Ryan Briggs

L&I issued permits clearing the way to demolish a jewelry shop and adjacent commercial building at 8th and Chestnut streets in the city’s historic diamond district.

In the past week, federal prosecutors have filed or unsealed new charges against two people in the region who allegedly participated in the riots.

The relaxed social distancing restrictions will go into effect March 1, in time for the Phillies season opener at Citizens Bank Park in April.

Residents of dozens of suburban ZIP codes are being vaccinated using city supply at rates almost four times that of the least vaccinated areas of Philadelphia.

The pandemic slowed campaign fundraising for Philly City Councilmembers. Henon managed to buck the trend.

At least a half dozen Philadelphia Police officers have been arrested on a variety of criminal charges in recent months.

City Council passed a near-unanimous resolution calling on Kenney to turn the Eagles stadium in South Philadelphia into a mass vaccination site run by the city.

More than 90% of Philadelphians surveyed in a new poll from a coalition of community-based groups say they support redistributing money from police toward social services.

Philadelphia Land Bank officials say a reformed system is producing better results yet critics see a process that advantages developers over residents.

After a bruising pandemic year, the city faces a steep budget shortfall. Service cuts, tax hikes, and privatization or sale of city assets are on the table.

A successor company to the Reading Railroad, which hasn't operated train cars since 1976, is fighting an effort to force repairs to a derelict train station it owns in Philly.

The move comes amid a broader tightening of rules and regulations around vaccine distribution.