Nancy Cox, a 1971 Nursing graduate who co-founded the University City Arts League and the University City Swim Club in the 1960s with her husband, died on Aug. 28 after suffering a stroke. She was 81.

Lea Elementary at 47th and Locust streets is accepting donations of instruments and musical accessories for a new after-school music program.

Even with Dr. Franklin’s heart and Mr. Huntsman’s wallet, Penn should remember that it cannot not save West Philadelphia on its own.

Orlando Fiol, a doctoral student in the Department of Music and an accomplished musician, has been completely blind since birth. VIDEO: Orlando demonstrates his talents

First Round Venture Capital, which has offices in San Francisco and New York, is moving its headquarters from West Conshohocken, Pa. to Philadelphia. Founded in 2004 by 1993 Wharton alumnus Josh Kopelman and former Penn professor Howard Morgan, First Round is the third-busiest venture capital firm in the nation, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Firefighters arrived to contain a fire in the Hamilton Court Apartments at 39th and Chestnut streets early Tuesday morning.

Penn is the tenth university to partner with the nationwide public charter school program, which encourages underprivileged youth to achieve their goals of attending college.

The hotel is providing a special rate for the busiest weekend of the year — $249 per night instead of the usual $259-299.

Graduating seniors will miss out on the two new upscale restaurants coming to campus because they will now open later than expected. Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House is slated to open in June, while Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar plans to open in mid-August.

Lil’ Pop Shop will soon be selling artisan popsicles at 44th and Spruce streets in a building that used to be Unitea. The shop will have a soft opening on May 1 and a grand opening on May 5.

Ly co-founded the Asian Student Association in Philadelphia — an anti-bullying group for Asian students created soon after the South Philadelphia High School violence began to draw media attention.

Three to four times a week, College senior Kristen Jackson takes a break from her life at Penn to interact with a completely different set of students — West Philadelphia public school students. Many of the students Jackson mentors bounce from home to home, sleeping at different places every night.

Mariposa Food Co-op moved into a new retail store at 4824 Baltimore Avenue on March 17 from its old space just a block away. Mariposa’s expansion process officially began in 2008 in order to accommodate its growing amount of members.

Il Rimedio will replace the popular brunch and BYO restaurant Rx at 45th and Spruce streets. Rx has been closed for about a month.

Archbishop Charles Chaput announced on Feb. 24 that with the help of $12 million donated to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the high school, along with three others, will be spared from closure. A portion of the donations will be given to each school.

As 49 Catholic high schools and elementary schools are slated for closure throughout the Philadelphia area this year, school administrators are being forced to say goodbye to the schools they are attached to.

With approximately 355 students from kindergarten to eighth grade, about half the attending students live outside the catchment zone, Rockar said. The school has “room to grow,” she added.