Overbrook Elementary students are set to be transferred to four neighboring schools, a move that district representatives say will improve access to resources, but one that raises concerns ...
The North East area takes up the majority of gun ownership in one place throughout the whole country. In this special report ...
Members of OnePA Renters United will testify in City Hall today in favor of the passage of the Safe and Healthy Homes, a legislative package introduced by Councilman Nicolas ...
Six hours after the opening remarks of the Philadelphia Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26, Overbrook resident and former teacher D’Angelo Virgo received his two minutes of testimony.
Paul Birdsong, chairman of The Black Lion Party for International Solidarity, was served a notice on Feb 13, 2026, that his license to carry a firearm had been revoked by the Philadelphia Police ...
It was her first day as a substitute teacher at Overbrook Elementary School, and she was struggling to find it. Disoriented, ...
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From Churches to Delis, Prayers to Pierogis, Port Richmond is the Polish Community’s Home in the city of Philadelphia. For years the little neighborhood on the banks of the Delaware River have served ...
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 ...
memorabilia and fairy lights. There are also two bars on the opposite ends, lined with ruby red padding and old-school cash registers. It’s a small and colorful place with something always going on, ...
Freddy Mahugu as he runs the Boston Marathon. Photo courtesy of @nattyphoto on Instagram. Freddy Mahugu is the founder of the Wynnefield Track Club, a running group that meets every day of the week to ...
William Peterson, a former convict, has trouble finding work in Kensington. Factories and textile mills line the neighborhood’s streets. The owner of a local restaurant runs down the street to fill up ...