Philadelphia

Legislation to reform the Deferred Retirement Option Program, better known as DROP is expected to be introduced Thursday in Philadelphia ...

Music therapy dates back to ancient times. In our country, the process of healing through music took off after World War I, when it was u ...

The public’s awareness of animal abuse got a big boost in 2009 when Michael Vick joined the Philadelphia Eagles and began speaking ...

Relay for Life, a national fundraiser that raises money for cancer research, held one of its 24-hour events last weekend on the running t ...

Roxborough will soon be home to the region’s first high school entirely devoted to students recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. ...

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia will hear arguments Wednesday afternoon on the sentence of imprisoned former state Sen. Vincent F ...

The Philadelphia School District faces a $600 million funding shortfall. That’s about 20 percent of the budget. So school leaders a ...

With the attempt to have 10 E. Moreland Ave. designated a historic property recently denied by the city’s Historical Commission, co ...

The Germantown Historical Society is featuring a temporary exhibition on the Civil War in Germantown, based on a recent book by Hist ...

When he stepped into the auditorium, twelve year old Samir Rutledge didn’t intend to perform. He was really there to support his older ...

On a warm evening in late spring, the passing of time was on display in full splendor at the William Penn Charter School in East Falls. ...

After a weekend shooting injured nine people at a Philadelphia nightclub, Mayor Nutter is promising action against similar establishments ...

Beginning July 1st, smoking will be banned at Philadelphia playgrounds and recreation facilities. The executive order signed by Ma ...

Upcoming changes to two of the major bus routes through Roxborough and Manayunk are being greeted with a wait-and-see attitude by area re ...