NicetownThese 7 Philly principals won $20k for their schools. Here's what they plan to do with it.Seven Philadelphia School District leaders were announced Tuesday as winners of the 2026 Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership.Kristen A. Graham Stewards of Philly’s vacant lots are organizing against developers to secure long-tended land Jesse Bunch It's the first day of spring, which means free Rita's water iceBeatrice Forman Joseph J. Jordan, celebrated architect and retired Drexel professor, has died at 102Gary Miles Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesXimena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs AdvertisementSEPTA Regional Rail delays this morning are due to a train pulling down overhead wiresSEPTA Regional Rail riders are experiencing delays of 15 minutes to one hour this morning due to downed wires and inclement weather.Henry Savage Gov. Shapiro asks Pennsylvania voters to choose ‘getting stuff done’ over ‘chaos’ as he kicks off 2026 reelection bid“You deserve someone who goes to work every day focused on you and on getting stuff done,” Shapiro said at a rally in Pittsburgh.Gillian McGoldrick and Katie Bernard How Philly-area grocery workers handle the holiday stress — and find joy along the wayHoliday music is constantly playing at the grocery store this time of year. Not everyone loves it. Ariana Perez-Castells and Erin McCarthy The shutdown is over. The people whose SNAP benefits were frozen are still ‘kind of in shock.’Even as the government shutdown ends, SNAP recipients across Philadelphia wonder if a longtime safety net can still be relied on. Zoe Greenberg and Alfred Lubrano Philly has had a ‘soda tax’ since 2017. One lawmaker wants the city to consider repealing it.Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration and several Council members defended the tax, which was championed by former Mayor Jim Kenney. Sean Collins Walsh Mayor Parker shakes up the Philadelphia Land Bank board to try to further her housing planMayor Parker wants to make more progress on her campaign to build or renovate 30,000 houses during her administration.Jake Blumgart Hannibal Collins, web game designer, artist, and podcaster, has died at 37He was well-known at local gaming seminars and conferences. He hosted a weekly online gathering of gamers and labeled his career a “creative journey.”Gary Miles It’s the first day of school for 117,000 Philly kids, and the PFT has a tentative contractThe 2025-26 school year began with Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker welcoming students and families at Steel Elementary in Nicetown.Kristen A. Graham The start of Philly’s school year is shaping up to be a doozy with SEPTA cuts and a looming PFT contract deadlineSome Philly students will face commutes so long due to SEPTA bus service cuts that their parents are considering moving in order to help them get to school.Kristen A. Graham An explosion in Nicetown blew out her rowhouse’s front windows. Then her landlord ghosted her. Tawanda Davis has repeatedly asked her landlord to repair her windows, but he has kept them boarded up and gone radio silent.Ximena Conde Philly Police call on public for help finding two suspects in Nicetown birthday party shootingThe shooting at the birthday party in Nicetown left Quron Ross-Weems, 26, and Nyfik Johnson, 29, dead, police said. Rodrigo Torrejón Private trash collection limited pileups in some neighborhoods during the strikeMost commercial buildings, restaurants, and big apartment complexes use private haulers to collect their trash. That made a difference during the DC 33 strike.Andrew Seidman, Jake Blumgart, Fallon Roth, and Evgenia Anastasakos Gas caused deadly Nicetown home explosion, fire officials say; exact origin remains uncertainThe June 29 blast on West Bristol Street killed one person and hospitalized two others.Jadon George Nicetown residents search for normalcy after explosion kills one neighbor, injures two others“I got to start all over again, start over from scratch,” one resident said.Ximena Conde One dead after three rowhouses collapse in NicetownTwo others were hospitalized and nearby residents were evacuated after a fire and explosion caused three houses to collapse early Sunday.Michelle Myers and Alfred Lubrano See more storiesAdvertisement
These 7 Philly principals won $20k for their schools. Here's what they plan to do with it.Seven Philadelphia School District leaders were announced Tuesday as winners of the 2026 Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership.Kristen A. Graham
These 7 Philly principals won $20k for their schools. Here's what they plan to do with it.Seven Philadelphia School District leaders were announced Tuesday as winners of the 2026 Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership.Kristen A. Graham
Stewards of Philly’s vacant lots are organizing against developers to secure long-tended land Jesse Bunch
Stewards of Philly’s vacant lots are organizing against developers to secure long-tended land Jesse Bunch
Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesXimena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs
Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesXimena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs
SEPTA Regional Rail delays this morning are due to a train pulling down overhead wiresSEPTA Regional Rail riders are experiencing delays of 15 minutes to one hour this morning due to downed wires and inclement weather.Henry Savage
SEPTA Regional Rail delays this morning are due to a train pulling down overhead wiresSEPTA Regional Rail riders are experiencing delays of 15 minutes to one hour this morning due to downed wires and inclement weather.Henry Savage
Gov. Shapiro asks Pennsylvania voters to choose ‘getting stuff done’ over ‘chaos’ as he kicks off 2026 reelection bid“You deserve someone who goes to work every day focused on you and on getting stuff done,” Shapiro said at a rally in Pittsburgh.Gillian McGoldrick and Katie Bernard
Gov. Shapiro asks Pennsylvania voters to choose ‘getting stuff done’ over ‘chaos’ as he kicks off 2026 reelection bid“You deserve someone who goes to work every day focused on you and on getting stuff done,” Shapiro said at a rally in Pittsburgh.Gillian McGoldrick and Katie Bernard
How Philly-area grocery workers handle the holiday stress — and find joy along the wayHoliday music is constantly playing at the grocery store this time of year. Not everyone loves it. Ariana Perez-Castells and Erin McCarthy
How Philly-area grocery workers handle the holiday stress — and find joy along the wayHoliday music is constantly playing at the grocery store this time of year. Not everyone loves it. Ariana Perez-Castells and Erin McCarthy
The shutdown is over. The people whose SNAP benefits were frozen are still ‘kind of in shock.’Even as the government shutdown ends, SNAP recipients across Philadelphia wonder if a longtime safety net can still be relied on. Zoe Greenberg and Alfred Lubrano
The shutdown is over. The people whose SNAP benefits were frozen are still ‘kind of in shock.’Even as the government shutdown ends, SNAP recipients across Philadelphia wonder if a longtime safety net can still be relied on. Zoe Greenberg and Alfred Lubrano
Philly has had a ‘soda tax’ since 2017. One lawmaker wants the city to consider repealing it.Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration and several Council members defended the tax, which was championed by former Mayor Jim Kenney. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly has had a ‘soda tax’ since 2017. One lawmaker wants the city to consider repealing it.Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration and several Council members defended the tax, which was championed by former Mayor Jim Kenney. Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker shakes up the Philadelphia Land Bank board to try to further her housing planMayor Parker wants to make more progress on her campaign to build or renovate 30,000 houses during her administration.Jake Blumgart
Mayor Parker shakes up the Philadelphia Land Bank board to try to further her housing planMayor Parker wants to make more progress on her campaign to build or renovate 30,000 houses during her administration.Jake Blumgart
Hannibal Collins, web game designer, artist, and podcaster, has died at 37He was well-known at local gaming seminars and conferences. He hosted a weekly online gathering of gamers and labeled his career a “creative journey.”Gary Miles
Hannibal Collins, web game designer, artist, and podcaster, has died at 37He was well-known at local gaming seminars and conferences. He hosted a weekly online gathering of gamers and labeled his career a “creative journey.”Gary Miles
It’s the first day of school for 117,000 Philly kids, and the PFT has a tentative contractThe 2025-26 school year began with Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker welcoming students and families at Steel Elementary in Nicetown.Kristen A. Graham
It’s the first day of school for 117,000 Philly kids, and the PFT has a tentative contractThe 2025-26 school year began with Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker welcoming students and families at Steel Elementary in Nicetown.Kristen A. Graham
The start of Philly’s school year is shaping up to be a doozy with SEPTA cuts and a looming PFT contract deadlineSome Philly students will face commutes so long due to SEPTA bus service cuts that their parents are considering moving in order to help them get to school.Kristen A. Graham
The start of Philly’s school year is shaping up to be a doozy with SEPTA cuts and a looming PFT contract deadlineSome Philly students will face commutes so long due to SEPTA bus service cuts that their parents are considering moving in order to help them get to school.Kristen A. Graham
An explosion in Nicetown blew out her rowhouse’s front windows. Then her landlord ghosted her. Tawanda Davis has repeatedly asked her landlord to repair her windows, but he has kept them boarded up and gone radio silent.Ximena Conde
An explosion in Nicetown blew out her rowhouse’s front windows. Then her landlord ghosted her. Tawanda Davis has repeatedly asked her landlord to repair her windows, but he has kept them boarded up and gone radio silent.Ximena Conde
Philly Police call on public for help finding two suspects in Nicetown birthday party shootingThe shooting at the birthday party in Nicetown left Quron Ross-Weems, 26, and Nyfik Johnson, 29, dead, police said. Rodrigo Torrejón
Philly Police call on public for help finding two suspects in Nicetown birthday party shootingThe shooting at the birthday party in Nicetown left Quron Ross-Weems, 26, and Nyfik Johnson, 29, dead, police said. Rodrigo Torrejón
Private trash collection limited pileups in some neighborhoods during the strikeMost commercial buildings, restaurants, and big apartment complexes use private haulers to collect their trash. That made a difference during the DC 33 strike.Andrew Seidman, Jake Blumgart, Fallon Roth, and Evgenia Anastasakos
Private trash collection limited pileups in some neighborhoods during the strikeMost commercial buildings, restaurants, and big apartment complexes use private haulers to collect their trash. That made a difference during the DC 33 strike.Andrew Seidman, Jake Blumgart, Fallon Roth, and Evgenia Anastasakos
Gas caused deadly Nicetown home explosion, fire officials say; exact origin remains uncertainThe June 29 blast on West Bristol Street killed one person and hospitalized two others.Jadon George
Gas caused deadly Nicetown home explosion, fire officials say; exact origin remains uncertainThe June 29 blast on West Bristol Street killed one person and hospitalized two others.Jadon George
Nicetown residents search for normalcy after explosion kills one neighbor, injures two others“I got to start all over again, start over from scratch,” one resident said.Ximena Conde
Nicetown residents search for normalcy after explosion kills one neighbor, injures two others“I got to start all over again, start over from scratch,” one resident said.Ximena Conde
One dead after three rowhouses collapse in NicetownTwo others were hospitalized and nearby residents were evacuated after a fire and explosion caused three houses to collapse early Sunday.Michelle Myers and Alfred Lubrano
One dead after three rowhouses collapse in NicetownTwo others were hospitalized and nearby residents were evacuated after a fire and explosion caused three houses to collapse early Sunday.Michelle Myers and Alfred Lubrano
