Sen. Casey Wants Answers on Suspension of Job Corps Enrollments
The US Labor Department halted new enrollment in January, for the third time in six months, say it is trying to make up for cost overruns two years ago.
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The US Labor Department halted new enrollment in January, for the third time in six months, say it is trying to make up for cost overruns two years ago.
A coalition of groups is asking Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter to pressure the School Reform Commission to put a one-year moratorium on the plan to close dozens of schools.
The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania will honor three Philadelphia women on Tuesday as part of their Woman's History Month celebration.
At St. Raymond of Penafort Church on Vernon Road, parishioners say Mass was an unusual experience as people reflected on the pope's decision to leave the office.
Raphael Xavier was acting part photographer, part sleuth when he started going out at night to take pictures of the skeletal frames of stripped and forsaken bicycles on Philadelphia streets.
The 92nd Anniversary Miss Philadelphia Pageant crowned its 2013 winner Saturday night at the Prince Theater in Center City.
Philadelphia art collectors Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz have amassed an an impressive collection of "outsider" art which is being prepared for exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Friends and colleagues in education will gather at 3 p.m. to remember the life of former schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman.
The Great Food Fight is an annual competition where high schools go to the mats with the goal of collecting the most food. The goal this year is to collect 100 tons of food - or 200,000 meals by March 8th.
AIDS Fund Philly held its 14th Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO Friday night.
More than one thousand men are attended a Catholic spirituality conference at a Northeast Philadelphia High school Saturday. The event wrapped up with a mass celebrated by Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput.
The issue was prompted by repeated problems with wayward overflowing dumpsters in Center City alleys, but representatives of condos urged Council members to back off on the requirements.
A Philadelphia family recounts their story of freedom dating back to the Revolutionary War. But their history is currently colliding with the future of energy.
Philadelphia's schools chief wants to clear up some misconceptions teachers may have, after the district's opening contract proposal to the teachers union leaked out this week.
Philadelphia schools superintendent William Hite on Friday put himself in the shoes of schoolkids who would have a much longer walk if their school is permanently closed.
Benefits to the long-term unemployed will be cut by 9.4 percent, beginning next week.
"You'll need good insoles for those shoes," police commissioner Charles Ramsey warned the graduating class. "We start all recruits out on foot."
Philadelphia's enticingly creepy Mütter Museum is offering free admission on Saturday and Sunday, and special events on Monday.
The Philadelphia Children's Alliance says it is moving toward its goal of serving 100 percent of city children who report sexual abuse.
Tonight's First Friday in Old City will be just the beginning of a three-day "First Weekend" in the arts district. Galleries and businesses are hoping to extend the success of their busiest night of the month.
Dozens gathered outside of Gregory Scott's home for a vigil Thursday night, less than 24 hours after he was gunned down.
Starting Friday at 6 p.m. until Sunday at 3 p.m., bars and restaurants in Avalon will be transformed into boutiques with items from 34 stores.
In the case of a bird and wildlife sanctuary planned near 33rd and Oxford Streets, the Philadelphia Parks Alliance is okay with a variance -- as long as the conservation center has enough free public hours.
Today, the students at Constitution High School, near 7th and Chestnut Streets in center city Philadelphia, have a new, 10-laptop Dell computer lab.
Dave Brown's wife, Joan, succumbed to the disease a year and a half ago.
