West Philadelphia

After serving the community for almost 30 years, Spectrum Health Services Inc. is opening a new, environment-friendly clinic which will increase the amount of patients served and the types of services provided. SHS purchased the

Drexel University is building Chestnut Square for the fall semester and breaking ground on another unnamed project expected to open in fall 2015. Drexel has teamed with American Campus Communities to complete this task and officials said they hope to immediately

Recent results from the 2012 PSSA tests show Grade 11 students at Overbrook High School scored an average of about 17 percent on the reading section compared to the national average of 43 percent. The

Seven women and two men sat rigidly still on metal chairs as Salena Alberti, a teacher from the Amitayus Kadampa Buddhist Center, dictated the proper methods of meditation. “Just allow your mind to rest at

St. Joseph’s Baptist Church in Haddington has decided to part ways with its off-site property after a decision passed that denied usage of the church as a rehabilitation center for ex-offenders. The decision was made

On a sleepy Saturday afternoon, African dance music rumbled throughout the 3500 block of Lancaster Avenue. The Community Education Center, which has been an integral part of the Powelton community for decades, hosted its usual

When most people think of a hardware they immediately think of the big national chains Home Depot or Lowe’s. Yet, for many in Walnut Hill, their hardware store is not a national chain. The Monarch hardware store,

Students from St. Rose of Lima School are celebrating what makes their education different from other schools in Overbrook. From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, the school is taking part in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s