Community Events

For the 10th year, Girard College will have 4,000 to 5,000 people involved in everything from civic engagement to holding a jobs fair.

Toast to Walt Whitman, spend the night at the Penn Museum, or dine out on a budget this week.

The writer looks back at the highlights of her year, plus some upcoming picks.

Ring in 2019 with one of our picks.

The Avalon String Band — a Mummers club on Two Street — recruited a design graduate to upgrade their costumes and save them money.

Brothers Bill and Brandon Green invite the public on Philadelphia's South Street to see the moon up-close.

December is a month of giving…but many of us parents struggle with the consumerist expectations that surround the holiday season.

Guest author Irene Levy Baker shares her holiday picks with us this week.

New traditions blend with old in Northern Liberties' Parade of Spirits.

This week's round-up includes plenty of opportunities to meet Santa.

Deep in the dark corners of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, something is stirring. Orcs, elves, and adventurers of all kinds are gath ...

This week, we've got plenty of events for those who are feeling festive ... or not.

On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood for WURD's second annual "Empowerment Experience."

Catch John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, or even Michelle Obama during this week of star-studded events.

Why one man spent $11,000 on the former Philly mayor's Rolodex and other relics of Rizzo's polarizing political legacy, and why that legacy lives on.