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Years of financial oversight through Act 47 has prepared cities that were thought to be doomed by the pandemic, while others face cuts and potentially massive tax hikes.

This week; How Pa. is planning to spend the remaining COVID relief money, a new series examines Philly gun violence, and protecting Sigma Sound Studios.

Nonprofits and ministries that offer annual sit-down Thanksgiving dinners to those in need say this year's fellowship will look different.

The annual “Media Bowl” between Penncrest and Strath Haven High School featured restricted attendance, masks and face shields in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Philadelphia’s Use of Force Review Board is the only venue for civilian oversight of shootings involving police. The board last met in October 2019.

Worker-owned businesses promise better wages, but for some of the workers who could benefit the most in Philly, being the boss is close to impossible.

Two Philly pals teamed up for a venture that’ll get a Douglas fir to your doorstep for $75 flat.

"Relationships with animals are simple," notes one researcher. In a year when life feels fraught, pets have been healers, helping humans get exercise and quell anxiety.

It was another tough day for Wentz and the Eagles, plagued by inconsistency and hurt by injuries all season.

Here’s what you need to know about gathering in the Delaware Valley, plus tips on how to keep everyone safe.

The fire was reported at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 1500 block of South 30th Street.

Photographer Antonio Johnson talks to the barber he has gone to his entire life.

Philly’s pre-pandemic supermarket boom is slowly continuing to roll out.

Dr. Fauci talks with wife, Christine Grady, about parenting, running and work. He sees a link: "the idea of sticking with something and not giving up, even when it's painful."

Despite the pandemic, the annual Philadelphia event will go on and memorialize trans people whose lives were cut short by violence.