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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

For survivors of sexual assault, recovering from their trauma can be financially costly. From counseling costs, to medical bills, to subsequent trauma, the money that survivors have to spend can all ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trainers Patrick Smith and Victor Lugo-Merle review data with an athlete in the athletic training room at Temple University on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Photo by Amarna Milne. At Temple University, ...

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 ...

Tim Horras sits at his desk at the Widener Library during a day of work. Tim Horras is the branch manager at Widener Library in Strawberry Mansion. The Springfield, Missouri native started his ...

Hale Womble, an owner of a rescued pit bull named Harper, walked into ACCT Philadelphia not thinking he would leave with a pet. After he met Harper, he said “Yep, you’re coming home and we’re going to ...