Philadelphia

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 ...

Federal authorities say they have broken up the latest incarnation of Philadelphia’s mob. Prosecutors have charged 13 members of th ...

An effort is underway to rid Philadelphia’s streets of political trash.  Campaign signs dot the Philadelphia landscape, ...

If you miss the excitement of the city being broke – if you yearn for the days of bitter fights over tax hikes and service cuts – we ...

It took Chris Perez 12 years to become a self-made millionaire with his lending company, and just one day in 2008 for it all to crumble a ...

Whenever the time came for retired librarian Wendy Moody to head out to aerobics class, she, like many of us, would drag her feet to the ...