EducationLower Merion led racial equity efforts in the ′90s. But its achievement gap has only widened.Lower Merion spends more per student than almost any other district in Pennsylvania, but Black parents say it’s not delivering the same caliber of education for all children.
EducationLower Merion led racial equity efforts in the ′90s. But its achievement gap has only widened.Lower Merion spends more per student than almost any other district in Pennsylvania, but Black parents say it’s not delivering the same caliber of education for all children.
National PoliticsA West Philly nonprofit lost a multiyear grant worth $700K to DOGE cutsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — with the help of billionaire Elon Musk — deactivated Biden-era funding for The Overbrook Environmental Education Center. Latest HeadlinesDOGE cancels Philly apartment lease for Secret Service agents guarding Biden’s daughterDOGE slashed dozens of federal contracts in Pennsylvania — and businesses are feeling the painWhat the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
National PoliticsA West Philly nonprofit lost a multiyear grant worth $700K to DOGE cutsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — with the help of billionaire Elon Musk — deactivated Biden-era funding for The Overbrook Environmental Education Center. Latest HeadlinesDOGE cancels Philly apartment lease for Secret Service agents guarding Biden’s daughterDOGE slashed dozens of federal contracts in Pennsylvania — and businesses are feeling the painWhat the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
Latest HeadlinesDOGE cancels Philly apartment lease for Secret Service agents guarding Biden’s daughterDOGE slashed dozens of federal contracts in Pennsylvania — and businesses are feeling the painWhat the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
Live UpdatesLive UpdatesEagles news: Birds were reportedly close to signing ex-Chiefs defender; ESPN's Schefter expects Philly to shed more salaries
Live UpdatesLive UpdatesEagles news: Birds were reportedly close to signing ex-Chiefs defender; ESPN's Schefter expects Philly to shed more salaries
New JerseyBaby chicks on N.J. eagle cam have become must-see TV this spring For the first time, you can also hear them chirping, thanks to Duke Farms Eagle Cam's new audio system.
New JerseyBaby chicks on N.J. eagle cam have become must-see TV this spring For the first time, you can also hear them chirping, thanks to Duke Farms Eagle Cam's new audio system.
PhilliesThese new Phillies hats are pretty bad, but at least they’re not vulgar like some other teamsNew Era has already pulled three MLB teams’ new hats off shelves after the "Overlap" design caused some unintended consequences.
PhilliesThese new Phillies hats are pretty bad, but at least they’re not vulgar like some other teamsNew Era has already pulled three MLB teams’ new hats off shelves after the "Overlap" design caused some unintended consequences.
PhilliesHe’s a second-generation Phillies spring training employee. But he’s best known for his famous call: ‘Beer, beer, beer, beer, beer’
PhilliesHe’s a second-generation Phillies spring training employee. But he’s best known for his famous call: ‘Beer, beer, beer, beer, beer’
OpinionOpinionExpect trade market, draft to make up for Eagles’ free-agency wipeout, amid Howie Roseman’s plea for ‘patience’
OpinionOpinionExpect trade market, draft to make up for Eagles’ free-agency wipeout, amid Howie Roseman’s plea for ‘patience’
PhilliesBryson Stott is healthy, but getting back to being a ‘reaction hitter’ is just as key to a resurgence in 2025
PhilliesBryson Stott is healthy, but getting back to being a ‘reaction hitter’ is just as key to a resurgence in 2025
CollegesLocal girls’ wrestling community is ‘excited’ about NCAA adding women’s wrestling as a championship sport
CollegesLocal girls’ wrestling community is ‘excited’ about NCAA adding women’s wrestling as a championship sport
Villanova WildcatsEric Dixon, Jordan Longino, and the end of an era for Villanova basketball: Can they go out with a bang?
Villanova WildcatsEric Dixon, Jordan Longino, and the end of an era for Villanova basketball: Can they go out with a bang?
Villanova WildcatsBanana costumes are taking over Villanova games. Meet the students who started it all.
Villanova WildcatsBanana costumes are taking over Villanova games. Meet the students who started it all.
Villanova WildcatsHow former Spring-Ford and Villanova star Lucy Olsen built a family joke into a brand at Iowa
Villanova WildcatsHow former Spring-Ford and Villanova star Lucy Olsen built a family joke into a brand at Iowa
CollegesLocal girls’ wrestling community is ‘excited’ about NCAA adding women’s wrestling as a championship sport
CollegesLocal girls’ wrestling community is ‘excited’ about NCAA adding women’s wrestling as a championship sport
Villanova WildcatsEric Dixon, Jordan Longino, and the end of an era for Villanova basketball: Can they go out with a bang?
Villanova WildcatsEric Dixon, Jordan Longino, and the end of an era for Villanova basketball: Can they go out with a bang?
Villanova WildcatsBanana costumes are taking over Villanova games. Meet the students who started it all.
Villanova WildcatsBanana costumes are taking over Villanova games. Meet the students who started it all.
Villanova WildcatsHow former Spring-Ford and Villanova star Lucy Olsen built a family joke into a brand at Iowa
Villanova WildcatsHow former Spring-Ford and Villanova star Lucy Olsen built a family joke into a brand at Iowa
FoodMidnight Pasta Co.’s parties may be the best dinner-and-a-show combo in PhillyMidnight Pasta Co., from Broadway performer Natalia Lepore Hagan, seamlessly blends a pasta-making class with a five-course dinner. It's a BYOB party well worth the price of admission.
FoodMidnight Pasta Co.’s parties may be the best dinner-and-a-show combo in PhillyMidnight Pasta Co., from Broadway performer Natalia Lepore Hagan, seamlessly blends a pasta-making class with a five-course dinner. It's a BYOB party well worth the price of admission.
FoodMidnight Pasta Co.’s parties may be the best dinner-and-a-show combo in PhillyMidnight Pasta Co., from Broadway performer Natalia Lepore Hagan, seamlessly blends a pasta-making class with a five-course dinner. It's a BYOB party well worth the price of admission.
FoodMidnight Pasta Co.’s parties may be the best dinner-and-a-show combo in PhillyMidnight Pasta Co., from Broadway performer Natalia Lepore Hagan, seamlessly blends a pasta-making class with a five-course dinner. It's a BYOB party well worth the price of admission.
TheaterMarian Anderson is having a moment in Philly. So, why doesn’t her museum get the respect it deserves?
TheaterMarian Anderson is having a moment in Philly. So, why doesn’t her museum get the respect it deserves?
OpinionA local brewery used art from Philly museums on its cans. They didn’t ask permission and don’t want forgiveness.
OpinionA local brewery used art from Philly museums on its cans. They didn’t ask permission and don’t want forgiveness.
FoodFrusco’s Steaks was one of Philly’s only woman-owned cheesesteak shops. Here’s what she taught me about great steaks.
FoodFrusco’s Steaks was one of Philly’s only woman-owned cheesesteak shops. Here’s what she taught me about great steaks.
EducationThousands of Philadelphia students observe Ramadan. Here’s how their schools are making space for them."You get a lot more buy in for students when you show up for them," said Jennifer Hale, assistant principal of Ben Franklin High.
EducationThousands of Philadelphia students observe Ramadan. Here’s how their schools are making space for them."You get a lot more buy in for students when you show up for them," said Jennifer Hale, assistant principal of Ben Franklin High.
EducationTemple joins national university group trying to graduate more students from low-income families
EducationTemple joins national university group trying to graduate more students from low-income families
National PoliticsEducation Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
National PoliticsEducation Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
EducationA leading bid has come in for Gershman Hall, the final UArts building for sale through bankruptcy
EducationA leading bid has come in for Gershman Hall, the final UArts building for sale through bankruptcy
Arts & CulturePenn student getting a new honor for starting ‘For Love & Buttercup,’ a nonprofit that donates books to sick kids
Arts & CulturePenn student getting a new honor for starting ‘For Love & Buttercup,’ a nonprofit that donates books to sick kids
NewsWhat the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
NewsWhat the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
National PoliticsHouse passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate
National PoliticsHouse passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate
NewsWhat the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
NewsWhat the National Weather Service cuts may mean for forecasting on the verge of severe-storm season
National PoliticsHouse passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate
National PoliticsHouse passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate
OpinionThe weaknesses of Trump’s migration diplomacy can be seen in his attempts to bully Latin American leaders
OpinionThe weaknesses of Trump’s migration diplomacy can be seen in his attempts to bully Latin American leaders
OpinionWith disinformation on the rise, open government laws are a vital way to preserve the public’s access to the truth
OpinionWith disinformation on the rise, open government laws are a vital way to preserve the public’s access to the truth
OpinionThe weaknesses of Trump’s migration diplomacy can be seen in his attempts to bully Latin American leaders
OpinionThe weaknesses of Trump’s migration diplomacy can be seen in his attempts to bully Latin American leaders
OpinionWith disinformation on the rise, open government laws are a vital way to preserve the public’s access to the truth
OpinionWith disinformation on the rise, open government laws are a vital way to preserve the public’s access to the truth
Crime & JusticeA pregnant Delco woman’s boyfriend has been arrested for her murder after four years on the run
Crime & JusticeA pregnant Delco woman’s boyfriend has been arrested for her murder after four years on the run
ElectionsPhilly DA candidates Larry Krasner and Patrick Dugan debated for the first time, and the gloves came off
ElectionsPhilly DA candidates Larry Krasner and Patrick Dugan debated for the first time, and the gloves came off
Crime & JusticeA pregnant Delco woman’s boyfriend has been arrested for her murder after four years on the run
Crime & JusticeA pregnant Delco woman’s boyfriend has been arrested for her murder after four years on the run
ElectionsPhilly DA candidates Larry Krasner and Patrick Dugan debated for the first time, and the gloves came off
ElectionsPhilly DA candidates Larry Krasner and Patrick Dugan debated for the first time, and the gloves came off