Changing Skyline: The anti-Gallery

East Market goes back to the future with a traditional downtown shopping district - done right.

by Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic

Updated Dec. 26, 2014, 3:01 a.m. ET

Published Dec. 26, 2014

Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic

Life

Dear Abby | Partner’s 8-year-old rules the roost

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Outdoors Life

🍁 Fall hikes | Outdoorsy Newsletter

Before fall slips away, we're going on hikes near and far from Philly to see what's left of the season's colorful displays. Plus, a forest preserve battles a deadly worm, and a Chrysanthemum Festival.

Paola Pérez

Life

The Signs of Fall in Philly

Autumn always feels like the best time to discover something new about the city.

Marie Coons and Julia Duarte

Life

Dear Abby | Parents can no longer afford family members’ free ride

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Life

Dear Abby | Young trespassers were playing with fire

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Life

Dear Abby | Workplace assault leaves lasting scars

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Things To Do

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

The best things to do in Philadelphia, including popular events, festivals, attractions and tours, free activities and entertainment. See upcoming events and what’s on in Philly today.

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Things To Do

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

If you're looking for the best things to do in Philly this week, you've come to the right place.

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Life

Dear Abby | Holidays bring up issues of gratitude

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Life

Dear Abby | Readers call for action to protect neglected senior

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Outdoors Life

Two best friends are driving toy cars from Independence Hall to Niagara Falls hoping to set a world record

Two friends are attempting to drive toy cars from Philadelphia to Niagara Falls to set a Guinness World Record and raise awareness for suicide prevention.

Dana Munro

Life

Dear Abby | Neighbors tire of maintaining derelict property

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Opinion

This Philly diner is so close to a graveyard it feels like you’re inside of it

“Everybody looks at the diner the first time and says ‘What the heck is a diner doing in a cemetery?’”

Stephanie Farr | Columnist

Philadelphia

Philly’s first rat czar, a very Eagles wedding, and a museum for sale | Weekly Report Card

The Portal gets a last-minute reprieve, the Sixers scale back a beloved tradition, and the Museum of the Philadelphian goes up for sale for $65,000.

Sam Ruland

Life

My friends didn't invite my boyfriend to their Halloween murder mystery party

"Your friends might treat him like he’s dead if they don’t like him."

Elizabeth Wellington and Stephanie Farr

Life

They were sorority sisters at Penn. Sixty years later, they’re roommates again.

"I’ve never had to explain myself to her."

Zoe Greenberg

Life

Dear Abby | Beloved niece lacks respect for relatives’ time

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

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Outdoors Life

👻 Spooky trails | Outdoorsy Newsletter

Happy Halloweekend. Take a stroll through some of Philly's spookiest locations, and take two haunted trails in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Plus, why farms are pivoting to unusual crops this fall.

Paola Pérez

Life

In measles outbreak, state turns its attention to hard-hit Mifflin County

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Debra Bogen recently held a roundtable in Mifflin County to discuss the measles outbreak and challenges facing healthcare leaders there.

Dugan Arnett

Sixers

Cleveland showed love to LeBron James, then the Sixers fell flat in a 119-95 blowout loss

James and Joel Embiid struggling to a combined 3-for-21 from the field and the Sixers' defense and effort was not up to par against the Cavaliers.

Chris Hine

Crime & Justice

Authorities say armed man 'struck by gunfire' during encounter with South Jersey police

The non-fatal shooting happened on the 700 block of College Drive in Gloucester Township

Robert Moran

College Sports

Villanova vs. Holy Cross photos

Villanova beats Holy Cross, 95-66 at Finneran Pavilion on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.

Crime & Justice

A Philly pastor pleaded guilty to child porn conspiracy

Bryan Jackson, 42, and another Philadelphia pastor were originally charged in June. The case against the second pastor, Isaiah Banks, is still pending.

Robert Moran

Penn Quakers

Penn beats Drexel on last-second thriller: ‘That’s what Big 5 basketball is all about’

Njike's shot propelled the Quakers to a 2-0 record as they look to establish a defense-first identity: "We want to be annoying," junior forward Katie Collins said.

Hannah Chang

Crime & Justice

Philly teacher charged with killing foster daughter Malayshia Alford had prior allegation of abuse, lawsuit says

Years before Malayshia was in her care, state officials had recommended Carprice Williams never again be a foster parent, according to a lawsuit.

Samantha Melamed, Ellie Rushing, Jesse Bunch, and Jillian Kramer