Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next year
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker promised to build or preserve 30,000 homes in her first term. But much of her plan to reach that goal now won’t get underway until her…
The best gifts of the 2025 holiday season
Wow your loved ones with these popular items No matter how early you start, there’s always something a little stressful about holiday shopping. From sorting through the countless options and…
The artist behind the ‘Boob Garden’ and ‘Rave Coffin’ strikes again with ‘Crab Couch’ in South Philly
For the last two years, Rose Luardo was exceedingly generous with her art, installing it for all to see in a vacant triangular lot in South Philly that was once…
Parker and City Council must find common ground on affordable housing | Editorial
With City Hall preparing to borrow around $800 million for housing programs, it is essential that this money be used judiciously and efficiently. City Council and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker…
How Delaware helped keep OpenAI from turning into a typical for-profit company
It’s been 10 years since OpenAI was set up as a nonprofit by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and other software developers and investors, friends, and rivals who didn’t quite trust…
Immigration advocates say Philly courthouse has become a ‘hunting ground’ for ICE. They want agents barred from the building.
Activists will rally outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center on Thursday to press their assertion that ICE has been allowed to turn the courthouse into “a hunting ground” for immigrants.…
Winslow Middle School students will remain on hybrid schedule for months due to water damage in building
Winslow Township interim Superintendent Mark Pease had been on the job for a week when he received an urgent message. A burst pipe in September at the Winslow Middle School…
Kensington now has fewer shootings and people on the streets. But the open-air drug market persists.
Gloria Cartagena Hart vividly remembers the scenes and sounds of her Kensington block just three years ago: The streets filled with trash. The sidewalks lined with dozens of people openly…
Suspect arrested for shooting man to death in illegal after-hours Brooklyn bar
A suspect has been arrested for gunning down a 31-year-old man in an illegal after-hours Brooklyn bar. Gabriel Hernandez, 27, is facing manslaughter and weapon possession charges for allegedly shooting…
Post Malone, ex-fiancée Jamie Park settle custody battle in Utah
Post Malone and ex-fiancée Hee Sung “Jamie” Park have settled their custody battle over their young daughter, following their split in late 2024. The 18-time Grammy nominee, real name Austin…