State Senator Wants to Give Pa. Governor Power to Abolish the SRC
Currently, the SRC must approve its own dissolution.
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Currently, the SRC must approve its own dissolution.
City Council president Darrell Clarke calls them "entrepreneurs," those folks who set up a folding table on a sidewalk to sell everything from handbags to CDs to incense.
Friends, family, sports dignitaries, and average fans gathered at Christ the King Church, in Haddonfield, NJ, to remember the life of Bill Campbell, the longtime voice of Philadelphia sports.
The Moonstone Arts Center is hosting a festival of events that tells the rich history of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia.
Health professionals from a variety of fields will be on hand on Saturday, October 18 at the Living Hope Fellowship on East Lycoming Street in North Philadelphia for a free health fair.
Today was the first annual Old City Festival, a day for retailers and restaurateurs to showcase the best of what they have to offer.
While two American cities have decided to remove Christopher Columbus' name from the holiday, Philadelphia is sticking with tradition.
Officials in two major U.S. Cities this year voted to rename Columbus Day "Indigenous People's Day" -- How does that fly in South Philadelphia?
The Lonely Project is a mobile website that displays tweets about loneliness.
KYW's John McDevitt reports a Philadelphia-based charity is among the finalists and needs your help to win.
Despite the turmoil surrounding the Philadelphia school district's budget crisis, one of its top high schools has reason again to celebrate.
Located near 41st Street and Lancaster Avenue, Journey2Home is the culmination of two years of workshops with youung people experiencing housing insecurity.
The township announced the move on its website on Friday, citing "safety concerns."
The ban had been in place since last week due to the ongoing manhunt for police ambush suspect Eric Frein, who shot and killed State Police Cpl. Bryon Dickson II on Sept. 12th.
"This is an evolving process, so our response is developing as the scope of the situation arises," says Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, CEO of the Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
In 2012, Yousafzai was shot by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan for daring to pursue her education.
Sixteen-month-old Jagr was trained by Excel Canine in Ohio, which specializes in providing dogs for police and security organizations such as the TSA.
Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers spent part of the morning rallying outside of public schools across the city.
The head of the election watchdog group Committee of 70 reacts: "One would assume that the person who runs local elections would be the first in line to vote. ... I think it sends a very poor message to city voters."
The Jewish fall harvest holiday of Sukkot is celebrated in an open-air hut. Har Zion Temple wanted to make it easier for busy families to take part.
The city's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services participated in National Depression Screening Day by setting up screening locations around the city.
The tree was dedicated to the founding father of the museum, philanthropist Gerry Lenfest (at left in photo).
A new report by a global travel industry intelligence and marketing firm ranks Philadelphia as one of the world's leaders when it comes to social media for September 2014.
Council president Darrell Clarke, who represents the area around Temple University, says neighbors face public drunkenness and related issues on a regular basis.
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority said Thursday that 33 stations will share $1.8 million in grant money after completing the required environmental and design reviews.
