Philadelphia

When the heat in the city becomes oppressive, the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s heatline swings into action.   ...

The city of Philadelphia is getting a traffic control center to monitor and alert drivers of congestion in the city. The city has limited ...

A group is pushing the Nutter Administration to sue the state of Pennsylvania for more school funding. Members of Philadelphia Pro ...

NewsWorks wants to congratulate Mt. Airy resident Jennifer Choy for getting her homework sent into space. When Choy was a student at ...

It was a hot night for Wednesday’s Pastorius Park concert but turnout was pretty good considering there was a Severe Heat Warning i ...

In more ways than one, ‘A Cool Stick’ has some blunt lyrics. Their song “Hippie Girl” tells of a fantasy conjured ...

Join members of the East Falls Vi ...

For the first time in a decade, Germantown Historical Society’s Rittenhouse compass is on display, shined up and restored after more th ...

This summer, some local kids will get the chance to build a shutter glider alongside NASA personnel. In an effort to address the n ...

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is asking people to check on the sick and the elderly during the oppressive heat. He said some people ...

Philadelphia has fired one employee and demoted another for accepting free meals from city contractors.   Inspector Genera ...

The crime and punishment system in Philadelphia may be improving.  A Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative repor ...

A Philadelphia task force is reviewing all city properties with an eye toward possibly selling some. Mayor Michael Nutter says Phi ...

Volunteers from several organizations did clean up work in the bucolic and long troubled Vernon Park on Wednesday. The park has been clea ...

Strength, honor and integrity, the mantra of the Philadelphia Panthers, is exactly what the team displayed Saturday during their opening ...