Pat Loeb

Employees at Whole Foods Market in the city’s Spring Garden section say the company is taking a harder stance ahead of its employees’ union election, which could make the store the first in the Amazon-owned chain to unionize.

Mayor Cherelle Parker on Wednesday unveiled the first city-owned recovery housing for people coming out of drug treatment, a key to her plan to address the opioid epidemic.

The last of seven fire stations closed in 2009, to balance the city budget during the Great Recession, has been brought back online. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Fire Department reactivated Engine Company Six, in Port Richmond.

Youth Ombudsperson Tracie Johnson says on in-person visits at the juvenile detention center, she noticed lapses so she opened a complaint process for residents and requested the center’s seclusion logs. She found conflicts.

A third of local businesses are predicting slightly less favorable business conditions in 2025, according to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank’s annual Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Economic Outlook Survey.

The former president judge of Philadelphia Municipal Court on Tuesday announced he’s running for district attorney against incumbent Larry Krasner.

Many shelves in the Center City Macy’s are empty as the store prepares to close in March. But shoppers are still browsing the aisles and looking for bargains.

Bitter cold temperatures will continue throughout the week, with wind chills as low as 7 degrees. The frigid weather has many potential hazards. Among them are burst water pipes. Here’s what you need to know to prevent damage.

Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a new strategy for addressing the drug crisis in Kensington: Wellness Court, a diversion program designed to get low-level drug offenders off the street and into treatment.

At a three-hour City Council hearing on Wednesday, officials sought to reassure residents that the city is prepared to defend vulnerable communities during the second Trump administration.