52 Weeks of Firsts in Philadelphia continues with Chinatown Friendship Gate
Philadelphia's celebration to mark firsts that happened in the city continues Saturday with a Firstival celebrating the Chinatown Friendship Gate.
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Philadelphia's celebration to mark firsts that happened in the city continues Saturday with a Firstival celebrating the Chinatown Friendship Gate.
Hundreds gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood Monday night.
Crowds of people gathered in the heart of Philadelphia's Chinatown Monday night to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The Trump administration canceled $160 million in federal funding for the Chinatown Stitch when the Big, Beautiful bill passed.
Two men were stabbed after an altercation outside a bar in Chinatown overnight. It happened on the 1000 block of Arch Street. According to police, the suspect was removed from the bar after becoming aggressive. Once outside, an altercation developed, and two victims were stabbed. The police located and detained the suspect. One victim is in critical condition, the other is stable.
Firefighters were called to a burning section of The Rail Park along Vine Street in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning.
The Chinatown Stitch project, first announced in 2023, aimed to cap the Vine Street Expressway between 10th and 13th streets. Now, the future of the project is uncertain.
A transformational effort to reconnect Philadelphia's Chinatown may be in jeopardy after a Republican-backed federal bill, supported by President Trump, appears to have stripped nearly all of the project's promised funding.
It was a celebration in Chinatown. The reason: a transformative project for seniors. A Chinese dragon led the grand opening celebration of Man An House, an affordable senior housing center at the corner of 9th and Vine streets. The project transformed a surface parking lot into a 5-story building with 51 apartments for seniors 62 and older.
A new development at the corner of 9th and Vine streets will provide dozens of new housing units for Philadelphians 62 and older in Chinatown.
Lion Sports Bar is offering $100,000 to anyone who enters their perfect bracket challenge. The bar opens March 13 in Chinatown.
The next Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29, when it will be the Year of the Snake in the Chinese Zodiac. Howard Monroe is at Bai Wei in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood to hear more about plans to celebrate the new year.
The No Arena Coalition held a press conference in response to the news that the Sixers' plans to build a new arena in the city's Market East neighborhood fell through. Multiple organizations, including members of the Asian Americans United, Save Chinatown Coalition, Chinese Christian Church & Center, Black Philly 4 Chinatown, Students for the Preservation of Chinatown and the Ginger Arts Center, spoke during the press conference at the Chinatown Arch.
Philadelphia 76ers fans said they were surprised but happy to hear that a deal for the team to build a new arena in Center City near Chinatown has fallen through.
Plans to build a new arena for the Philadelphia 76ers in Center City have fallen through, and the team now plans to stay in South Philly, according to sources close to the negotiations.
Amid tensions over a new Sixers arena, union members stepped up to help a beloved Chinatown restaurant reopen after it was forced to close.
CBS News Philadelphia is learning there's more to the story about a popular restaurant in Philadelphia's Chinatown that was forced to shut down days before Christmas.
Sang Kee Peking Duck House was closed for about a week after a flood of steam damaged the electrical system and fire alarm inside.
Back in business. A popular restaurant in Chinatown reopened its doors on Saturday after the business was shuttered because of a potential safety hazard. We first told you about the sudden shutdown at Sang Kee Peking Duck House last weekend. Ryan Hughes has the follow-up.
Philadelphia City Council is expected to vote to approve a 76ers arena for Market East Thursday.
A well-known restaurant in Chinatown has been forced to shut down due to an electrical hazard caused by a damaged steam pipe under the sidewalk.
A well known restaurant in Chinatown has been forced to shut down. L&I said the restaurant can't reopen until the electrical and fire panels are repaired. Ryan Hughes reports.
It was another raucous day in Philadelphia City Council chambers, filled by both supporters of the proposed 76 Place and critics concerned about how the arena, if built, would impact the adjacent Chinatown neighborhood.
The bills passed out of council's Committee of the Whole Thursday morning after the vote was tabled Wednesday. The bills will need to pass a second council vote next week.
The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation is calling on the Sixers to include $163 million in the Community Benefits Agreement — more than triple the Sixers' initial offer.
Garnet Valley Elementary School has already started incorporating cursive lessons into the school day.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down in August and become executive chairman of Apple's board.
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.
A grand jury indicted Luqmaan Khan, the Wilmington man accused of plotting an attack on the University of Delaware, on a gun charge.
Police at West Chester University in Pennsylvania are investigating a reported sexual assault on campus.
Garnet Valley Elementary School has already started incorporating cursive lessons into the school day.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down in August and become executive chairman of Apple's board.
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.
A grand jury indicted Luqmaan Khan, the Wilmington man accused of plotting an attack on the University of Delaware, on a gun charge.
Police at West Chester University in Pennsylvania are investigating a reported sexual assault on campus.
Garnet Valley Elementary School has already started incorporating cursive lessons into the school day.
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.
Police at West Chester University in Pennsylvania are investigating a reported sexual assault on campus.
James R. Ludlow School was removed from the School District of Philadelphia's list of schools to close under its proposed master plan.
Philadelphia Soccer 2026 partnered with Airbnb to provide free SEPTA subway rides home for the city's FIFA World Cup matches.
Police are reminding residents to lock their car doors and valuables after a chaotic car chase through a South Jersey neighborhood Friday night.
Cape May County authorities say pre-K teacher's aide Shaun Stebbins may have abused someone in the Woodbine School District.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
Penguin Cleaners has temporarily renamed itself to Flyers Cleaners for the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
A tractor-trailer crashed into an overpass on Route 295 in Marlton, New Jersey, causing traffic to back up.
A grand jury indicted Luqmaan Khan, the Wilmington man accused of plotting an attack on the University of Delaware, on a gun charge.
One person was hospitalized after a person driving an SUV in Wilmington struck three houses and caused a natural gas leak in a crash Thursday afternoon.
Two people were found dead inside an apartment building in Wilmington, across the street from Tilton Park Thursday, sources said.
Thousands of individually packaged bags of fentanyl were found in the woods in New Castle County, Delaware, police said.
Months after a propane explosion, Refuge Nation Church in Bear, Delaware, will welcome members back this weekend.
Transplant patients participated in a Donor Dash at Penn Medicine to celebrate donors and their families.
Ordinary Philadelphians are stepping into the ring not for a title but to take on cancer in the fourth annual Liberty Bell Brawl.
An exhibit called Revolutionary Botany at the Mütter Museum explores the origins of the American pharmacy and Philly's role.
The Be Still Foundation is hosting a nationwide pickleball tournament during National Parkinson's Awareness Month.
Wawa is recalling four popular 16-ounce drinks sold at a number of stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.
Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is closed until further notice following a fire, a mall security official said.
Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
The warning period for the Philadelphia Parking Authority's school-zone speed camera enforcement ends on Monday, April 20.
Police said a driver ran a red light and then hit another vehicle, killing that driver and a dog at 48th and Walnut streets in Philadelphia.
A tractor-trailer crashed into an overpass on Route 295 in Marlton, New Jersey, causing traffic to back up.
The westbound lanes of Interstate 76 were temporarily blocked in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning after a dump truck caught fire.
SEPTA said a person was struck at the Girard Avenue B line station on Wednesday morning, leading to service disruptions.
Philadelphia Soccer 2026 partnered with Airbnb to provide free SEPTA subway rides home for the city's FIFA World Cup matches.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, A.J. Brown is likely to be traded to the New England Patriots after June 1.
The Flyers lead the series 1-0 after winning Game 1 on Saturday night.
The Philadelphia Eagles enter the 2026 NFL draft with eight selections, including four in the top 100 picks.
Michael Harris II homered and had three hits as the streaking Atlanta Braves defeated the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 to complete a three-game sweep of their NL East rivals.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
Monster Jam is getting ready to take over Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field this weekend.
The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
Artists like Lady A, Nelly, The Avett Brothers and Third Eye Blind will headline a free concert series throughout Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia's Southeast Asian Market is back for 2026, opening April 4 and returning nearly every weekend through the end of October.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Some teachers at Garnet Valley Elementary School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, have started teaching cursive writing again after the state passed a law to require it.
James R. Ludlow School has been removed from the list of Philadelphia public schools set to close under the school district's long-term facilities plan, the superintendent said Monday. Liz Crawford reports.
Days after NJ Transit announced a controversial pricing plan for 2026 FIFA World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Philadelphia's host committee announced a partnership to provide soccer fans a free subway ride home after games at the Linc.
Dani Hogan, the director of mission integration at the Philadelphia Zoo, joined CBS News Philadelphia on Monday morning to preview this year's ZOOtopiaries: Nature's Sculptures.
The warning period for the Philadelphia Parking Authority's school-zone speed camera enforcement program comes to an end Monday, and drivers caught speeding in several city school zones will now be hit with fines of $100 or more.