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Marguerite Walz was part of a racist 1920s movement worried jazz would erode “decency” and encourage race-mixing and promiscuity.

The Postal Service is looking for nearly 200 assistant mail carriers, the starting point for a career at the agency. Pay starts at almost $19 an hour.

Across from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, mothers of those lost to gun violence surround Saunders Park in a photo essay by photographer Kathy Shorr for Mural Arts.

When the city declares a heat health emergency, new utility shut-offs are banned. But service is not automatically restored for accounts already shut off.

The cooling buses will be parked at four locations throughout the city to offer relief for Philadelphians during the record-high temperatures projected for this weekend.

City officials say opening the pool is a “major” priority, but that supply chain issues and labor shortages have delayed needed repairs.

“They should put a fence around the park and give *us* the keys,” said one fourth grader.

The employees allege an unfair work environment, intimidation, refusal to allow union reps to be present, reduced work hours, and retaliation since they voted to form a union.

The decadeslong mystery turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City.

An in-person hearing is slated to take place Friday at City Hall.

Two new studies outline the massive financial, social and healthcare costs of America's gun violence epidemic on victims and the large pool of often forgotten survivors.

The team's lease at the Wells Fargo Center is up in 2031.

A contractor will develop a plan to help the county prepare for Chesco’s celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026.

Federal funding will help restore the hydrology at Henderson Marsh, allowing fish to migrate, eat, and reproduce.

During extremely hot weather, Philadelphia officials will declare a Code Red and/or a Heat Health Emergency. Here’s what they mean, and how you can help.