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The 57-year-old bookshop in West Philadelphia is thriving under new ownership.

Expect $7 Eggnog White Russians and tons of twinkle lights.

Since the 1930s, the Penn Museum has been holding and studying thousands of clay tablets from 2000 B.C. Today, hundreds are returning to Iraq.

The demise of Hoa Binh Plaza isn’t the only story of Asian businesses in gentrifying areas, leaders in Philly’s growing Asian community say.

Kids know their abusers between 85% and 93% of the time. Yet adults are often surprised to realize how close to home abuse really is.

A nonprofit has been installing Internet hot spots around Georgia to make sure rural residents, especially in communities of color, can complete census forms.

This year, the state Agriculture Department issued 324 growing permits, compared to 37 issued just for research last year.

The stars of “Royal Geek” are setting an example for their classmates.

More and more school districts are adding propane buses to their fleets and switching from diesel. They cite financial and environmental benefits.

The local site had been around since 2012.

"It’s a Monday," said a transit authority spokesperson.

Local school districts have also filed federal complaints against the e-cig giant.

This week: auditing Philadelphia City Council's effectiveness, the declining rate of childhood obesity in NJ, and extending the statute of limitations on clergy sexual abuse.

The head of this city’s largest organization for Black-owned businesses believes African-American owned companies are doing better than previously reported.

In her office at Boulder High School, the assistant principal has a large cardboard box where she can toss the spoils of her ongoing battle with the newest student addiction.