Yazmine Acosta didn’t know it, but the paddle she held in her hand was shaped like a key to the past, and just maybe the future as well.

As Philadelphia residents spend the summer in green spaces like Wissahickon Valley Park and Fairmount Park, city and state experts are warning the public to be mindful of increasing tick activity.

The best pizza I ever ate was the large Mediterranean pie created by Anthony “Tony” Christopher Iaquinto in his family’s pizzeria, Tony’s Pizza City.

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion in Germantown, the only Victorian-era house museum in Philadelphia, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

In last week’s article, “Hike in water rates to take effect in September,” the Local inadvertently misquoted Robert Ballenger in two places. The Local reported that he said, “I think that the … ...

A robust range of plays is scheduled for Northwest theatergoers in a 2025-2026 season varied enough to rival the stage fare offered in Center City.

The CHCA's Movies Under the Stars series returns with four films in August. By coincidence, the first film in the series will also be featured that same night at Mt. Airy CDC’s Moonlight Movie.

In a new production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Indecorous Theatre takes audiences into the woods of Roxborough’s Schuylkill Center.

With state Sen. Sharif Street currently serving as Pennsylvania Democratic Party chairman, calls from within the party have come in for him to step down to run for Congress.

Howard Gregory Moore (Greg) died at the age of 76 on June 9, 2025, at Keystone Hospice in Wyndmoor, PA after several years of living with Parkinson’s Disease and dementia.

Kenneth “Ken” Longo Sr., 84, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away at home, on June 3, 2025, in the presence of family after a hard-fought battle with leukemia.

From the array of shops in Chestnut Hill, through Mt. Airy’s tree-lined streets, to historic sites in Germantown, Northwest Philadelphia is known for its unique character.