The Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia will be packed for the Wawa Welcome America concert and fireworks spectacular.

Mayor Cherelle Parker said the city would suspend residential trash collection, close some city pools and shorten recreation center hours, but vowed to keep the city running. Police and firefighters are not on strike, but the DC33 membership includes 911 dispatchers, trash collectors, water department workers and many others.

More than 9,000 city employees are on strike after contract talks fell apart between AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Parker’s administration, the first major city worker strike since 1986.

The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030.

Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia are set to join the WNBA as expansion franchises starting in 2028 NEW YORK — A look at the three expansion teams that the WNBA is adding over the next few years: First year of play: 2028.

The WNBA has granted expansion teams to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, growing to a league-record 18 franchises. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has expressed for more than a year a desire to expand the league to at least 16 teams,