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.

• 19H ago

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

How Insomnia Cookies went from a Penn dorm room to an international success

Insomnia Cookies was founded over 20 years ago because Seth Berkowitz got a sweet tooth at Penn. It's now an international success.

• Jul 21

The story behind the iconic phrase "In God We Trust" is local to Pennsylvania

That phrase was placed on the 2-cent piece in 1864, and to this day appears on all U.S. coins and paper currency.

• Jul 15
• 3:18

How a Pennsylvania minister helped put "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency

The Rev. Mark Watkinson is buried at Pemberton Baptist Cemetery in New Jersey, but his legacy can still be found in your pocket.

• Jul 15

For nearly 200 years, Martin Guitar has helped artists find their sound

In 1839, family-owned Martin Guitar moved to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where today the sixth generation continues to keep the music alive.

• Jul 14

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