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There were plenty of athletes from Pennsylvania and New Jersey competing this month, and more who will be in the upcoming Paralympics.

Pennsylvania Hospital, founded in 1751, treated patients in the Pine Building. The museum will feature the original surgical theater and other exhibits.

Before the rain turned to snow Sunday, thousands packed Philly’s Chinatown for the parade celebrating the Year of the Horse.

The 20-bed facility at 1107 E. Main St. is “designed to get residents off the street and back on a stable path,” Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder said.

The century-old aerospace fastener facility in Abington Township went up in flames in February 2025, prompting evacuation orders.

“Burlington County Joins the Revolution” features artifacts, including a letter demanding payment from the British for chickens and razors.

Chief White Eyes toggled between British and American leadership to secure land for the Lenape.

Workers began restoring the exhibit Thursday after a judge’s order to return, despite a Trump administration appeal.

The outcome of negotiations in Philly and New York will shape the climbing industry, union says.

Caroline Rebecca LeCount fought hard to desegregate Philly’s public transit. More than 150 years later, the agency continues to celebrate her legacy.

Chefs from favorites including Mawn, El Chingon and Palizzi Social Club, are representing charitable organizations for a high-end Taco Tuesday series.

This summer, “Les Éléphants” will play two group stage games at the Linc and call Chester and Wilmington home.

Fellow civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said his mentor “was not simply a civil rights leader; he was a movement unto himself.”

As the semiquincentennial nears, Philadelphia’s cultural institutions are examining the country’s founding through the lens of local Black history.

Lion dances are performed to chase away evil spirits and bring good luck in the new year. The nonprofit has several performances planned in the coming days.