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The program is available for any child or teen in Philadelphia up to age 18.
After another day of storms, there are power outages, downed trees and flooding in the area.
In the last year, a real estate survey shows that rentals grew by 13 percent, and that's encouraging for neighborhood activists.
"A lot of these kids from this neighborhood have never gone to camp before," notes Kareem Bryant, director of neighborhood based programs for Legacy.
Several dozen people came to make a point that the federal ruling does affect New Jersey.
"The law of the State of New Jersey discriminates, and that's what's hurting the families," says Hayley Gorenberg, an attorney with Lambda Legal, a group which represents six same-sex couples in a New Jersey lawsuit.
"Anger, frustration, feeling like there is a lack of consideration for our children," Linda Lewis said.
A new website tries to bring people together who want to make something out of the tens of thousands of vacant lots in Philadelphia.
With the arrival of summer and the approach of Independence Day, Hadas reports on an ice cream festival, fireworks dinner cruises, and a wacky celebration of the season.
And a website and toll-free number are also available to answer questions.
What could Wednesday's rulings mean for same-sex couples in our area?
Jeffrey Brown, president and CEO of Brown's Super Shop Rite Stores, says he is putting up $100 Shop Rite gift cards for each gun turned in -- no questions asked.
The Catholic League, a New York-based staunch national opponent of gay marriage, says the US Supreme Court decisions affirming same-sex marriage are disappointing but not a total victory for the gay community.
Philadelphia has a lot to be proud of. Amazing food, incredible history, passionate sports fans, and some of the best museums in the country, to name a few. Unfortunately, according to one study, intelligence is not on the list those things.
The federal government's Office of Justice Programs is requiring the Philadelphia-based nonprofit group to do a better job of managing and administering future grants to ensure that funds are not misspent.
The Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care is already under construction.
With the Philadelphia School District struggling under a giant budget deficit, city councilmembers and community groups gathered at City Hall to announce a small but important fund to expand early childhood education programs.
Thousands of young people between the ages of 14 and 21 were getting ready today to begin summer jobs through the partnership known as "Work Ready Philadelphia."
"This decision was a bad day for America and for voting," says Jennifer Clarke, executive director of the Public Interest Law Center and one of the plaintiff attorneys in Pennsylvania's yearlong battle over voter ID.
Hundreds of people gathered for golf, cricket and bidding on sports stuff at the Ramblewood Country Club in Mt. Laurel. First thing, they hauled out oversized checks.
People in South Philadelphia are speculating about the Powerball winner, while at the same time being thrilled it happened in their neighborhood.
A Latino Catholic church in Philadelphia has closed, but parishoners will still have a place to worship.
Lawrence wanted to invest in the futures of young black men, so she started a nonprofit that provides leadership training to young African-American men in high school.
More than 300 vendors and tents packed Main Street in Manayunk for the 24th annual Manayunk Arts Festival.
There's now a new, digital way of reporting crime in Bensalem, Bucks County.
