Philadelphia NewsThe Art Commission is weighing the fate of the Rocky statue. It’s been controversial for decades.The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday is slated to vote on a plan that would affix the original statue at the top of the museum’s East entrance steps. Nick Vadala Ena Widjojo, owner and longtime celebrated chef at Hardena in South Philadelphia, has died at 73Gary Miles A historic Black church was vandalized with racist graffiti over the weekendHenry Savage 93-year-old, Mummer-obsessed Welsh grandma was banned from Instagram, part of a growing fight with Meta’s use of AIXimena Conde The fatal shooting of a 16-year-old inside Chipotle bathroom may have been unintentional, sources sayEllie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Kristen A. Graham AdvertisementHer youngest son was killed in a mass shooting. Now, her eldest is charged with committing one.It’s a symmetry almost too painful for Nyshyia Thomas to reconcile: one son killed in a mass shooting, another behind bars, charged with committing one.Ellie Rushing Boy, 16, fatally shot inside Chipotle bathroom near Temple UniversityThe restaurant is located on the ground floor of the The View at Montgomery apartments, which are used as off-campus housing for Temple students, police said.Robert Moran Jeffrey Rosen steps down as head of National Constitution CenterRosen led the center for 12 years. He was replaced by Vincent Stango, who is now the interim president and CEO.Robert Moran Pit bull that attacked dogs in Center City is in ACCT custody“I feel relieved that the dog is not a danger to other people on the streets, but I have mixed feelings that the authorities didn’t work faster,” one owner said.Michelle Myers Drive-by shooting in Northeast Philadelphia leaves one dead, another injured, police sayBullets also struck a nearby senior center, police said, but no one inside was injured. Jillian Kramer Mummers string band competition will duke it out at the LincHow to watch the Mummers string band competition at Lincoln Financial Field live in person, on television, or online.Henry Savage Philly public defender launches new immigration unit amid growing federal arrests and deportationsThe move comes as the Trump administration pursues aggressive new enforcement, and even minor legal cases can put undocumented residents in danger of detention or deportation.Jeff Gammage Kids get free dental care at this Philly school. Officials say it’s a model that could be replicated in schools with empty space.“If your tooth hurts, if you’re not feeling well, you’re not going to learn,” said Eileen Barfuss, director at the Temple Dental Clinic at W.D. Kelley School in North Philadelphia.Kristen A. Graham ‘ICE out’ protesters take to the streets in Philly and around the countryMore rallies are planned on Sunday in communities including Trenton, Abington, Cherry Hill, Ardmore, and Ambler.Michelle Myers and Jeff Gammage As Minneapolis shooting stirs fears of state violence, several Black Panther Party members made their presence known in Philly A group calling itself the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense showed up at a protest this week carrying weapons. Brett Sholtis ‘You don’t want this smoke’: Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal goes viral, draws criticism for message to ICE agentsClips of Bilal have circulated on social media, and the sheriff’s name has been invoked in headlines. One Florida politician said Bilal should be arrested. Maggie Prosser When I switched from film to digitalScene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.Tom Gralish The New York Times agrees Philly is the place to be (locals still skeptical) | Weekly Report CardPhilly lands atop the NYT's list of top places to visit in 2026. Plus, a viral “avoid Philly” sign, Eagles playoff tension, and a Melrose Diner relic for sale round out this week’s report card.Sam Ruland Trolley tunnel will be open Monday at 5 a.m., SEPTA saysAbout 60,000 people daily used the tunnel taking trolleys between Center City and West Philadelphia before the shutdown.Thomas Fitzgerald Philadelphia man who goes by “YP SlumBoy” accused of killing the mother of his child in October after arrest by U.S. MarshalsQuamir Jones, 25, is accused of fatally shooting Siani Smith in the city's Eastwick neighborhood. Jesse Bunch See more storiesAdvertisement
The Art Commission is weighing the fate of the Rocky statue. It’s been controversial for decades.The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday is slated to vote on a plan that would affix the original statue at the top of the museum’s East entrance steps. Nick Vadala
The Art Commission is weighing the fate of the Rocky statue. It’s been controversial for decades.The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday is slated to vote on a plan that would affix the original statue at the top of the museum’s East entrance steps. Nick Vadala
Ena Widjojo, owner and longtime celebrated chef at Hardena in South Philadelphia, has died at 73Gary Miles
Ena Widjojo, owner and longtime celebrated chef at Hardena in South Philadelphia, has died at 73Gary Miles
93-year-old, Mummer-obsessed Welsh grandma was banned from Instagram, part of a growing fight with Meta’s use of AIXimena Conde
93-year-old, Mummer-obsessed Welsh grandma was banned from Instagram, part of a growing fight with Meta’s use of AIXimena Conde
The fatal shooting of a 16-year-old inside Chipotle bathroom may have been unintentional, sources sayEllie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Kristen A. Graham
The fatal shooting of a 16-year-old inside Chipotle bathroom may have been unintentional, sources sayEllie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Kristen A. Graham
Her youngest son was killed in a mass shooting. Now, her eldest is charged with committing one.It’s a symmetry almost too painful for Nyshyia Thomas to reconcile: one son killed in a mass shooting, another behind bars, charged with committing one.Ellie Rushing
Her youngest son was killed in a mass shooting. Now, her eldest is charged with committing one.It’s a symmetry almost too painful for Nyshyia Thomas to reconcile: one son killed in a mass shooting, another behind bars, charged with committing one.Ellie Rushing
Boy, 16, fatally shot inside Chipotle bathroom near Temple UniversityThe restaurant is located on the ground floor of the The View at Montgomery apartments, which are used as off-campus housing for Temple students, police said.Robert Moran
Boy, 16, fatally shot inside Chipotle bathroom near Temple UniversityThe restaurant is located on the ground floor of the The View at Montgomery apartments, which are used as off-campus housing for Temple students, police said.Robert Moran
Jeffrey Rosen steps down as head of National Constitution CenterRosen led the center for 12 years. He was replaced by Vincent Stango, who is now the interim president and CEO.Robert Moran
Jeffrey Rosen steps down as head of National Constitution CenterRosen led the center for 12 years. He was replaced by Vincent Stango, who is now the interim president and CEO.Robert Moran
Pit bull that attacked dogs in Center City is in ACCT custody“I feel relieved that the dog is not a danger to other people on the streets, but I have mixed feelings that the authorities didn’t work faster,” one owner said.Michelle Myers
Pit bull that attacked dogs in Center City is in ACCT custody“I feel relieved that the dog is not a danger to other people on the streets, but I have mixed feelings that the authorities didn’t work faster,” one owner said.Michelle Myers
Drive-by shooting in Northeast Philadelphia leaves one dead, another injured, police sayBullets also struck a nearby senior center, police said, but no one inside was injured. Jillian Kramer
Drive-by shooting in Northeast Philadelphia leaves one dead, another injured, police sayBullets also struck a nearby senior center, police said, but no one inside was injured. Jillian Kramer
Mummers string band competition will duke it out at the LincHow to watch the Mummers string band competition at Lincoln Financial Field live in person, on television, or online.Henry Savage
Mummers string band competition will duke it out at the LincHow to watch the Mummers string band competition at Lincoln Financial Field live in person, on television, or online.Henry Savage
Philly public defender launches new immigration unit amid growing federal arrests and deportationsThe move comes as the Trump administration pursues aggressive new enforcement, and even minor legal cases can put undocumented residents in danger of detention or deportation.Jeff Gammage
Philly public defender launches new immigration unit amid growing federal arrests and deportationsThe move comes as the Trump administration pursues aggressive new enforcement, and even minor legal cases can put undocumented residents in danger of detention or deportation.Jeff Gammage
Kids get free dental care at this Philly school. Officials say it’s a model that could be replicated in schools with empty space.“If your tooth hurts, if you’re not feeling well, you’re not going to learn,” said Eileen Barfuss, director at the Temple Dental Clinic at W.D. Kelley School in North Philadelphia.Kristen A. Graham
Kids get free dental care at this Philly school. Officials say it’s a model that could be replicated in schools with empty space.“If your tooth hurts, if you’re not feeling well, you’re not going to learn,” said Eileen Barfuss, director at the Temple Dental Clinic at W.D. Kelley School in North Philadelphia.Kristen A. Graham
‘ICE out’ protesters take to the streets in Philly and around the countryMore rallies are planned on Sunday in communities including Trenton, Abington, Cherry Hill, Ardmore, and Ambler.Michelle Myers and Jeff Gammage
‘ICE out’ protesters take to the streets in Philly and around the countryMore rallies are planned on Sunday in communities including Trenton, Abington, Cherry Hill, Ardmore, and Ambler.Michelle Myers and Jeff Gammage
As Minneapolis shooting stirs fears of state violence, several Black Panther Party members made their presence known in Philly A group calling itself the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense showed up at a protest this week carrying weapons. Brett Sholtis
As Minneapolis shooting stirs fears of state violence, several Black Panther Party members made their presence known in Philly A group calling itself the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense showed up at a protest this week carrying weapons. Brett Sholtis
‘You don’t want this smoke’: Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal goes viral, draws criticism for message to ICE agentsClips of Bilal have circulated on social media, and the sheriff’s name has been invoked in headlines. One Florida politician said Bilal should be arrested. Maggie Prosser
‘You don’t want this smoke’: Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal goes viral, draws criticism for message to ICE agentsClips of Bilal have circulated on social media, and the sheriff’s name has been invoked in headlines. One Florida politician said Bilal should be arrested. Maggie Prosser
The New York Times agrees Philly is the place to be (locals still skeptical) | Weekly Report CardPhilly lands atop the NYT's list of top places to visit in 2026. Plus, a viral “avoid Philly” sign, Eagles playoff tension, and a Melrose Diner relic for sale round out this week’s report card.Sam Ruland
The New York Times agrees Philly is the place to be (locals still skeptical) | Weekly Report CardPhilly lands atop the NYT's list of top places to visit in 2026. Plus, a viral “avoid Philly” sign, Eagles playoff tension, and a Melrose Diner relic for sale round out this week’s report card.Sam Ruland
Trolley tunnel will be open Monday at 5 a.m., SEPTA saysAbout 60,000 people daily used the tunnel taking trolleys between Center City and West Philadelphia before the shutdown.Thomas Fitzgerald
Trolley tunnel will be open Monday at 5 a.m., SEPTA saysAbout 60,000 people daily used the tunnel taking trolleys between Center City and West Philadelphia before the shutdown.Thomas Fitzgerald
Philadelphia man who goes by “YP SlumBoy” accused of killing the mother of his child in October after arrest by U.S. MarshalsQuamir Jones, 25, is accused of fatally shooting Siani Smith in the city's Eastwick neighborhood. Jesse Bunch
Philadelphia man who goes by “YP SlumBoy” accused of killing the mother of his child in October after arrest by U.S. MarshalsQuamir Jones, 25, is accused of fatally shooting Siani Smith in the city's Eastwick neighborhood. Jesse Bunch
