West Oak LaneA Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in GermantownGreen Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.Michaelle Bond A Guinean immigrant has lived in the U.S. legally for two decades. Unable to deport him to his homeland, ICE wants to send him to a third country.Jeff Gammage What Philly got out of the World Cup, the nation’s 250th, and the MLB All-Star GameNate File and Henry Savage What you need to know about SEPTA’s bus route changesThomas Fitzgerald and Erica Palan ICE wants to deport a Philly man who has lived legally in the U.S. for 20 years. He fled Guinea after being jailed by the government. Jeff Gammage AdvertisementBill Wine, Emmy Award-winning film and TV critic, and longtime La Salle professor, has died at 81 “Bill Wine was a character out of a Neil Simon comedy, more Oscar than Felix,” said Carrie Rickey, former Inquirer movie critic. “You didn’t have to wait long for the punchline.”Gary Miles Pamela Bennett-Bryant, retired Philadelphia schoolteacher and principal, has died at 75In its 2004 Report Card on the Schools, The Inquirer noted that Mrs. Bennett-Bryant helped Lamberton High partner with Eastern University in offering college-level courses to high school students. Gary Miles Inside CCP’s new simulation lab, nursing students care for an AI-powered mannequinThe Community College of Philadelphia opened its new simulation lab for nursing students with a $2 million U.S. Department of Education grant.Kayla Yup A 13-year-old playing with friends was ambushed in a drive-by shooting. Family remembers him as a sports-loving 8th grader.Family members of Amir Akers, a 13-year-old shot and killed Tuesday night in North Philly, reflect on his warm nature, loyalty, and hope for the future. Dana Munro and Ellie Rushing Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch This once-booming West Oak Lane middle school is now facing closureThe pressures of competition from charter and other schools and decades of dwindling resources have had a significant effect on Wagner, which is one of 18 proposed Philadelphia closures.Kristen A. Graham It's the first day of spring, which means free Rita's water iceFor Friday only, 25 Rita's Italian Ice & Custard locations will be giving out free 6-ounce cups of water ice. Here's how to find them.Beatrice Forman Andrew J. Chomentowski, longtime Philadelphia and school district police officer, has died at 83He was assigned to the police department's Northwest, Northeast, and East Police Divisions, and worked in Fairmount Park and at Philadelphia International Airport. Gary Miles Philly’s school closure plan targets middle schools. Here’s why the district is moving away from them.Of the 20 schools Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. has recommended closing, six are middle schools. But others will stay open, or even grow.Kristen A. Graham ‘Don’t uproot our education,’ Pennypacker fourth graders plead as their school faces closurePennypacker, in Northwest Philadelphia, is one of 20 district schools slated for closure. The school district says its building is in bad shape, but students, teachers, and parents oppose its closure.Dugan Arnett These Philly schools are slated for big upgrades as the district works to modernize buildingsThe school district released details about modernization projects for schools in each City Council district as Council members express opposition to a proposal to close 20 schools.Kristen A. Graham OpinionPhiladelphians deserve safe and healthy homesThe city needs to crack down on dangerous housing conditions and support renters who are affected by them.B. Cincere Wilson, For The Inquirer Philly’s building plan would close this high-performing magnet. Lankenau is fighting back.The school's principal stressed that the school is “doing urban agriculture in a very unique campus setting that is anchored in the space."Kristen A. Graham Carla Washington Hines, longtime dancer, choreographer, and teacher, has died at 72 She danced with the Sun Ra Arkestra, the John Hines Dance Co., and other troupes at all sorts of venues in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and elsewhere around the world.Gary Miles Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to Philly students in 1967. These men say it influenced the rest of their lives. Childs Elementary will show the almost 60-year-old speech in the auditorium where King once spoke on Monday, followed by a day of service projects.Kristen A. Graham See more storiesAdvertisement
A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in GermantownGreen Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.Michaelle Bond
A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in GermantownGreen Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.Michaelle Bond
A Guinean immigrant has lived in the U.S. legally for two decades. Unable to deport him to his homeland, ICE wants to send him to a third country.Jeff Gammage
A Guinean immigrant has lived in the U.S. legally for two decades. Unable to deport him to his homeland, ICE wants to send him to a third country.Jeff Gammage
What Philly got out of the World Cup, the nation’s 250th, and the MLB All-Star GameNate File and Henry Savage
What Philly got out of the World Cup, the nation’s 250th, and the MLB All-Star GameNate File and Henry Savage
ICE wants to deport a Philly man who has lived legally in the U.S. for 20 years. He fled Guinea after being jailed by the government. Jeff Gammage
ICE wants to deport a Philly man who has lived legally in the U.S. for 20 years. He fled Guinea after being jailed by the government. Jeff Gammage
Bill Wine, Emmy Award-winning film and TV critic, and longtime La Salle professor, has died at 81 “Bill Wine was a character out of a Neil Simon comedy, more Oscar than Felix,” said Carrie Rickey, former Inquirer movie critic. “You didn’t have to wait long for the punchline.”Gary Miles
Bill Wine, Emmy Award-winning film and TV critic, and longtime La Salle professor, has died at 81 “Bill Wine was a character out of a Neil Simon comedy, more Oscar than Felix,” said Carrie Rickey, former Inquirer movie critic. “You didn’t have to wait long for the punchline.”Gary Miles
Pamela Bennett-Bryant, retired Philadelphia schoolteacher and principal, has died at 75In its 2004 Report Card on the Schools, The Inquirer noted that Mrs. Bennett-Bryant helped Lamberton High partner with Eastern University in offering college-level courses to high school students. Gary Miles
Pamela Bennett-Bryant, retired Philadelphia schoolteacher and principal, has died at 75In its 2004 Report Card on the Schools, The Inquirer noted that Mrs. Bennett-Bryant helped Lamberton High partner with Eastern University in offering college-level courses to high school students. Gary Miles
Inside CCP’s new simulation lab, nursing students care for an AI-powered mannequinThe Community College of Philadelphia opened its new simulation lab for nursing students with a $2 million U.S. Department of Education grant.Kayla Yup
Inside CCP’s new simulation lab, nursing students care for an AI-powered mannequinThe Community College of Philadelphia opened its new simulation lab for nursing students with a $2 million U.S. Department of Education grant.Kayla Yup
A 13-year-old playing with friends was ambushed in a drive-by shooting. Family remembers him as a sports-loving 8th grader.Family members of Amir Akers, a 13-year-old shot and killed Tuesday night in North Philly, reflect on his warm nature, loyalty, and hope for the future. Dana Munro and Ellie Rushing
A 13-year-old playing with friends was ambushed in a drive-by shooting. Family remembers him as a sports-loving 8th grader.Family members of Amir Akers, a 13-year-old shot and killed Tuesday night in North Philly, reflect on his warm nature, loyalty, and hope for the future. Dana Munro and Ellie Rushing
Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch
Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch
This once-booming West Oak Lane middle school is now facing closureThe pressures of competition from charter and other schools and decades of dwindling resources have had a significant effect on Wagner, which is one of 18 proposed Philadelphia closures.Kristen A. Graham
This once-booming West Oak Lane middle school is now facing closureThe pressures of competition from charter and other schools and decades of dwindling resources have had a significant effect on Wagner, which is one of 18 proposed Philadelphia closures.Kristen A. Graham
It's the first day of spring, which means free Rita's water iceFor Friday only, 25 Rita's Italian Ice & Custard locations will be giving out free 6-ounce cups of water ice. Here's how to find them.Beatrice Forman
It's the first day of spring, which means free Rita's water iceFor Friday only, 25 Rita's Italian Ice & Custard locations will be giving out free 6-ounce cups of water ice. Here's how to find them.Beatrice Forman
Andrew J. Chomentowski, longtime Philadelphia and school district police officer, has died at 83He was assigned to the police department's Northwest, Northeast, and East Police Divisions, and worked in Fairmount Park and at Philadelphia International Airport. Gary Miles
Andrew J. Chomentowski, longtime Philadelphia and school district police officer, has died at 83He was assigned to the police department's Northwest, Northeast, and East Police Divisions, and worked in Fairmount Park and at Philadelphia International Airport. Gary Miles
Philly’s school closure plan targets middle schools. Here’s why the district is moving away from them.Of the 20 schools Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. has recommended closing, six are middle schools. But others will stay open, or even grow.Kristen A. Graham
Philly’s school closure plan targets middle schools. Here’s why the district is moving away from them.Of the 20 schools Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. has recommended closing, six are middle schools. But others will stay open, or even grow.Kristen A. Graham
‘Don’t uproot our education,’ Pennypacker fourth graders plead as their school faces closurePennypacker, in Northwest Philadelphia, is one of 20 district schools slated for closure. The school district says its building is in bad shape, but students, teachers, and parents oppose its closure.Dugan Arnett
‘Don’t uproot our education,’ Pennypacker fourth graders plead as their school faces closurePennypacker, in Northwest Philadelphia, is one of 20 district schools slated for closure. The school district says its building is in bad shape, but students, teachers, and parents oppose its closure.Dugan Arnett
These Philly schools are slated for big upgrades as the district works to modernize buildingsThe school district released details about modernization projects for schools in each City Council district as Council members express opposition to a proposal to close 20 schools.Kristen A. Graham
These Philly schools are slated for big upgrades as the district works to modernize buildingsThe school district released details about modernization projects for schools in each City Council district as Council members express opposition to a proposal to close 20 schools.Kristen A. Graham
OpinionPhiladelphians deserve safe and healthy homesThe city needs to crack down on dangerous housing conditions and support renters who are affected by them.B. Cincere Wilson, For The Inquirer
OpinionPhiladelphians deserve safe and healthy homesThe city needs to crack down on dangerous housing conditions and support renters who are affected by them.B. Cincere Wilson, For The Inquirer
Philly’s building plan would close this high-performing magnet. Lankenau is fighting back.The school's principal stressed that the school is “doing urban agriculture in a very unique campus setting that is anchored in the space."Kristen A. Graham
Philly’s building plan would close this high-performing magnet. Lankenau is fighting back.The school's principal stressed that the school is “doing urban agriculture in a very unique campus setting that is anchored in the space."Kristen A. Graham
Carla Washington Hines, longtime dancer, choreographer, and teacher, has died at 72 She danced with the Sun Ra Arkestra, the John Hines Dance Co., and other troupes at all sorts of venues in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and elsewhere around the world.Gary Miles
Carla Washington Hines, longtime dancer, choreographer, and teacher, has died at 72 She danced with the Sun Ra Arkestra, the John Hines Dance Co., and other troupes at all sorts of venues in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and elsewhere around the world.Gary Miles
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to Philly students in 1967. These men say it influenced the rest of their lives. Childs Elementary will show the almost 60-year-old speech in the auditorium where King once spoke on Monday, followed by a day of service projects.Kristen A. Graham
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to Philly students in 1967. These men say it influenced the rest of their lives. Childs Elementary will show the almost 60-year-old speech in the auditorium where King once spoke on Monday, followed by a day of service projects.Kristen A. Graham
