U.S. 250th Anniversary

How forecasting the weather evolved right here in Philadelphia

The way we forecast the weather has evolved from handwritten temperature data to doppler radar and satellites. Philadelphia has played a huge role, Meteorologist Andrew Kozak learns on a trip to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly.

• Sep 15
• 1:25

American Girl's first Black doll was based on a girl who escaped slavery and found freedom in Philly

The beloved toy company American Girl is celebrating 40 years. Reporter Liz Crawford explores the connection between one of the original dolls and the city of Philadelphia.

• Sep 9
• 3:26

American Girl's first African American doll has a Philly connection

Books about the American Girl doll Addy Walker tell the story of a young girl escaping slavery in 1864 and finding freedom in Philadelphia.

• Sep 9

American Girl's first African American doll has ties to Philadelphia

Addy, the American Girl company’s first African American doll, was based on the story of a young girl escaping slavery in 1864 and finding freedom in Philadelphia.

• Sep 8
• 1:43

The nation's oldest cultural institution "well-kept secret" in Philly

The Library Company of Philadelphia is the U.S.'s oldest cultural institution and was founded by Ben Franklin before America even became a country.

• Sep 1

Inside the Library Company of Philadelphia, a 295-year-old institution founded by Ben Franklin

The Library Company of Philadelphia is the oldest cultural institution in the United States, and it was founded in the city by Benjamin Franklin four decades before America even became a country. Nikki DeMentri reports.

• Sep 1
• 1:24

The Berenstain Bears has a "major media project in the works"

Beloved children's book series The Berenstain Bears has a "major media project in the works," Mike Berenstain says.

• Aug 29

Author, illustrator Mike Berenstain says The Berenstain Bears series has roots in Philadelphia

Mike Berenstain's parents Stan and Jan came up with the idea for the Berenstain Bears series after growing up in Philadelphia during the Great Depression.

• Aug 25
• 1:29

Over 150 years later, the boardwalk remains the heart of Atlantic City

From souvenir shops to restaurants, casinos and hotels, many people consider the boardwalk the heart of Atlantic City, N.J.

• Aug 19

Now 156 years old, Atlantic City's boardwalk is the oldest and longest in the country

The Atlantic City Boardwalk started as a novel way to keep sand, which is coarse and rough and irritating and gets everywhere, out of the resort town's hotel lobbies and train cars. Today the first boardwalk in the country is also the longest. Ryan Hughes has more.

• Aug 19
• 1:33

A breakthrough cancer treatment is a "Philadelphia story all the way"

In 2012, Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient to get a breakthrough cancer treatment that saved her life and is now helping others.

• Aug 12

World's 1st pediatric patient to receive CAR-T therapy says CHOP changed her life

Emily Whitehead, now 20 years old, was the first child to get a breakthrough cancer treatment — CAR-T cell therapy. The medical breakthrough, which saved her life, happened at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

• Aug 12
• 1:15

The first blind medical school graduate in the U.S. recalls getting his degree from Temple

After many rejections, Dr. David Hartman, who's now 76, says he's eternally grateful to Temple University for accepting him in 1976. He went on to become a psychiatrist who's helped thousands of people.

• Aug 5
• 1:08

Philadelphia Zoo "so unbelievably proud of our past" as it looks to future

Since opening in 1874, the Philadelphia Zoo has become an oasis of conservation, education, and, of course, Philly pride.

• Jul 29

Proud piece of botanical history blooming at Bartram's Garden

Before any of the Founding Fathers were born, the plot of land now known as Bartram's Garden became part of U.S. history.

• Jul 22

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