Philadelphia

The plan includes expanding twice-weekly trash pickup to North Philly, fixing heating and air conditioning in libraries and adding planters to commercial corridors.

The mayor’s latest budget proposal calls on the city to borrow $800 million to create and preserve more affordable and market-rate units across the city.

The union members’ action comes after more than a year of unsuccessful contract talks.

About 20% of people in Philadelphia are 60 and older, according to local data.

March 13–16: Erika Alexander in Delaware, St. Paddy’s Day celebrations in Philly and EagleMania in South Jersey are among this weekend's event events.

The Center for Dance will quadruple the ballet’s size and include community spaces.

Overbrook students spend recess in a bare-bones concrete yard. Now, they’re working with Trust for Public Land to reimagine the space.

Philadelphia education leaders are raising the alarm as a massive Education Department staffing cut threatens federal programs.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has identified at least one local case of measles, unrelated to the recent case in Montgomery County.

The show is based on author Liz Moore’s bestselling novel about a beat cop’s search for a murderer and her sister in Kensington amidst the opioid crisis.

At a packed town hall, City Councilmember Jeffery Young proposed replacing the library with a mixed-use building. It didn’t go well.

The Democratic candidates agreed on most issues but highlighted their differences on issues like the city’s crime rate and the death penalty.

The economic impact of a smaller federal government in the region has meant fewer workers, canceled office leases, buildings for sale and some contracts terminated.

The bill was part of a state-sponsored test of using speed cameras to enforce school zone speed limits. Its future is now uncertain.

“We sent an invitation, they enthusiastically accepted,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.