History

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

The Japanese house in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park was saved 40 years ago by former inmates of Japanese internment camps.

In hip-hop’s storied history, Philly has a legacy all its own — one that’s still being forged.

Local hip-hop ambassadors and artists are throwing a giant birthday block party Saturday at Eakins Oval.

Since the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action, the way college admissions officers handle diversity, equity and inclusion is in limbo.

You have until Sept. 1 to share thoughts and vote for your fave.

In their performance piece “Gnome Core,” artist Alex Tatarsky plays a cranky hermit with one of the worst jobs in history.

Kwame Alexander on his new memoir, Why Fathers Cry at Night. Then, being Philly foodies with local James Beard winners Ellen Yin (Fork) and Nok Suntaranon (Kalaya).

An urban archaeological excavation is searching for artifacts from the West Philly neighborhood destroyed 50 years ago.

With the recent increase in antisemitism across the country, the Center City installation is more relevant than ever.

What's driving the rise in plastic surgery? Also, the Biden Administration's new student loan repayment plan and Philadelphia's 18th C. quarantine hospital, Lazaretto.

The case for like…um…keeping bad English, slang and filler words in our conversations. We'll also talk about the life of Josephine Baker and school funding in Pa.

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

A 15th-century Christopher Columbus letter is finally back in Italy, decades after it disappeared from a Venice library and years after it resurfaced in Delaware.

Eddie Muller’s festival of classic film noir has been around for 20 years, touring through a dozen cities. It’s coming to the home of The Blob.