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.

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.

The culinary journey of David Simms, the chef and owner of Eatible Delights Catering, has taken him far.

Ahead of an upcoming renovation, the Chestnut Hill Conservancy worked with owners of the Germantown Trust Company Building to preserve certain elements.

The gardens of Chestnut Hill grow not just from soil, but from stone, anchored by the native Wissahickon schist that makes the region unmistakably its own. “This stuff is plentiful. It’s easy to work ...

A trail of trash led to accountability this week when a demolition contractor agreed to help clean up illegal dumping behind Valley Greene Apartments.