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Before the School Reform Commission voted to close 23 city schools and merge or relocate five others at an emotional Thursday night meeti ...

After a long day of protests, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to close 23 city schools and merge or re ...

It’s no news to most professors that students who bring their laptops in class do more than take notes. One professor at Tem ...

With concerns about parking satisfied, the Manayunk Neighborhood Council has approved plans for development at the former Wilde Yarns sit ...

Communities hit hard by Superstorm Sandy are still looking for ways to get donations into the hands of those in need.  It’s a ...

They live underwater, eat bloodworms, and are promoted on pet websites. But African dwarf frogs can carry salmonella. An outbreak ...

The task before them was tremendous. Shovel, transport and level 60 cubic yards of composted soil. The pay off was worth it. But m ...

Kinder Morgan’s decision to ‘suspend’ pursuing a private-public partnership with the state of Delaware’s Port of ...

The Obama administration is clearly anxious to ensure that Americans feel comfortable about killing people with drones – because, y ...

The Sandy relief fund chaired by New Jersey first lady Mary Pat Christie has raised more than $32 million so far. But four months ...

“I come from a long line of feminists – or, as they used to be called, ‘pushy women’,'” said Mt. Airy Art Garag ...

Bernard Hopkins has another belt around his waist and a slice of boxing history to his name. He just might not have anot ...

Sue Davis heard sounds of crashing metal around 5:25 a.m. on Sunday. She later found out that an SUV went straight at the end of Lincoln ...

Philadelphia does a poor job of  tracking down property tax delinquents and making them pay.  This failure cripples the tax bas ...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. ...