Letters to the Editor | Dec. 19, 2025
Sad and sickening I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around Donald Trump’s vile comments about Rob Reiner’s death. To watch anyone, least of all the president of…
After decade of delay, Philadelphia Housing Authority will bring affordable housing to Center City
Almost 20 years after the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) moved out of its Center City headquarters, a long-promised mixed-income tower will finally begin construction early next year. The 14-story building…
City Council bill would ban housing from former Hahnemann University Hospital area
Philadelphia Councilmember Jeffery “Jay” Young introduced legislation at the last City Council meeting of 2025 that would ban residential development from the area that once housed Hahnemann University Hospital. The…
One year of inspections at Fox Chase Cancer Center: November 2024 – October 2025
Fox Chase Cancer Center was not cited by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for any safety violations between November 2024 and October of this year. Here’s a look at the…
Inside the chaotic, magical world of a Philly-area Santa at Christmastime
“Santa Kringle” is always dashing away somewhere. In the early morning, when creatures are just starting to stir, he is an Uber driver, taking people to the airport or their…
Natalee Holloway killer Joran van der Sloot attempts suicide in prison
Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch citizen who has admitted to killing American tourist Natalee Holloway in 2005, appears to have attempted to end his own life in a Peruvian…
Mayor-elect Mamdani names Sherif Soliman as budget director
Mayor-elect Mamdani on Thursday named Sherif Soliman as his budget director, one of the most consequential roles at City Hall, as his administration seeks to follow through on its ambitious…
Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, whose body was never found
BOSTON — A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the grisly murder of his wife, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never…
Head of New Jersey LGBTQ group resigns amid child abuse charges
The executive director of Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, has resigned from his post amid allegations he assaulted his foster child. Christian Fuscarino was arrested last…
Lawsuit alleges Riley Keough donor eggs produced John Travolta’s son Ben
Riley Keough may be the biological mom of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s son Benjamin, after donating her eggs to the couple, according to a legal filing from Priscilla Presley’s…