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Krasner Warns Against Retaliatory Shootings in Philadelphia

As temperatures rise in Philadelphia, District Attorney Larry Krasner warned residents not to respond to violence with retaliation. Speaking Tuesday outside the Office of the District Attorney, Krasner urged...

Philadelphia Library Expands Book Access for Disabled Readers

Near Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia, the Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians provides reading materials for people who cannot use standard printed books. The organization, commonly called LAMP,...

A week after his march through Fishtown, Pastor John invites Fishtowners to tackle racism with street art

One week after his cathartic march through Fishtown a day after the neighborhood saw baseball bat-wielding vigilantes ready to stop looting, Pastor John Brice...

Saval defeats Farnese in State Senate Democratic primary

In a big victory for Philadelphia’s progressive left, Nikil Saval defeated state Sen. Larry Farnese in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, according to the Associated Press....

Gov. Wolf extends deadline for Philly mail-in ballots

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has extended the deadline for county election offices in Philadelphia to receive absentee or mail-in ballots by mail to 5...

Port Richmond sees the brunt of River Wards looting

Businesses in Port Richmond along Aramingo Avenue bore the brunt of most looting throughout the River Wards in a weekend marred with looting and...

Parks & Rec wants you to help feed children by volunteering for the city’s Playstreets program

Every summer in Philadelphia, hundreds of residential streets are blocked off from vehicular traffic to give children a safe place to gather, play, and...

Nikil Saval earns endorsement of South Philly progressive Elizabeth Fiedler

State Senatorial challenger Nikil Saval, who's running against incumbent Larry Farnese in Pennsylavania's first senatorial district, has earned an endorsement from South Philly progressive...
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