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Councilmember Cindy Bass (8th District) has introduced legislation to regulate the use of vehicle immobilization devices commonly known as “barnacles."
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4/2/26
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Mount St. Joseph Academy won the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies championship meet each year from 2021 to 2024, but last year the Magic were dethroned by Gwynedd Mercy Academy.
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by Tom Utescher
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4/2/26
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Large groups turned out in several Northwest Philadelphia locations on Saturday for the third in a series of “No Kings” demonstrations that were held across the country to protest Trump Administration policies.
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4/2/26
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Imagine adding another task to your daily routine: checking multiple government websites just to find out what your local and state officials are planning to do.
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by Sharon Sorg
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4/2/26
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I’m glad Len Lear is back. I just read his sad tale. It sounds horrific, but miraculously and with great endeavor, he came out of this. Good for him.
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4/2/26
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I t seems impossible but I pretty clearly remember the nation’s Bicentennial celebration 50 — was it really 50? — years ago.
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4/2/26
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Susan Gillette Meer was familiar with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) through her grandmother, who joined in 1938. However, she assumed she’d never partake in the group’s initiatives.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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4/2/26
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Philadelphia’s past and the nation’s history are deeply entwined, with every corner of the region a part of America’s 250 years and beyond.
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by Sean Marsala
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4/2/26
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In the Eighteenth Century, innovative Philadelphia doctors created the first hospital, but they also applied native plant remedies...
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by Robert Calandra
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4/2/26
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As Philadelphians get ready to toast America’s 250th anniversary this summer, they might find themselves enjoying some of the same drinks the first Americans did, such as wine, beer or cider.
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by Elie Bekelman
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4/2/26
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In 1752, during one June afternoon in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin flew his kite in a thunderstorm.
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by Abby Weiss
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4/2/26
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Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill will serve as the backdrop on Saturday, April 11, for “Stroll the Avenue for a Cause,” benefiting Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW). A collaboration between …
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4/2/26
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If it’s spring, it’s time for the “Toad Detour” in Upper Roxborough.The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has been organizing the annual program since 2012 to protect the local …
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by Chelsea Lubbe
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4/2/26
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On Friday, Chris Johnson announced his candidacy for Pennsylvania’s 200th Legislative District, currently held by Chris Rabb, ahead of the May 19 primary election.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/1/26
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After initially being approved by the committee on March 4 but being delayed by a landlord lawsuit, the two remaining Safe Healthy Homes bills, once again, have been passed by City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/1/26
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The Nature Record, formerly the National Nature Assessment, is the first holistic assessment of the state of nature in the United States.
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by Abby Weiss
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4/1/26
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4/1/26
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3/26/26
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On Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving, I had a seven-hour, open-heart, triple-bypass surgery.
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by Len Lear
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3/26/26
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