Philadelphia

(Update 7 p.m. Most businesses in the 7100 block of Germantown Ave. have their power back. Of the few that remain dark include The Se ...

The company that manages and operates Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal said Friday that there was a 10 percent increas ...

There is still no date in Philadelphia City Council for a hearing on the controversial Deferred Retirement Option Program or DROP.   ...

Last month’s death of 27-year-old Ellen Rae Greenberg has officially been ruled a suicide by Philadelphia Police.  Homi ...

A nationwide campaign for improving the firearms purchase background check system made a stop in Philadelphia.  The counter o ...

Grief, anger and frustration were the backdrop to Thursday night’s community meeting at the Abbotsford public housing complex in Ea ...

For more than a decade, a dozen or so members of the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement have developed a deep bond with one another over an ...

Long-time Germantown resident Robin Tasco considers running for Philadelphia City Council as a natural evolution of her community activis ...

This week, two mothers announced that they’ve secured more than $100,000 from Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr.’s office in order ...

Eighth District councilwoman Donna Reed Miller plans to hold a committee hearing to highlight the problems ex-felons face after leaving p ...

The Korean ambassador to the United States is in Philadelphia promoting the pending U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement.The honorable Han Duk ...

The Philadelphia Streets Department is asking for funds to help fight what’s left of winter weather.  Streets Commissio ...

Philadelphia City Council has approved a law to end the so-called “Florida loophole” that allows Pennsylvania residents to us ...

A new deal will keep people building ships in South Philadelphia.  State funding helped make sure the shipyard keeps operating. ...

A candidate for Philadelphia City Council is taking his battle to the Web.  He’s using some tongue in cheek comparisons to mak ...