By: Lilly Werling On October 7, 2025 over 100 peaceful protesters took to the streets of downtown Philadelphia to protest ...

In a crowded church, on an unseasonably warm evening for mid-September Philadelphia District, Attorney Larry Krasnar had a ...

By: Lilly Werling On October 7, 2025 over 100 peaceful protesters took to the streets of downtown Philadelphia to protest Israel’s war on Palestine, which many international experts, including the ...

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Kids played basketball outside of the empty Childs Elementary School. A group of young boys shoot a basketball into an aging hoop at the end of a large asphalt school yard. Behind them is the shell of ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that as of 2023, households in the Philadelphia metropolitan area spend an average of $86,509 a year on housing, food, transportation, and other goods and ...

At the Philadelphia Department of Prisons Detention Center, an innovative program called, New Leash on Life pairs incarcerated men with rescued shelter dogs for mutual healing and rehabilitation. This ...

Bunrath Math, 55, was only 11 years old when he fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule. As an orphan in the United States, he initially found refuge in Berkshire, Massachusetts, before ...

Construction site behind St. Lucy's School. Since 1682, when William Penn began what was called his “holy experiment,” Philadelphia has been a haven for those who practice the Catholic religion. In ...

"Peggy Flemming's got nothing on me," joked Ernest "Puff" Edwards, owner of Elmwood Roller Skating Rink, about his skating abilities. Edwards was first employed by the rink in 1965, and he bought it ...

Glen Fern is the former property of wealthy and influential miller Thomas Livezey that dates back to 1747. In its day, the sprawling farmstead at the edge of the Wissahickon Creek featured one of the ...

The Polish American String Band plays in Campbell Square. Preserving a culture can be a challenge in a nation that was built on a melting pot philosophy. Throughout the country’s history, families ...