Pat Loeb

A centuries-old ceremony brought officials from the Biden administration and the Navy to the Philly Shipyard on Monday for the christening of the newest vessel in the U.S. fleet.

Philadelphia City Council Thursday approved the transfer of dozens of vacant properties to the affordable housing program, “Turn the Key.” More units are in the offing, as members introduced transfers for some three dozen more sites to the program.

The Philadelphia City Commissioners have partnered with Philadelphia City Council on a new initiative targeting ‘Platinum’ (older) voters to help them with all they need to vote ahead of Election Day.

Many artists discover their craft through adversity. For Malaya Ulan, it was feeling bullied by other students in elementary school that drove her to seek refuge in poetry. Now Ulan has been selected Philadelphia’s youth poet laureate for 2024-25.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker says she’s about to greenlight a downtown arena for the 76ers, over the protest of residents in nearby Chinatown. The mayor made the surprise announcement on social media.

Eighth graders from Julia de Burgos Elementary were among the hundred or so students who gathered in Fairhill Square Park Friday for an early celebration of International Peace Day.

The Philadelphia Board of Elections opened its doors Monday morning. The hallway outside is already lined with voting stations and there’s a drop box at the end of the hall.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is expected to unveil the details of her agreement with the 76ers for a downtown arena at a briefing on Wednesday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

City Council will consider asking voters to create an oversight board for the city’s prisons. Legislation to change the city charter was introduced Thursday.

Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam began their tour of Philadelphia at Sharon Baptist church telling their powerful story of being falsely accused of a sensational crime — the rape and beating of a woman jogging through Central Park in New York in 1989.