Philadelphia

Captain Verdell Johnson, Commanding Officer of the 39th Police District in Philadelphia, has reported an increase in burglaries in his di ...

The Convention and Visitors Bureau touts Philadelphia as “a city of firsts.” The Independ ...

One of the first things Courtney Bambrick noticed about the play “Skin Deep” is the similarities she had with the show’s lead c ...

At a Wednesday night gathering of about twenty senior citizens for a “Maximizing Your Social Security” program at the Falls o ...

  Thanks to many of you, NewsWorks.org has gotten off to a great start. And our freelance correspondent team has been a big part ...

Unionized janitors who clean private office buildings have been agreeing to new contracts without having to hit the picket lines. ...

The Mt. Airy business that is on the brink of closing following a Groupon deal will launch an emergency fund drive in hopes of ...

A West Germantown woman and her clan of cats escaped from the flames of a Manheim Street house fire Thursday evening. Executive Fi ...

A 30-year-old Manayunk woman is being charged with DUI after crashing into a parked car on the 300 block of Green Lane, causing her own v ...

Just months after a national memorial was dedicated to its namesake’s honor, this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Servic ...

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams will speak this Sunday as part of Neighborhood Interfaith Movement’s annual MLK speake ...

We all know that zoning matters but that doesn’t make its any easier to understand. The Chestnut Hill Com ...

The soft charcoal hue of the asphalt along the Schuylkill River Trail gleams a little brighter between the Falls Bridge and Ridge Avenue ...

The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for 5:00am to 6:00pm. Friday, Jan 13, 2012. Gusts to 50 mph possible. Exercise ...

After a few months away, experts from IBM are reporting back to Philadelphia officials on how to get more people into the workforce. ...