Tag: North Philadelphia

After a trade and subsequent contract buyout, Kyle Lowry will soon embark on a homecoming as he intends to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, writes…

Kenny Holdsman, the co-founder and CEO of Philadelphia Youth Basketball, has fond memories of his first meeting with Richard Green, the Executive Chairman and…

In July 2023, Bertram L. Lawson, II began his newest chapter in the YMCA movement, stepping into the role of President and CEO of YMCA…

Philadelphia, with its multitude of casual, neighborhood bars and pubs, is a place with lots of burgers, writes Jason Sheehan and Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme for…

Experts are weighing in from all over on Wawa’s new pizza offering, but what does the average Wawa customer think?’

Billy Penn at WHYY…

Catherine Brown believes that her job saves lives, but she doesn’t work in an emergency room. As the Director of the West Oak Lane…

Neumann University will present honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to Bill and Natalie McLaughlin on Dec. 20 during a winter graduation ceremony that will…

To escape the stress of police work, Lafayette “Chip” Powell turned to gardening in 1980, growing vegetables in West Philadelphia.

He grew enough in his…

Harriet Pattison, the landscape architect behind notable Pennsylvania structures, including Hershey’s corporate campus, has passed away at 94 years old, writes Fred A. Bernstein…

The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently unveiled its 2023 list of America’s Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places, and two Philadelphia sites have found…

St. James School, a North Philadelphia middle school that works with its students through adulthood while also serving families and neighbors, has announced plans to…

Talia Young, a Haverford College visiting assistant professor in environmental studies, is recreating a time in the 1970s when many Philadelphians used to buy fresh…