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Amid French shock and mourning, Philadelphia’s Bastille Day celebrates ‘power to the people’
Undeterred by mid-afternoon thundershowers, revelers and Francophiles by the hundreds filled the 2100 block of Fairmount Avenue on Saturd ...
9 years ago
Protests against police violence continue over weekend in Philadelphia
A group of about 200 protesting police brutality and recent police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota made their way Saturday ...
9 years ago
Philly Fourth of July celebration shines through the rain
Thousands filled the Ben Franklin Parkway to celebrate Independence Day despite gray skies and occasional downpours. The 10-hour W ...
9 years ago
Photographers learn to paint with light in historic Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ornate gravestones cast long shadows as 14 photo enthusiasts set out on foot from the gatehouse at Laurel Hill Cemetery on a Friday eveni ...
9 years ago
Germantown Juneteenth Festival brings history to life
Germantown marked its 10th Juneteenth Festival Saturday, celebrating the role of the region in fighting slavery in the United States. ...
9 years ago
College rugby tournament in Chester a prelude to sport’s return to Olympics in Rio
Collegiate rugby teams from across the United States travelled to the Talen Energy Stadium in Chester this weekend for the Penn Mutual Na ...
9 years ago
Despite financial hardships, Atlantic City still a destination for #MDW16 beachgoers
It’s Memorial Day weekend and the annual pilgrimage down the Expressway to a summer destination has begun. New Jersey Governor C ...
9 years ago
Philly Summerfest park opening signals festive start of season
The popular Summerfest pop-up park opens to the public Friday at Penn’s Landing, bringing roller skating, mini-golf and casual, outdoor ...
9 years ago
Women take top honors at Valley Forge Military College graduation
The sun came out Friday giving the 2016 graduates of Valley Forge Military College a perfect spring day for graduation. As family ...
9 years ago
Dad Vail Regatta brings 78 years of history and tradition to banks of the Schuylkill River
This weekend over 120 colleges and 3,700 student athletes took part in the 78th annual Dad Vail Regatta. The event is one of the premiere ...
9 years ago
The sun shines (finally) on Spruce Street Harbor Park opening
Spruce Street Harbor Park kicked off the 2016 season this weekend as locals and tourists lounged in hammocks, played bocce ball and tosse ...
9 years ago
Picture perfect weather for the 122nd annual running of the Penn Relays
Thousands of athletes — ...
9 years ago
PIFA arts festival culminates with street fair in Center City
Several thousand visitors flocked to a six-block stretch of South Broad Street Saturday for the Philadelphia International Festival of th ...
9 years ago
Commentary: Philly protest marks the anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death in Baltimore police custody
In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old African-American man from Baltimore who died f ...
9 years ago
Skaters bid farewell to iconic Center City hang-out [photos]
A city-imposed ban prevented at least three generations from skating – legally – at LOVE Park. Last week, this ban was lifted ...
9 years ago
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