This final day of school doubles as the final day of service for 23 public school buildings across the city. It’s the sad end to a chapter written by students, teachers, alumni, and communities. Katrina Ohstrom brings us images of South Philly’s Bok Tech final days on the clock

The group CosaCosa brings the politics of the New Deal into a New Deal-funded auditorium in a school about to close–a song cycle for a cycle of economics and politics. Katrina Ohstrom previews the PIFA performance in words and photos

A lens on American education policy at Bok, one of the only school buildings in the city to have been built completely by the WPA. Its closing leaves a students adrift and the future of vocational education in doubt. Katrina Ohstrom has the story and photos

Join Kensington resident Katrina Ohstrom as she finds the holiday spirit alive and well in her neighborhood

The OP vote to stay at Dilworth, an alleged rape, and the Mayor’s reaction. Plus: watch the OP’s response press conference live now.

With Dilworth Plaza’s renovation looming, we gauge the impact on Occupy Philadelphia, which seems likely to relocate across the street

Key transit-oriented-development and preservation of historic station to take 3 years and cost $30 million.

Katrina Ohstrom sits down with Teddy Cruz, who brings his provocative approach to West Philadelphia