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In an agreement both parties are calling historic, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has committed to use union labor on city-funded cons ...

After announcing earlier this fall that founder Vicki Solot would leave her executive director role, First Person Arts has named her succ ...

What’s that, you say? You’re looking for a tree-lighting ceremony? As the holidays inch closer, there are just a few c ...

Democrats in the New Jersey Legislature are hoping a new plan paves the way for getting more money to the state’s poorest cities. ...

An armed thief who was rushed to the hospital after being shot with his own gun in a Monday night robbery that didn’t go as he plan ...

Two New Jersey lawmakers are proposing a bill to eliminate the state’s 72-hour waiting period for couples seeking a license to wed. ...

Dr. Dan Gottlieb’s weekly blog, as heard on WHYY, 90.9 FM.   Updates: Mondays at 5:00 a. ...

It only took one bite for Kennett Square borough officials to step in and announce plans to prohibit exotic animal ownership. A ma ...

Philadelphia Police have arrested two men responsible for allegedly shooting a couple and stealing their 2001 Mercury in North Philadelph ...

UPenn has a long way to go before cracking the top of the Most Vegan-Friendly Co ...

Chris Satullo’s weekly blog, as heard on WHYY, 90.9 FM.   Updates: Monday mornings ...

It was after Hurricanes Irene and Lee, according to my neighbors, that something seemed amiss in the beehives. “What happene ...

Whoever fills Joe Paterno’s shoes has a big role ahead of them, but the first responsibility belongs to the panel picking the repla ...

Delaware has joined a national effort to develop science standards that all K-12 students should meet by the time they graduate high scho ...

You can take the girl out of the School District of Philadelphia … but can you stop paying her? Arlene Ackerman, who receive ...