Stadium testing site will fold tents on Friday
The drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Citizens Bank Park will close on Friday.
City officials said federal funding was pulled from the stadium site and resources will be distributed to the more than 20 other...
Virtual Reality: Laptops are handed out to students at Universal Charter Schools
Virtual is the new reality.
The Universal Family of Schools, which oversees seven charter schools in Philadelphia, has handed out laptop computers to students in need during the COVID-19 shutdown.
On the first few days of...
Telephone town hall for child care providers on Tuesday
Philadelphia 2nd District City Council member Kenyatta Johnson will host a telephone town hall to discuss options for childcare providers and the Childcare Provider Relief Fund.
The telephone town hall, scheduled for Tuesday, April 7...
Music teachers pays tribute to an empty Opening Day
Darren Lynch is used to walking to the stadium for baseball season’s Opening Day.
Living just a few blocks from the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, Lynch is used to weaving in and out crowds on...
South Philly arts institutions among grant recipients
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, an organization that provides operating support to Philadelphia-based arts and cultural organizations, has announced that a number of South Philly-based institutions have been named recipients of its 2020 Art &...
South Philly’s Andrew Erace back for second season of ‘Movers and Makers’
Andrew Erace can be considered a mover and a maker himself.
The South Philadelphia resident is back hosting a second season of the WHYY-TV12 show “Movers and Makers,” which introduces viewers to interesting people and...
Johnson hosting telephone town hall for small business owners
Philadelphia Council member Kenyatta Johnson will be hosting a telephone town hall for small business owners on Friday, April 3 from 1-2 p.m.
The telephone town hall will cover topics such as the city's Small...
Who will be next to join Flyers immortality?
Two years ago, Eric Lindros’s No. 88 was raised to the rafters of the Wells Fargo Center as the dynamic center and former hockey child prodigy became the sixth Flyer to have his number...
Hargrave likes his new dogs on the Birds’ defensive line
By Al Thompson
Since Eagles executive vice president/general manager Howie Roseman began his roster-building career, his philosophy has been to secure a franchise quarterback then build his teams from the trenches out.
The Birds have invested...
COVID-19 cases showing prominently in South Philly
South Philadelphia neighborhoods are seeing their share of the spread of COVID-19 and are among the highest in the city.
Through Saturday morning, 129 of the city’s 806 positive cases have been reported from just...
