Avi Wolfman-Arent

He worked for the Fleer Corporation, which had great luck with Chiclets and was also known for trading cards.

Sixty-one years ago, a routine fly ball hit by Phillies second baseman Tony Taylor made telecommunications history.

When it comes to the treatment of Americans with intellectual disabilities, one Chester County facility is among the most notorious to ever exist.

In the early 20th century, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants had a baseball rivalry so intense, it once resulted in a riot that almost took out an umpire.

Few properties capture the boom-and-bust nature of AC better than this era-spanning destination, which is now Bally's Casino.

In the 1930s, the only flight school willing to train Black pilots was located in the Philadelphia area.

Opened as a movie house, it faltered in the postwar years — until rock promoter Rick Green came around.

The layout and character of deep South Philadelphia is forever tied to the Sesquicentennial.

There are few Philadelphia tales stranger or sadder.

Frank Waxman eventually pleaded guilty to theft of eight pieces, a fraction of the 100-plus he’s thought to have nabbed.

Father Tucker’s role in the movie star’s romance with Prince Rainier of Monaco was unconfirmed, but “he was a legend in his own time.”

Gia Carangi's life — and tragic death — was the subject of a 1993 book by journalist Stephen Fried and a movie starring Angelina Jolie.