After Contentious Shutdown, Valley Forge Park Reopens To Visitors
After a sixteen-day shutdown, the visitors' center, the theatre, the trails and the buildings are open.
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After a sixteen-day shutdown, the visitors' center, the theatre, the trails and the buildings are open.
There's an online campaign to help fund a project that will provide space for local artists, small businesses and start-ups.
Two beer festivals headline this week's "What's Cooking" report, plus a new restaurant opening at 10th and Walnut Streets.
There's concern that the partial government shutdown may have permanently hurt business at a popular ball room space located inside the Independence Visitor's Center.
The money had been approved by the state legislature this year but held up by the Corbett administration, which said the money was contingent on whether the school district obtained sufficient concessions from the Philadelphia teachers' union.
new, 8,500 square foot community life center has opened in North Philadelphia, thanks to an $11-million investment in affordable housing.
A Temple University grad turned his love of art and his love of soccer into a clothing company, "Live Breathe Futbol."
In 1992, his survey found, 78 percent of respondents said they planned to have or adopt children. In 2012, that dropped to 42 percent.
"It's just an amazing opportunity for our school to have more laptops," one junior said.
The Visitor Center, at 6th and Market Streets, is on federal property but gets only one-fifth of its funding from the federal government.
The restaurant will remain open while the brewery shuts down for six weeks in early 2014.
The family started the company in 1917, and Goldenberg's Peanut Chews have been sticking to teeth in Philadelphia ever since.
As Congress works on a plan to raise the debt ceiling, taxpayers may be wondering how they will be affected if there is no agreement.
The changes planned for the updated casino include a completely new casino floor layout, new carpets and walkways, new chairs at table games and slots, and color coded slot locations.
On Monday, Evraz North America, which took over control of Claymont Steel in 2008, announced to its employees that it will be suspending operations at the Claymont mill.
