Philadelphia
Philadelphia Police barred students from entering the Quad Wednesday morning
At around 11:30 a.m., students reported that Philadelphia Police blocked off the Quad. The Philadelphia Police also temporarily shut down the 3600 block of Spruce street.
Construction set to begin on new health-conscious grocery store near Penn's campus
Giant Heirloom Market, a new gourmet grocery brand, is set to open on 34th and Chestnut streets near Domus Apartments.
Panera Bread expected to open this spring on 40th and Walnut streets
Harvest closed indefinitely after a fire in January 2017 to repair damage to the building, but four months later officials announced it would not reopen.
Philadelphia ranked eighth most sinful city in America
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, St. Louis, Atlanta, and Miami preceded Philadelphia on the list, with Chicago and Orlando following.
Here are the projects that will be funded by Philadelphia's $181 million municipal bond
The bond will be used to support infrastructure improvements throughout Philadelphia, including street repavement, maintenance of the Schuylkill River, and various improvements to Penn’s Landing.
Alexander Hamilton's family heirlooms are on display in Museum of the American Revolution
The heirlooms were delivered to the Museum on Monday and will be displayed as part of the museum’s “Year of Hamilton" until March 2019.
Annenberg instructor Desiree Peterkin Bell resigns amid public corruption allegations
Peterkin Bell's profile from the Annenberg website has been deleted. The course listing for her course Urban Communications is no longer on PennInTouch.
Penn researchers join forces with Phila. mayor's office to tackle city problems
Professors from Penn and other local institutions help devise experiments to solve Philadelphia-specific problems such as littering and voting turnout.
A southwestern Phila. neighborhood faces massive flooding problems. Penn students and faculty are working to change that.
Flooding is not the only environmental issue threatening Eastwick. Some Penn faculty and students are examining the health implications of nearby landfills and energy plants.
Mayor Jim Kenney touts Phila. immigration policy at Penn event as crowd member pushes back
The conversation was part of a day-long Perry World House event, where officials from cities across the nation gathered to discuss changing local and national immigration policies.
Starbucks on 34th and Chestnut scheduled to close, sparking protest among Penn Law students
Over a hundred Penn students have signed a petition that argues that nearby Starbucks stores are already overburdened.
Annenberg instructor Desiree Peterkin Bell faces multiple charges for public fraud
Peterkin Bell became an instructor at Penn in Jan. 2017, and is currently slated to teach an urban communication course next spring.
Penn is now one of two Ivies with no plans to pay their student tour guides
There are approximately 150 guides currently in the Kite and Key Society, each of whom are expected to lead one campus tour a week.
Tuesday's midterm election was the biggest in recent memory. Penn paid attention.
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) was re-elected to the House, still serving as the representative for Penn's campus.
Penn graduate co-launches Jove: the new 'Uber' of real estate
Josh Evans' interest in real estate investment stemmed from a few Penn classes he took in urban development.
'Hands off, Amy Gutmann!': Signs circling High Rise Field call on Penn to pay PILOTs
PILOTs, or Payments in Lieu of Taxes, are voluntary contributions that nonprofits make to local governments.
Penn stands in solidarity at vigil for victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Penn President Amy Gutmann condemned the recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the United States and paid homage to Penn graduate Jerry Rabinowitz, who was among those killed in the attack.
In PennDemic 2018 simulation, grad students collaborate to combat the plague
The eight-hour event was the first of its kind on Penn’s campus and took more than a year of planning on the part of members of the University’s extended healthcare community.
Penn meets with Phila. universities to discuss multi-million dollar dredge of Schuylkill River
Following a meeting between the city and seven Philadelphia universities, the Schuylkill Navy has made progress towards funding the much needed Schuylkill dredge.