and high mortgage rates, more people are turning to Zillow therapy: make-believe real-estate hunts in the Philadelphia region that transport them into a fantasy of a better future, writes Elizabeth Bernstein for The Wall Street Journal. Ellisha Caplan is a 47-year-old consultant in Delaware who has been searching various real-estate…

  • American’s Most Exclusive Lounge Is Coming to Philadelphia International Airport

    American’s Most Exclusive Lounge Is Coming to Philadelphia International Airport

    There are two new American Airlines lounges opening next year at Philadelphia International Airport.  One of those will be American’s Flagship Lounge, the most exclusive offering available, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. PHL’s largest carrier is opening a premium Flagship Lounge and another Admirals Club in Terminal A-West. The Flagship Lounge will be…

  • There’s Some New Sexy Trolleys Coming Our Way From SEPTA

    There’s Some New Sexy Trolleys Coming Our Way From SEPTA

    Those vintage 1940s-era green and cream PCC trolleys running on Route 15 along Girard Avenue that were newly restored and recently rolled out by SEPTA are getting all the attention these days, but there’s also some next-generation trolleys coming that look pretty sexy, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. They’re only renderings at the moment…

  • Philadelphia Airport in the Sites of Turkish Airlines as a Destination

    Philadelphia Airport in the Sites of Turkish Airlines as a Destination

    Turkish Airlines has 14 destinations in the United States after it added a direct route to Demark, but future stops for the airline will likely include Philadelphia, writes Cam Bonelli and Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat told Travel Weekly that PHL is on its wish list to be part…