Targeting the Mexican community of South Philadelphia, Puentes de Salud — Spanish for “Bridges of Health” — provides low-cost health care to those not covered by American insurance.

Every Saturday morning Dubois residents meet up with local middle and high-school students at Ase Academy, a program that offers academic tutoring, mentorship and leadership training.

At University City High School, a group of students is learning about the values of eating organic through the Urban Nutrition Initiative, a program that teaches students how to grow organic foods and emphasizes the benefits of healthy eating.

This week, students weary of typical blockbuster offerings have an antidote to box-office boredom close to campus. With Penn sponsoring the festival, about 40% of screenings are in U. City.

Three new restaurants add to the budding upscale dining scene in University City, to fit in with the wants and needs of the area's residents.

After nearly two years of construction, a major passage between West Philadelphia and Center City will reopen when the new South Street Bridge is complete.

The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll on Thursday night will feature $1 specials from 14 merchants on Baltimore Avenue between 42nd and 50th streets.

University City District is partnering with Penn for the 40th Street Sustainability Smackdown, a competition for teams of students to submit ecologically sustainable designs for retailers in University City.

On Wednesday evening, the Mural Arts Project unveiled “The Evolving Face of Nursing” — a 6,500 square-foot mural of nurses with an LED lighting system.

While the Civil Rights Act abolished segregation 46 years ago, a new map of Philadelphia serves as a reminder that racial separation still exists around the city, even near Penn’s campus.

When the DP checked out SEPTA's hub for operations and safety, the room was alive with activity as authorities responded to Friday's massive rainstorms.

Andrew Toy, Director of the Retail Resource Network at The Enterprise Center, provides local minority entrepreneurs with advice on marketing — an expense which he said many do not consider when planning their businesses.

Tucker Max lived up to the title of his newest book, Assholes Finish First, at his Philadelphia book signing Thursday.

Although fans of the clothing store American Apparel have been concerned about store closings, the retailer is here to stay on Penn’s campus — at least for now.

A report from the National Bureau of Economic Research said that the recession ended in June 2009, but many local businesses are still experiencing its effects.

Construction on a new University City Science Center building, at 38th and Market streets, is slated to begin by the end of the year and be completed by May 2012, according to Science Center spokeswoman Jeanne Mell.

For Penn alumnus Peter Gaffney, balancing teaching with the co-direction of his vaudeville burlesque theater isn’t hard — except for when students come to shows featuring his strip act.