Since being recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 by President Joe Biden, Juneteenth has been embraced by communities nationwide, including cities like Scranton, Pennsylvania. On June ...

The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, a project of The Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting, is a unique type of anti-gun violence program. Their main objective is to prove their ...

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 School District of Philadelphia’s second oldest educational ...

My Grandmother had a lingerie store, 1925 31st street, in the 30s – 50s. My father, Sidney, and his two sister Hannah (Zaza) and Sady, grew up in Strawberry Mansion, from the 1920, dad joined the US ...

[ January 8, 2024 ] Crime: Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It Crime [ November 28, 2022 ] North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented?

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 ...

I went to the old saint Katherine school in Torresdale. I am now 73. I remember mother Schumann, mother Cronin,miss Parkinson et al. We climbed trees in the school yard, watched the pigs being ...

Ensemble Philly Arts masterclass with a "Funny Girl" cast member. Courtesy of Ensemble Philly Arts. Philadelphia has a long-standing history as a juggernaut of arts and entertainment. Its neighboring ...

Brandon Pousley, is an award winning educator and CEO of Glitter, an organization geared towards affordable cleaning for neighborhoods in Philadelphia.He shared the significance of keeping Philly ...

Text by Michala Butler, Elizabeth DeOrnellas, Kendra Franklin and Ella Lathan.. Six Philadelphia public schools were shuttered in 2012, and then there were rumors there were going to be more. “Nobody ...

Anyone who knows Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar will tell you that he is a storyteller at heart. His stories are told through the jagged and shimmering pieces of tile, glass and what some would ...

Below you will find centralized COVID-19 information at the federal, state and local levels as well as health and well-being resources.. Additional resources combatting COVID-19 misinformation are ...