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Philadelphia students participated in the manga-inspired mock trial and learned the inner workings of the legal process at Parkway Central Library.

Students and community advocates told the school board Thursday that shuttering schools affects more than numbers.

The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.

The multibillion-dollar blueprint calls for no new wage or real estate taxes, but does add surcharges to national chain deliveries and ride-hailing fares.

The University City concert venue owes millions of dollars in debt and is facing a possible shutdown and eviction.

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable.

Advocates are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities will help states like New Jersey adopt policies where the rich pay more in taxes.

March 12–15: Ministry of Awe grand opening in Old City, John Oats in Jersey and Mt. Airy Restaurant Week are among this week’s highlights.

Founders of the new Independent Autism Coordinating Committee say they will act as an alternative body to a federal advisory group under RFK Jr.

State officials contend the market will expand when new growers, manufacturers and retailers begin operating and prices become more competitive.

The new policy guarantees an end to silent lunches and prohibits the collective punishment of students.

SEPTA will eliminate 18 bus routes as part of a phased overhaul starting in August, aiming to increase service and improve reliability for riders.

Piles of scrap metal burned for more than 24 hours in the Delaware Bay. The barge is owned by the Camden scrapyard EMR, which will be taking the cargo.

Police say three children were unharmed and are with the Department of Child Protection and Permanency.

The new requirements don’t apply to data center projects already in the works in New Castle County.