Philadelphia

Construction on Dilworth Plaza next to Philadelphia City Hall is moving along.  But almost five months after Occupy Philadelphia was ...

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are challenging a new law — a law so new it hasn’t even been fully implemented yet. The st ...

A Philadelphia Realtor is challenging a law demanding frequent testing of apartments for lead paint.  The city councilwoman who auth ...

For some attendees of Friday night’s official opening of the Mt. Airy Art Garage’s (MAA ...

As the city honored its history of jazz music this month, and the genre being internationally celebrated on Monday, Germantown’s ja ...

A variety of local craft beers were on tap at the 14th Annual Manayunk Brew Fest this weekend, hosted by the Manayunk Brewery and Restaur ...

Inn Yard Park has a new addition, thanks to the help of students from Thomas Mifflin and Wissahickon Charter schools.  On Friday, th ...

Vivian Nix-Early spends her Tuesday afternoons sitting on a bright-blue carpeted floor surrounded by a handful of singing 4-year-olds. Sh ...

Business in Center City Philadelphia is rebounding from the recession.   The annual “State of Center City” report ...

Sharon White and Elaine Terranova, both poets from Philadelphia, came to the Falls of Schuylkill Library last week to share their work wi ...

Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: Philadelphia Water Department officials will ...

Thin wires run from an odd-looking contraption to the limp arm of an elderly American statesman who lies dying in a darkened bedroom insi ...

Here’s what you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week:  1. ...

It looks like owners of vacant properties in Philadelphia will have to do more to keep squatters out. The matter had a rare Friday commit ...

When DePaul Catholic School student-council president Kennady Wright met Mayor Michael Nutter at a January press conference, she asked hi ...