Tom MacDonald

The curfews would limit hours at what council members say are often nuisance businesses that disrupt their neighbors.

The 13-week effort will include fixing potholes, addressing abandoned properties and removing abandoned cars.

The festival begins on Juneteenth and runs through July 4 with a star-studded concert and fireworks.

The legislation would provide a means to hold repeat offenders of fraud accountable on the local level.

Hospital officials hope to create a blueprint for compassionate care that can ultimately be replicated nationwide.

Councilmember Quetcy Lozada was at K&A as the city cleared encampments Wednesday morning. "I wasn't disappointed,” she said, “I was just concerned.”

The neighborhood has been the center of at least 10 such sweeps. The move has left some residents and business owners wondering about its long-term efficacy.

Using electronic poll book data, the city has been able to cut about a month off the time that it takes to pay Election Day workers.

The goal is to reduce the “summer slide” where students' minds aren’t stimulated and subject matter needs to be re-taught after vacation.

Mayor Cherelle Parker warned of outside forces attempting to use the disagreement to drive a wedge between her office and City Council.

Joyce Wilkerson, considered a controversial pick over her stance on charter schools, was praised by Mayor Parker as a “laudable steward.”

District Attorney Larry Krasner said there could be a national record for low violent crime as it falls this year in Philadelphia.