Awilda Balbuena graduated from high school unable to read proficiently. She was rejected from every law school she applied to. Now, she’s one of Philadelphia’s best school leaders, the recipient of a ...

The city has an estimated 16,000 alleys. Carlton Williams, director of the Philadelphia Office of Clean and Green, said it’s a big job to keep them clean and clear. Some public alleys are blocked by ...

A few minutes late, as usual, we hustled to make our reservation and turned the corner only to find this stretch of Frankford ...

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and ...

There are no easy answers, but there are profound lessons to be learned from the past, especially from movements of poor and ...

The lauded Vietnamese restaurant and cafe has big expansion plans in the pipeline, which were received well by neighborhood ...

Philadelphia’s wellness plans falter amid 4 major slumps, from economic strain to infrastructure woes, impacting community ...

The American Public Gas Association wants Trump to limit funds for cutting carbon emissions. Philadelphia Gas Works is its ...

The Phillies signed Tait out of Panama in January 2023 and he hit .333/.400/.517 (.917 OPS) in the Dominican Summer League ...

If you build it, they will come” was not the way to go about higher education in Pennsylvania, experts say. Declining birth ...

The new exhibition at the Crane Arts Building celebrates male bodies through the artwork of four gay artists spanning ...