Elizabeth Wellington

PHILADELPHIA — The event billed as the nation's largest free concert and biggest celebration of America's 250th anniversary just got bigger.

Meek Mill will join headliners Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott and the Roots to perform at the “One Philly: Unity Concert for America” on July 4 on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Rittenhouse Town, which thrived for more than a century, was the site of the paper mill that was the only source of paper in America for more than 40 years.

President Joe Biden, Mayor Cherelle Parker, and Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton were among the dignitaries in attendance on opening night.

A flowery union at the PMA T here's a rare reunion at the Art Museum this year: Two of Vincent van Gogh's famous sunflower paintings are on view side by side.

Lt. Col. David S. Franks started out working for Benedict Arnold during the revolution. His story story remains in intersection between the "history of Philadelphia and the history of our nation."

PHILADELPHIA -- Gen Xers watched dial-up phones shrink to pocket size; typewriters turn into touch screens; and appointment TV give way to streaming binges.

The city is home to America's first national bank, which was established in 1791. But the Federal Reserve story remained unwritten for more than 100 years.

Finding America at Woodmere's ‘Arc of Promise' L ast week, Woodmere director William R. Valerio stood in front of six vibrant works in Woodmere's Charles Knox Smith Hall's Antonelli Gallery.

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