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Ken Cooper knows the inside story of how special education works — and often doesn’t — in the Philadelphia School District. ...

The first woman to be Philadelphia City Council President is now immortalized in oils.  Former Council President Anna Verna ...

Tuesday evening, the candidates for City Controller will join in a one-hour debate at the studios of WHYY. Democratic incumbent Alan Butk ...

My first instinct was to purr with approval when I saw the headline, ...

A letter to the editor last week in the Delaware State News caught our attention. The headline reads “Tea Party Members of Congress ...

Cory Booker is only the fourth African American ever to be elected to the U. S. Senate, and he’ll soon be the sole elected black in ...

Here’s a look at fun family activities taking place throughout the city.  ...

Germantown’s Maplewood Mall and one of its anchor organizations, G-town Radio, are both looking at a major milestone this week, but ...

There’s a tune floating out of Philadelphia’s West Kensington neighborhood and it sounds like…Justin Bieber. Rev ...

“Contentious.” “Ugly.” “Swinging for the fences.” “Combative.” “Intense.” The ...

A newly built dune is bothering some Chadwick Beach residents, and it’s not because of a view obstruction. The dune is fille ...

It ain’t no Hollywood Walk of Fame, but it’s a start. By late 2014, Philadelphia will have its own “Innovators W ...