Philadelphia

At a WHYY community event, historians and residents examined how one formerly enslaved woman's fight for freedom reveals the contradictions at the heart of America's founding.

“Platform X,” the latest Step Outside show, subverts America 250 expectations and invites its audience to paint on walls.

Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.

As governments try to limit gender-affirming surgeries for adults, researchers looked at how the process can be better for those who can get them.

Parking is extremely limited at the Lemon Hill World Cup fan site, but the festivities are easily accessible on the adjacent Schuylkill River Trail.

Pedestrian-focused project includes a new plaza, shorter curb ramps, raised bike lanes, bus bumpouts and trees.

“That is not us,” police commissioner Kevin J. Bethel said, rejecting claims that the department is hostile to Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community.

Philly’s Walnut Hill neighborhood features Civil Rights history, science fiction origins, and some of the best food in Philly.

The multi-disciplinary “Pepperpot” performance brings to life the 18th-century peddlers' songs from Philadelphia’s cobblestone streets.

After 100,000 votes in Herr’s Flavored by Philly: Taste of 250 contest, chip lovers have selected their top three curated concept flavors.

After 50 years as an interview host, Gross fields questions from Nézet-Séguin about opera, life choices and smoking.

Beneath the neighborhood’s serene architectural surface lies a fiercely eccentric creative ecosystem — one you can feel most acutely on a long, unhurried afternoon.

The daughter of rock star Dave Grohl played a sold-out concert that was cut short because she said she wasn’t feeling well.

COVID-19 supplies and other public health services at four resource hubs will move to new community action centers at different city locations.

The annual Pride Month ceremony recognizes Philadelphia leaders for their LGBTQ+ advocacy.