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More than 175 new retailers, restaurants, and businesses have opened in Center City since 2020, getting Philly closer to its pre-pandemic retail occupancy rates.

The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen opened its doors to anyone in need of a Thanksgiving lunch. Administrators say demand for food has been up for the last two months.

Philadelphia-based MANNA prepared and delivered Thanksgiving meals for more than 3,600 people, many of whom are living with serious illnesses.

Calls to regional poison control centers around the holidays tend to be focused around food poisonings and safety concerns. But mishaps can be avoided.

Nov. 24-27: Smokey Robinson in Philly, Christmas Underwater in N.J., and a Todd Rundgren tribute in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.

An 18th-century farmhouse near Langhorne is being renovated into Bucks County’s only Black museum.

Omar Morales Colon, along with his wife, Shakira Martinez, have both been convicted on drug and money laundering charges.

Family Promise of Northern New Castle County will be able to help up to 50 more families with the grant.

People who have lost family members and other loved ones to violence have found a new kind of family in the Central Philadelphia chapter of Parents of Murdered Children.

The bill would codify safeguards for temporary workers in New Jersey. “This is not about politics," said Diego Bartesaghi. “This is about workers and workers’ rights.”

Two 15-year-old female students and two 16-year-old male students were shot, police said.

Here are some tips to keep everyone safe and healthy this Thanksgiving, from cooking the turkey to avoiding the 'triple-demic.'

Alone among recent presidents, Trump refused to release his tax returns either during his successful 2016 campaign or his four years in the White House.

Being a first-year educator is tough. That’s why new Philly teacher Shalisha Smith is grateful to have a mentor who’s also family.

Drill music, a subgenre of hip hop, has come under fire for graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Some Philadelphia artists are working to change the genre its