WissahickonParental backlash to screentime in schools is spreading across the Philly region: ‘It’s not going to get better unless we get loud’ Galvanized by a surge of national attention to the issue and parental campaigns in neighboring districts, including Lower Merion, parents are pushing back against Chromebooks and iPads in schools.Maddie Hanna Inside Merck’s lobbying of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office on pollution rulesAndrew Seidman These Manayunk public stairs have been closed for 13 years. A civic group wants them fixed and reopened.Frank Kummer Eleanor M. Kelley, longtime French teacher, lifelong athlete, and mentor to many, has died at 79Gary Miles Philly has lots of trails. For the first time, it is hiring a full-time crew to maintain them.Frank Kummer AdvertisementLincoln Drive and dozens of other Philly roads get $13 million from PennDotThe PennDot grant money comes from fines collected for speeding captured by automated enforcement cameras.Thomas Fitzgerald It only took one day to buy their West Philly dream home | How I Bought This HouseAfter a year of renting in Center City, a couple's casual open-house stroll turned into an on-the-spot decision. Abigail Covington How to have a Perfect Philly Day, according to Provenance chef Nicholas BazikHint: Food and family play a pivotal role, from morning to night.Dugan Arnett He was ‘particular but not picky’ about a two-bedroom in Norris Square| How I Bought This HousePatience and persistence helped Evan Todtz reel in a house originally above his price range. Abigail Covington Dan McQuade, award-winning writer, tireless community activist, and ‘Philadelphia institution,’ has died at 43 Often irreverent, always inventive, he filed memorable stories about the Wildwood T-shirt scene, Wawa hoagies, the Philly accent, and other cool stuff. His stories sparkled with research and humor. Gary Miles After a breakup, he left Graduate Hospital for a giant backyard in Port Richmond | How I Bought This HouseDavid Snelbaker just wanted the space to rebuild his garden. Abigail Covington A seller backed out after verbally accepting their offer. It led to their dream home in Point Breeze. | How I Bought This HouseCasie Girvin and Steve Crino are ultimately happy that their first offer didn't work out. Abigail Covington SEPTA opens new $50M Wissahickon Transit Center in ManayunkThe new center on Ridge Avenue near Main Street is expected to serve 5,000 bus riders a day. Frank Kummer Aaron Goldblatt, award-winning museum planner, exhibit designer, and sculptor, has died at 70He said in 2019 that “learning, laughter, and creating genuine connections between people, nature, and history … really inspire my design.”Gary Miles A man died driving on Northwest Philly’s winding, wet roads. The neighborhood has tried addressing the danger for decades.A 65-year-old man died on Sunday evening after crashing his car on Cresheim Valley Drive in Chestnut Hill. The community has petitioned the city for years to make safety improvements.Henry Savage They wanted to buy their friend’s place. They ended up with an East Falls rowhouse instead. | How I Bought This HouseAfter their friends rejected their offer, Jessica Lubniewski and David Jacobs went searching for a three-bedroom house with original details. Abigail Covington Vandalism left the Swann Memorial Fountain partly broken, but a fix is in the worksThe center jet in the beloved art deco fountain has been out of commission since some time in 2023.Nick Vadala Alice W. Ballard, celebrated public interest law attorney, has died at 77She was an expert at executive contracts, wage theft, and workplace fairness, and one colleague called her “endlessly generous, wiser than Yoda, and kind as Mother Teresa.”Gary Miles OpinionManayunk church prepares for floods by turning a Main Street mill into a modern Noah’s Ark The project offers a solution for preserving vulnerable historic buildings in a time of rapid climate change. But it might not work forever. Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer The first weekday of transit cuts could’ve been worse. ‘Next week will be telling,’ says SEPTAThe first full weekday of reduced service was inconvenient for many riders, but it didn’t result in the crush-level crowds SEPTA had predicted. Andrew Seidman, Thomas Fitzgerald, Michelle Myers, and Beatrice Forman See more storiesAdvertisement
Parental backlash to screentime in schools is spreading across the Philly region: ‘It’s not going to get better unless we get loud’ Galvanized by a surge of national attention to the issue and parental campaigns in neighboring districts, including Lower Merion, parents are pushing back against Chromebooks and iPads in schools.Maddie Hanna
Parental backlash to screentime in schools is spreading across the Philly region: ‘It’s not going to get better unless we get loud’ Galvanized by a surge of national attention to the issue and parental campaigns in neighboring districts, including Lower Merion, parents are pushing back against Chromebooks and iPads in schools.Maddie Hanna
These Manayunk public stairs have been closed for 13 years. A civic group wants them fixed and reopened.Frank Kummer
These Manayunk public stairs have been closed for 13 years. A civic group wants them fixed and reopened.Frank Kummer
Eleanor M. Kelley, longtime French teacher, lifelong athlete, and mentor to many, has died at 79Gary Miles
Eleanor M. Kelley, longtime French teacher, lifelong athlete, and mentor to many, has died at 79Gary Miles
Philly has lots of trails. For the first time, it is hiring a full-time crew to maintain them.Frank Kummer
Philly has lots of trails. For the first time, it is hiring a full-time crew to maintain them.Frank Kummer
Lincoln Drive and dozens of other Philly roads get $13 million from PennDotThe PennDot grant money comes from fines collected for speeding captured by automated enforcement cameras.Thomas Fitzgerald
Lincoln Drive and dozens of other Philly roads get $13 million from PennDotThe PennDot grant money comes from fines collected for speeding captured by automated enforcement cameras.Thomas Fitzgerald
It only took one day to buy their West Philly dream home | How I Bought This HouseAfter a year of renting in Center City, a couple's casual open-house stroll turned into an on-the-spot decision. Abigail Covington
It only took one day to buy their West Philly dream home | How I Bought This HouseAfter a year of renting in Center City, a couple's casual open-house stroll turned into an on-the-spot decision. Abigail Covington
How to have a Perfect Philly Day, according to Provenance chef Nicholas BazikHint: Food and family play a pivotal role, from morning to night.Dugan Arnett
How to have a Perfect Philly Day, according to Provenance chef Nicholas BazikHint: Food and family play a pivotal role, from morning to night.Dugan Arnett
He was ‘particular but not picky’ about a two-bedroom in Norris Square| How I Bought This HousePatience and persistence helped Evan Todtz reel in a house originally above his price range. Abigail Covington
He was ‘particular but not picky’ about a two-bedroom in Norris Square| How I Bought This HousePatience and persistence helped Evan Todtz reel in a house originally above his price range. Abigail Covington
Dan McQuade, award-winning writer, tireless community activist, and ‘Philadelphia institution,’ has died at 43 Often irreverent, always inventive, he filed memorable stories about the Wildwood T-shirt scene, Wawa hoagies, the Philly accent, and other cool stuff. His stories sparkled with research and humor. Gary Miles
Dan McQuade, award-winning writer, tireless community activist, and ‘Philadelphia institution,’ has died at 43 Often irreverent, always inventive, he filed memorable stories about the Wildwood T-shirt scene, Wawa hoagies, the Philly accent, and other cool stuff. His stories sparkled with research and humor. Gary Miles
After a breakup, he left Graduate Hospital for a giant backyard in Port Richmond | How I Bought This HouseDavid Snelbaker just wanted the space to rebuild his garden. Abigail Covington
After a breakup, he left Graduate Hospital for a giant backyard in Port Richmond | How I Bought This HouseDavid Snelbaker just wanted the space to rebuild his garden. Abigail Covington
A seller backed out after verbally accepting their offer. It led to their dream home in Point Breeze. | How I Bought This HouseCasie Girvin and Steve Crino are ultimately happy that their first offer didn't work out. Abigail Covington
A seller backed out after verbally accepting their offer. It led to their dream home in Point Breeze. | How I Bought This HouseCasie Girvin and Steve Crino are ultimately happy that their first offer didn't work out. Abigail Covington
SEPTA opens new $50M Wissahickon Transit Center in ManayunkThe new center on Ridge Avenue near Main Street is expected to serve 5,000 bus riders a day. Frank Kummer
SEPTA opens new $50M Wissahickon Transit Center in ManayunkThe new center on Ridge Avenue near Main Street is expected to serve 5,000 bus riders a day. Frank Kummer
Aaron Goldblatt, award-winning museum planner, exhibit designer, and sculptor, has died at 70He said in 2019 that “learning, laughter, and creating genuine connections between people, nature, and history … really inspire my design.”Gary Miles
Aaron Goldblatt, award-winning museum planner, exhibit designer, and sculptor, has died at 70He said in 2019 that “learning, laughter, and creating genuine connections between people, nature, and history … really inspire my design.”Gary Miles
A man died driving on Northwest Philly’s winding, wet roads. The neighborhood has tried addressing the danger for decades.A 65-year-old man died on Sunday evening after crashing his car on Cresheim Valley Drive in Chestnut Hill. The community has petitioned the city for years to make safety improvements.Henry Savage
A man died driving on Northwest Philly’s winding, wet roads. The neighborhood has tried addressing the danger for decades.A 65-year-old man died on Sunday evening after crashing his car on Cresheim Valley Drive in Chestnut Hill. The community has petitioned the city for years to make safety improvements.Henry Savage
They wanted to buy their friend’s place. They ended up with an East Falls rowhouse instead. | How I Bought This HouseAfter their friends rejected their offer, Jessica Lubniewski and David Jacobs went searching for a three-bedroom house with original details. Abigail Covington
They wanted to buy their friend’s place. They ended up with an East Falls rowhouse instead. | How I Bought This HouseAfter their friends rejected their offer, Jessica Lubniewski and David Jacobs went searching for a three-bedroom house with original details. Abigail Covington
Vandalism left the Swann Memorial Fountain partly broken, but a fix is in the worksThe center jet in the beloved art deco fountain has been out of commission since some time in 2023.Nick Vadala
Vandalism left the Swann Memorial Fountain partly broken, but a fix is in the worksThe center jet in the beloved art deco fountain has been out of commission since some time in 2023.Nick Vadala
Alice W. Ballard, celebrated public interest law attorney, has died at 77She was an expert at executive contracts, wage theft, and workplace fairness, and one colleague called her “endlessly generous, wiser than Yoda, and kind as Mother Teresa.”Gary Miles
Alice W. Ballard, celebrated public interest law attorney, has died at 77She was an expert at executive contracts, wage theft, and workplace fairness, and one colleague called her “endlessly generous, wiser than Yoda, and kind as Mother Teresa.”Gary Miles
OpinionManayunk church prepares for floods by turning a Main Street mill into a modern Noah’s Ark The project offers a solution for preserving vulnerable historic buildings in a time of rapid climate change. But it might not work forever. Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
OpinionManayunk church prepares for floods by turning a Main Street mill into a modern Noah’s Ark The project offers a solution for preserving vulnerable historic buildings in a time of rapid climate change. But it might not work forever. Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
The first weekday of transit cuts could’ve been worse. ‘Next week will be telling,’ says SEPTAThe first full weekday of reduced service was inconvenient for many riders, but it didn’t result in the crush-level crowds SEPTA had predicted. Andrew Seidman, Thomas Fitzgerald, Michelle Myers, and Beatrice Forman
The first weekday of transit cuts could’ve been worse. ‘Next week will be telling,’ says SEPTAThe first full weekday of reduced service was inconvenient for many riders, but it didn’t result in the crush-level crowds SEPTA had predicted. Andrew Seidman, Thomas Fitzgerald, Michelle Myers, and Beatrice Forman
