Ona Judge was one of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia.
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Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, Goobers and Whitman’s Sampler boxes of chocolates are just a few confectionary classics that were born in Philly.
The new subscription model shows how local theaters can work together to build audiences instead of treating each other as competition.
Excess road and sidewalk salt flows into storm drains and ultimately into area streams and rivers, affecting fish and other aquatic organisms.
Sinkholes are fairly common in Philadelphia due to aging water lines that leak or burst, causing the surrounding soil to wash away.
Movement is key to healthy aging, and Philadelphia offers pros and cons for seniors getting around the city.
An archaeologist reveals what she learned from sifting through a 200-year-old rat nest recovered from a historic Philadelphia home.
The soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass helped define the Sound of Philadelphia in the 1970s.
The Michelin awards will almost certainly bring more tourism to the city, and more revenue to the honored restaurants. But will it make Philly’s dining scene better?
Supportive housing combines subsidies with wraparound social services to help people stay off the streets. But demand far outstrips supply in Philadelphia.
Two ethnobiologists at Penn State surveyed over 800 mushroom harvesters in the mid-Atlantic region to understand what they’re hunting and why.
NAFTA and the decline of American community have created a new path for mayors of small and midsized cities to reach national office.
An unbiased appraisal is key to ensuring that homebuyers and those seeking to refinance a mortgage can do so under fair and equal conditions.
The 76ers celebrate the 25th anniversary of an iconic team that lost the championship but captured the heart of the city.
Local governments have a lot of freedom on how to spend the funds, but there’s also confusion and a feeling of moral responsibility to spend wisely after so many lives have been lost.
Starting Nov. 1, 2025, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will stop being distributed in Pennsylvania due to the federal government shutdown, which began Oct. 1.
A chocolate rivalry in the 1960s transformed a Pennsylvania town and its iconic amusement park.
Philly’s premier art museum drops a preposition, revives a griffin and introduces a cheeky new nickname that may make longtime patrons bristle.
For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.
Longtime mob reporter George Anastasia explains how intensive electronic eavesdropping revealed dialogue that surpassed Hollywood scripts.
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