Shara Dae Howard

Antwon Brown, a committee member of Unite Here Local Union 274, says the cost of living has skyrocketed, and workers are feeling the pain.

The Philadelphia Tennis Classic is a WTA 125 Tournament that will feature top professional women’s tennis players at the University of Pennsylvania’s Hamlin Tennis Center from Aug. 23 through 29.

City Council President Kenyatta Johnson stood alongside Friedes’ family as they made an emotional plea for greater safety improvements along 18th and Spruce Streets, where the CHOP doctor was fatally struck.

How does music make you feel? Classical music buffs and novices alike can be part of an experiment the Philadelphia Orchestra is conducting this summer.

No one was hurt after a sudden home collapse in Wynnefield at the corner of Woodbine and Bryn Mawr Avenues late Saturday night. Officials said it happened after 11 p.m. Neighbors woke up to the shock of the rubble.

Philadelphia Police Department officials and officers from the 25th District joined families of fallen officers on Monday to unveil murals honoring three of their own.

Need in Deed, a local nonprofit that puts teachers first, is hosting a fundraising event ahead of the new school year. Their goal is to give teachers the tools and programs they need to succeed.

Police said two men in their 30s were shot — one fatally — around 3 a.m. after a car accident and shooting broke out on Fifth Street before heading down to Eighth Street. Police believe multiple cars were hit along the way.

After more than 40 years, Mural Arts Philadelphia faces a change of the guard. Founder Jane Golden’s successor, Emily Mello, will officially take on the executive director role on Sept. 1.