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City Council members hope to advise Mayor Mike Purzycki how best to spend American Rescue Plan funds to fight the outbreak of gun violence.

This weekend features a Blueberry Festival in Media, and several live music options including the Philadelphia Piazzolla Festival.

Nicole Kenney’s platform was crowned winner of the Well City Challenge.

The city’s research comes as the city continues to experience a surge in gun violence.

“There’s a whole range of legal and practical questions that need to be answered,” the mayor said.

No one has been rescued from the site since the first hours after the building collapsed on June 24 when many of its residents were asleep.

Chelsey Lowe’s culturally-relevant leadership made a big difference in the Well City Challenge.

Advocates are lobbying Gov. Murphy to save the program, which they say has helped reduce HIV infections in the area by 50% since it opened 14 years ago.

Even as the pandemic eases, the need for food remains as more than 750 cars were expected at a distribution event in Georgetown Tuesday morning.

More than 20 people were shot in Philly over the weekend, including a relative of State Sen. Sharif Street. The lawmaker and others say this can’t go on.

Summer Social brings Wednesday drink deals to dozens of bars around Philadelphia.

The Gun Violence Archive reports that shootings across the country this holiday weekend claimed the lives of more than 180 people.

Edward Cagney Mathews was escorted out of his home by Mt. Laurel police and then placed into custody.

When Pennsylvania ended its COVID-19 restrictions, cocktails-to-go became illegal again. “It's going to be a rough summer, but hopefully everybody can survive.”

The Philadelphia startup that tried to bring e-scooters to its hometown is rolling into the bikeshare business.