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Customers lined up for Wednesday’s reopening to relive old memories and explore an iconic refurbishment.

Activities planned for July 2 include a new parade and other festivities in Old City in keeping with John Adams’ 1776 wishes.

In a new book, journalist Ari Berman says the Founding Fathers created a system that concentrated power amongst the elite, and that some institutions today operate similarly.

The American Ornithological Society will remove people’s names from birds. Many of those birds are now named after prominent Philadelphia scientists.

King visited as part of the Cheltenham Township Adult School’s 5-Star Forum series on April 15, 1964. Other speakers included Art Buchwald, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis.

His connection to PBS began in 1971, when he was hired to co-anchor NPACT, the National Public Affairs Center for Television.

We'll talk about the pros and cons of open primaries and ask whether or not party members alone should have a say in their candidate.

Their project involves an AI-powered stuffed animal that allows people to practice Mam, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

From April 12–14, the theater is holding its annual 35mm Film Festival to showcase nine classic features, such as “The Wizard of Oz,” “Evil Dead II” and “Rififi.”

Project leaders said the Bicentennial Bell Garden would be completed and open to the public by mid to late June.

Genealogy often looks like thumbing through old documents and pictures, but what story does skin color tell about family lineage?

The museum, housed in buildings dating from 1758, is one of two new museums to receive accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums.

The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were.

The school says the text was given to a physician who, without consent, bound it with the skin of a deceased female patient in a hospital where he worked.

The deadly collapse of the historic bridge has shaken the city and challenged its cultural identity as a port city dating back to before the U.S. declared its independence.