EducationA Horsham couple devoted to sustainability is battling their school district over a plan to turn a former school into housingThe Hatboro-Horsham School District has spent nearly $200,000 in court fees to fight neighbors who oppose a plan to sell the site of the former Limekiln Simmons School to a housing developer.
EducationA Horsham couple devoted to sustainability is battling their school district over a plan to turn a former school into housingThe Hatboro-Horsham School District has spent nearly $200,000 in court fees to fight neighbors who oppose a plan to sell the site of the former Limekiln Simmons School to a housing developer.
EducationUniversity of the Arts trustees: Unspecified ‘urgent crisis’ was cause of abrupt closure"Despite our best efforts, we could not ultimately identify a path for the institution to remain open and in the service of its mission," the board's statement issued Sunday says.
EducationUniversity of the Arts trustees: Unspecified ‘urgent crisis’ was cause of abrupt closure"Despite our best efforts, we could not ultimately identify a path for the institution to remain open and in the service of its mission," the board's statement issued Sunday says.
EntertainmentQ&A: Questlove on Philly’s music, food, and the El Latest HeadlinesReview: Jill Scott shines on Day 1 of a sold-out Roots Picnic in a glorious day in Fairmount Park
EntertainmentQ&A: Questlove on Philly’s music, food, and the El Latest HeadlinesReview: Jill Scott shines on Day 1 of a sold-out Roots Picnic in a glorious day in Fairmount Park
Latest HeadlinesReview: Jill Scott shines on Day 1 of a sold-out Roots Picnic in a glorious day in Fairmount Park
LifeThis Philly guy wanted to learn how to be a better dad, so he asked around. Now he has a national PBS show.
LifeThis Philly guy wanted to learn how to be a better dad, so he asked around. Now he has a national PBS show.
LifeThis Philly guy wanted to learn how to be a better dad, so he asked around. Now he has a national PBS show.
LifeThis Philly guy wanted to learn how to be a better dad, so he asked around. Now he has a national PBS show.
PhilliesPhillies batboy Adam Crognale beat childhood cancer. Now he spreads positivity in the dugout.Phillies players have taken notice of the job Crognale has done and supported him, and it wasn't so long ago when he would watch the Phillies every night in a hospital bed.
PhilliesPhillies batboy Adam Crognale beat childhood cancer. Now he spreads positivity in the dugout.Phillies players have taken notice of the job Crognale has done and supported him, and it wasn't so long ago when he would watch the Phillies every night in a hospital bed.
1:19Pennsylvania PoliticsBensalem’s The Trump Store had a busy Friday after the former president’s felony conviction The Trump Store in Bucks County sold "Free Trump" shirts following former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict.
1:19Pennsylvania PoliticsBensalem’s The Trump Store had a busy Friday after the former president’s felony conviction The Trump Store in Bucks County sold "Free Trump" shirts following former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict.
Philadelphia PoliticsMayor Parker’s top deputies are earning big salaries compared with their predecessors
Philadelphia PoliticsMayor Parker’s top deputies are earning big salaries compared with their predecessors
Pennsylvania PoliticsFetterman removes Harvard hood in protest during Yeshiva University commencement speech
Pennsylvania PoliticsFetterman removes Harvard hood in protest during Yeshiva University commencement speech
EducationThe University of the Arts is closing June 7, its president saysThe closure comes following a precipitous decline in enrollment and a severe cash flow problem that had been building over time, according to Walk.
EducationThe University of the Arts is closing June 7, its president saysThe closure comes following a precipitous decline in enrollment and a severe cash flow problem that had been building over time, according to Walk.
Education‘A crown jewel’: Questions, anger, and a lawsuit threat follow University of the Arts’ announcement of imminent closure The school's trustees Saturday approved the June 7 closure. State Rep. Ben Waxman (D., Phila.) said the circumstances regarding the closure demand an independent investigation.
Education‘A crown jewel’: Questions, anger, and a lawsuit threat follow University of the Arts’ announcement of imminent closure The school's trustees Saturday approved the June 7 closure. State Rep. Ben Waxman (D., Phila.) said the circumstances regarding the closure demand an independent investigation.
EducationTemple University is bringing back its master’s in urban education program, which it ended under much criticism in 2020 Bringing back the master's in urban education program is just one step the new dean, Monika Williams Shealey, is taking as she works to heal old rifts in the school.
EducationTemple University is bringing back its master’s in urban education program, which it ended under much criticism in 2020 Bringing back the master's in urban education program is just one step the new dean, Monika Williams Shealey, is taking as she works to heal old rifts in the school.
EducationPenn should do more to combat anti-Jewish bias on campus and reissue a statement opposing divestment from Israel, a university task force saysOne report from Penn's University Task Force on Antisemitism created in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel calls for bolstering Jewish Studies, and mandatory education on unconscious bias.
EducationPenn should do more to combat anti-Jewish bias on campus and reissue a statement opposing divestment from Israel, a university task force saysOne report from Penn's University Task Force on Antisemitism created in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel calls for bolstering Jewish Studies, and mandatory education on unconscious bias.
0:38EducationA golden guest drops into Girls’ High — famous alum Jill Scott encourages Philly students to ‘be weird’When Scott, Girls’ High class of 1990, strolled into the auditorium, flawless in an orange-white-and-gold print dress and tall straw hat, the school’s 700 students erupted into deafening cheers.
0:38EducationA golden guest drops into Girls’ High — famous alum Jill Scott encourages Philly students to ‘be weird’When Scott, Girls’ High class of 1990, strolled into the auditorium, flawless in an orange-white-and-gold print dress and tall straw hat, the school’s 700 students erupted into deafening cheers.
MusicReview: Jill Scott shines on Day 1 of a sold-out Roots Picnic in a glorious day in Fairmount Park Mayor Parker introduced Jilly from Philly, and Gov. Shapiro gave Questlove and Black Thought a proclamation. The Picnic was set to continue Sunday with The Roots & Lil Wayne, and André 3000.
MusicReview: Jill Scott shines on Day 1 of a sold-out Roots Picnic in a glorious day in Fairmount Park Mayor Parker introduced Jilly from Philly, and Gov. Shapiro gave Questlove and Black Thought a proclamation. The Picnic was set to continue Sunday with The Roots & Lil Wayne, and André 3000.
TheaterPhiladelphia will get its first major building named for Marian Anderson. In Danbury, Connecticut, she’s everywhereThe Danbury Museum will lend nine pieces from its Marian Anderson costume collection to the Kimmel Center for a concert and rededication ceremony celebrating South Philly's famous contralto singer.
TheaterPhiladelphia will get its first major building named for Marian Anderson. In Danbury, Connecticut, she’s everywhereThe Danbury Museum will lend nine pieces from its Marian Anderson costume collection to the Kimmel Center for a concert and rededication ceremony celebrating South Philly's famous contralto singer.
MusicThe Philly Pops is sued by its ex-jazz director, Terell Stafford, even with its own future uncertain
MusicThe Philly Pops is sued by its ex-jazz director, Terell Stafford, even with its own future uncertain
BusinessMerrill Lynch agrees to pay nearly $20 million to settle class action racial discrimination lawsuit
BusinessMerrill Lynch agrees to pay nearly $20 million to settle class action racial discrimination lawsuit
BusinessMerrill Lynch agrees to pay nearly $20 million to settle class action racial discrimination lawsuit
BusinessMerrill Lynch agrees to pay nearly $20 million to settle class action racial discrimination lawsuit
Crime & Justice2 dead, 6 others shot in a spree of Philly gun violence that included a triple and a quadruple shooting
Crime & Justice2 dead, 6 others shot in a spree of Philly gun violence that included a triple and a quadruple shooting
Crime & JusticeA 17-year-old who’d gone out for a movie with friends was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Holmesburg
Crime & JusticeA 17-year-old who’d gone out for a movie with friends was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Holmesburg
Crime & Justice2 dead, 6 others shot in a spree of Philly gun violence that included a triple and a quadruple shooting
Crime & Justice2 dead, 6 others shot in a spree of Philly gun violence that included a triple and a quadruple shooting
Crime & JusticeA 17-year-old who’d gone out for a movie with friends was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Holmesburg
Crime & JusticeA 17-year-old who’d gone out for a movie with friends was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Holmesburg