North Central Philadelphia is being hit particularly hard by the School Reform Commission’s decision to close 23 schools, with five schools ordered to shut their … Read the full story >>

After the controversy sparking proposal for a North Central Neighborhood Improvement District came to a halt last summer, issues surrounding property continue to brew … Read the full story >>

The construction site at the corner of Willington and Berks Streets, one of many such sites in North Central Philadelphia near Temple University, is leaving … Read the full story >>

Good happenings and hype rolled among residents and college students attending a block party on the 1900 block of N. Gratz Street, in a continuation … Read the full story >>

The residents of the Yorktown section of North Philadelphia consider themselves to be a very tight knit community. But the residents of Custis Place, … Read the full story >>

The pain of losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare particularly when senseless violence is the culprit. Eight of the 331 murders in Philadelphia … Read the full story >>

On a brisk Sunday evening, an advertisement reading: “Hand Car Wash $5.00,” stood at the intersection of 19th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Gregory … Read the full story >>

At the corner of 16th and Diamond streets, pedestrians overhear voices of praise lifting through the crisp February air as they walked by the Epiphany … Read the full story >>

Josias Sterling had a big smile, a big heart and he loved to eat apple pie.

Not just a slice but the whole pie.

“He … Read the full story >>

The presidential election witnessed an increase in voter participation in some sections of Philadelphia, veteran observers said.

At the Norman Blumberg Apartments Community Center, Irene … Read the full story >>