Dance studio on South Street to be ready next month, Manayunk church getting ready for spring restoration efforts, four homes to begin construction in NoLibs, and SEPTA announces fare payment upgrade

A year long planning process in Logan seeks to engage with the community—especially youth. The process begins tonight at 6PM

New trail investment to be spurred by a William Penn Foundation grant will mean an unimpeded walk (or ride) from Walmart to Penn Treaty Park. More funding is needed, as Steve Currall reports

That strange Philly shape: how did it get there? And why? Steve Currall traces all the geopolitical, economic, municipal, and accidental sources that led to the setting of Philadelphia’s boundaries, imaginary, and sometimes hidden lines of destiny

The Art Commission will evaluate the renderings for “The Three Clans,” by Donald Lipski

With Southern states already seceding, Lincoln was greeted by an enormous crowd–the largest and loudest and most voracious of his inaugural tour

On this opening day of the 2012 Olympics, Steve Currall has the story of two days in July, 1980, when Philadelphia hosted the Liberty Bell Classic, an alternative Olympics for nations who followed the US boycott of the Moscow games

A remnant of a Chestnut Hill public art exhibit is on display in West Mount Airy, a colorful reminder of the wildness that lurks beneath our concrete jungle