Neighborhoods

I go to way too many candlelight vigils. They are the sunset rituals where loved ones gather following a violent death, often held ...

The trees lining the wide grass bowl provide plenty of shade for fans of one of the acts taking center stage at the Clark Park Festival, ...

Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...

When voters cast ballots for state representatives last fall, millions of Americans essentially had no choice: In 42 percent of all such ...

For many years, large public prayer gatherings have been held on Eid al-Fitr in Clara Muhammad Square, which is adjacent to a large mosqu ...

Each year, a Missouri  man created a bigger and more explosive pyrotechnics display — until the summer an ATF agent showed up at his d ...

Something about crazy drunk Omar being dead. On a friend’s facebook page. That’s how I got the news last week. That’s one of the ug ...

Hot dogs are a staple of summer barbecues, but they’re also notoriously bad for you.  Franks are typically a processed food, which ...

“It is revolting to me that Temple would rather use their money to gentrify a historically black area than to lift them up,” proclaimed a Temple student.

One lesson I brought home from Tel Aviv is how to eat hummus — an important skill now that several new hummusiot have sprung u ...

Philadelphia’s recreation centers, parks, and libraries have been in need of revitalization for decades. Broken HVAC systems, water-log ...

I grew up in the ’70s when gang activity in Philly was at its peak. Getting to and from home and school was a daily obstacle course ...

Watching recent protests in the Gayborhood has brought on a strong case of déjà vu for me.

I've spent 25 years exploring the city's nooks and crannies and I am ready to share the city's secrets. So, I wrote a book: "100 Things To Do In Philadephia Before You Die."

Since the advent of the Internet, libraries no longer have a monopoly on information. Across the country, the changing digital landscape ...