Yazmine Acosta didn’t know it, but the paddle she held in her hand was shaped like a key to the past, and just maybe the future as well.

A robust range of plays is scheduled for Northwest theatergoers in a 2025-2026 season varied enough to rival the stage fare offered in Center City.

The CHCA's Movies Under the Stars series returns with four films in August. By coincidence, the first film in the series will also be featured that same night at Mt. Airy CDC’s Moonlight Movie.

In last week’s article, “Hike in water rates to take effect in September,” the Local inadvertently misquoted Robert Ballenger in two places. The Local reported that he said, … A robust range of plays ...

The middle of summer brings peak lightning bug season in Philadelphia. Experts say it’s been a lively time for the insect so far.

The following is for crimes reported from July 13 to July 20. This report is compiled from information provided by the 14th Police District. (Some crimes that occurred on dates earlier than the ...

By July 16, the building that was once 6657-59 Blakemore St. was reduced to rubble. The three-story apartment complex was torn down by FH Demolition, razing a stone and stucco building that had ...

My contemporaries may remember that daily newspapers back then were huge compared to today's thin leaflets. Once a week there was a food section, usually 16 pages, filled with full-page ads for ...

Private school students are among the many groups that would be affected by the proposed upcoming SEPTA cuts.

The latest big new apartment building proposed in Germantown is a 45-unit mixed-use project next to the shuttered Rite Aid on the 6200 block of Germantown Avenue.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in every 36 children, and at least 2% of adults in the U.S., have autism spectrum disorder.

After working at Friends of the Wissahickon for almost two decades, Ruffian Tittmann is ready for a new adventure.