Daniel Pearson

Virtual learning has become an increasingly popular way for school districts to handle inclement weather, but it threatens one of the most magical parts of childhood.

Plus, Donald Trump's growing detachment from reality is evident in his rallies, which are filled with incoherent ramblings laced with insults and threats.

Violence and hints of violence over parking spots are far from unprecedented in South Philly. A dispute between Sarcone's Bakery and a neighbor is the latest example.

State Rep. Amen Brown, retired Judge James M. DeLeon and former City Councilmember Helen Gym describe how they would address violence in the city if elected.

Police reported no overnight shootings or murders — a rarity — on the heels of two Eagles wins this season. Researchers say there's a link between sports and public safety on gamedays.

To address staffing shortages, the Philadelphia Police Department has said new recruits no longer have to live in the city.

A leading scholar of urban inequality who conducted extensive research in the Philadelphia area, he recalls living in diverse local neighborhoods ’where people get along — at least until they don’t.’

The thought of a twice-impeached, convicted criminal in the Oval Office is disturbing enough. But the grifters, henchmen, and extremists who would fill a second Trump administration are even worse.

We've been talking about this for decades. I hope 2024 is the year we get it done.

The project doesn't necessarily mean the end of one of the city's most distinctive neighborhoods. The Sixers are particularly well-positioned to help Chinatown ease public safety and housing concerns.

Two recent entrants into the mayor’s race — former City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart and the entrepreneur Jeff Brown — describe how they would work to stem violence in the city.

Some neighborhoods have stymied new residential construction through zoning restrictions and other means. Those measures have consequences.

After more than a month without mask requirements, Philadelphia has become the first big U.S. city to reimpose indoor mask rules as COVID-19 rates rise.

The Kenney administration still claims that its goal is to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2030, but it has so far seemed to do little to make that a reality.

Amid death threats and intimidation, I helped count votes at the Convention Center in 2020. Because of Trump and his enablers, the city's election workers will likely once again face very real danger.

The largest, widest-ranging conversation platform in history is gone. In its place is a site that rewards some of the worst the internet has to offer.

Every single one of the 76ers' fellow NBA Eastern Conference teams has their own arena downtown. The proposal can absolutely work in Philadelphia — if we let it.

The host nation of Qatar is proudly repressive and has engaged in human rights abuses. Love of soccer or no, I can’t ignore my conscience.

The four candidates who have taken steps to enter the mayor’s race so far — Allan Domb, Derek Green, Cherelle L. Parker, and Maria Quiñones-Sánchez — describe how they would heal our wounded city.

Some insisted that the "road diet" was only to the benefit of white cyclists, but it is low-income people of color who suffer the most due to unsafe road designs.