On March 3, Mayor Kenney introduced a soda tax, which is the third proposal Philadelphia has seen.
Snow expected to return after week of warmth
Despite recent warm weather, DP weather writer Elyas Tecle reminds us that it is technically still winter and Mother Nature may be prepared to prove that to us come later this weekend.
Mayor Kenney plans to expand body camera program
Mayor Jim Kenney plans to ask city lawmakers for funding to provide 800 additional body cameras to city police officers.
Four juveniles arrested after bike theft outside the high rises
Around 9:15 p.m. on Monday, a male student alerted Penn Police to an attempted theft outside of Harnwell College House.
Snow expected to return after week of warmth
Despite recent warm weather, DP weather writer Elyas Tecle reminds us that it is technically still winter and Mother Nature may be prepared to prove that to us come later this weekend.
Mayor Kenney plans to expand body camera program
Mayor Jim Kenney plans to ask city lawmakers for funding to provide 800 additional body cameras to city police officers.
Drexel to expand campus, changing skyline of University City
This massive expansion will be called Schuylkill Yards and plans to be a market-oriented district that also holds goals of equity and inclusion within the West Philadelphia community.
Three of Penn's schools join forces to serve Philadelphia
The new initiative, called the Penn Futures Project, actually consists of three specific initiatives, combining the efforts of the School of Nursing, the Graduate School of Education and the School of Social Policy & Practice.
The other side of Penn's $14 billion impact study
The debate over what contributions Penn owes to Philadelphia took a turn this month as Penn released its annual economic impact report detailing a $14 billion contribution to the state in 2015.
School district policy on charters is unconstitutional, Pa. court says
Charter schools are not subject to district-imposed enrollment caps, per a statewide code, but the SRC had been ignoring this rule since the body's inception in 2001.
Phila. educators plead guilty to charges for cheating on standardized tests
Cayuga Elementary principal Evelyn Cortez and Cayuga teacher Jennifer Hughes were the first to be convicted in the test-cheating scandal that rocked Philadelphia and led to the arrest of eight educators.
Philadelphia sees first case of Zika virus
Yesterday the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported that the first case of Zika virus was diagnosed in a Philadelphia resident.
Part of University City has a new name: uCity Square
The Science Center is working with Wexford Science and Technology to expand into a full-blown community that will go by the name uCity Square.
Schmear It, Magic Carpet among first food trucks to get certified for healthy fare
The new Healthy Food Truck Certification Program allows Philadelphia food trucks to apply for certification to show that they are providing nutritious options to their customers.
Hundreds of supporters march for Bernie Sanders in Center City
Led by a neon orange Jeep blasting “Burn, Baby, Burn," the approximately 1,000-person crowd effectively stopped traffic in parts of Center City.
Low-income housing to support West Phila. artists
The project will cost $7.2 million and renovate a vacant lot at 4050 Haverford Avenue.
Penn students teach financial literacy in West Philadelphia
The Financial Literacy Community Project, which is run out of the Wharton School, recruits Penn students to teach West Philadelphia high schoolers about fiscal responsibility and personal finance.
Old West Philadelphia high school closes, is set to open as apartments
The news of the school building's revitalization was not initially welcomed.
Risky heart surgery at CHOP much safer than other area hospital, study says
A Philadelphia Inquirer report found that at St. Christopher’s, one in four babies who underwent heart surgery died, which is three times the rate seen at CHOP.
Research project wins grant to help prevent and manage chronic diseases
A research project at Penn was recently given a grant of 1.4 million from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to develop methods of preventing and managing chronic diseases.

















