Philadelphia

Germantown Friends School teamed with the Germantown Monthly Meeting to welcome notable civil rights activist and scholar Julian Bond for ...

With local and national neighborhood watch groups under scrutiny for the alleged misdeeds of their members, one local chapter is providin ...

It’s officially spring, with summer around the corner.  In light of the good weather, we’ve asked some Northwest Phi ...

As part of an effort to keep the community informed about a new neighborhood-based festival, October Gallery founder Mercer Redcross atte ...

Tires rumble over the cobblestones in the 6000 block of Germantown Ave. A siren screams — perhaps a fire, police chase or another victi ...

Over two dozen neighbors, many with their canine companions, gathered on a grassy knoll at the corner of Queen Lane and McMichael Street ...

Philadelphia’s Public Defender office is threatening to cut back unless it receives more funding from the city.  Chief ...

It seems Manayunk and Roxborough aren’t the only Northwest neighborhoods in which the idea of a new food co-op is taking root: East ...

To commemorate Arbor Day, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, the city Parks and Recreation Department and Wells Fargo Bank distributed 160 t ...

A new commission has been formed in Philadelphia to help people find jobs. The commission is tasked with finding out ways to creat ...

Lucy Merrick, an activist for senior-citizen rights, was joined by a slew of family members and friends as she celebrated her 100th birth ...

Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family. Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play afte ...

Old tires. Glass bottles. Lawn furniture. Political signs. You name it. These items were all up for grabs on Saturday as a group o ...

Two Philadelphia lawmakers have introduced a bill calling for a complete repeal of the state’s recently passed Voter ID law. ...

“We’re here to see if there is something out there”, said Steve Kates who drove from Glouchester, NJ with his family to ...