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(The Benjamin Cooper House, in Camden, in vintage photo)

Two Historic Buildings In South Jersey Among State’s ”Most Endangered”

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South Philadelphia Salutes Alumnus Who Served In 3 Wars

Family of fallen Philadelphia Fire Captain Michael Goodwin unveil a bench bearing Goodwin's name at the fire station at 4th and Snyder. (credit: Tim Jimenez)

Bench Honoring Fallen Firefighter Michael Goodwin Unveiled In South Philadelphia

Veterans Advisory Commission Holds Resource Fair At City Hall

Chester County School District Ranks Fourth On National List

An online reality website has released its list of the top school districts with the most affordable housing, and a Philadelphia suburb has made the cut.

2013/05/17

(pictured from left to right: Helen Marimo, Irene Yanovitz, Olga Jakubowicz, Libby Goldstein. (Credit: Cherri Gregg)

Retirees Prepare For Bat Mitzvah

By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A group of Jewish women in their senior years will celebrate a childhood rite of passage today. The rite is usually reserved for 12-year-old girls. Reporter: “Did you ever […]

2013/05/17

Artist Needs Hundreds Of Volunteers For Center City Project

Artist Peter Quinn says all folks need to do is show up. “They’ll be given chalk and they’ll literally lay down on the pavement and trace each other to create the drawing.”

2013/05/17

(The Old City Civic Association web site.)

Whacked By Lawsuit Costs, Old City Civic Association Disbands

Councilman Mark Squilla says the association was hobbled by the cost of being sued twice in 13 months. Even though the cases didn’t go to court, he says, the OCCA faced $10,000 in legal bills.

2013/05/16

Historical Marker Placed at Original Founding Site of Academy of Natural Sciences

Six young and successful men got together in 1812 in a cake shop near 3rd and Market Streets to launch their endeavor.

2013/05/15

(New citizen Sopa Mguy. Credit: Cherri Gregg)

New American Citizens Sworn In at Jewish History Museum, On Independence Mall

Forty-seven people, representing 29 countries, stood to take the oath of citizenship, renouncing allegiance to their former homelands, embracing America as their own.

2013/05/15

(An AR-15 rifle, similar to one of the firearms raffled off by the Chester County Deputy Sheriff's Association. File photo)

Chester County Assault Rifle Raffle Nets $20,000 For K-9 Program

Chester County sheriff Carolyn Welsh took a lot of heat from anti-gun activists who said the department’s plan to raffle off guns — especially an AR-15 — at the annual Wild Game Dinner was insensitive.

2013/05/15

File photo of the bike lane on Spruce Street (by KYW's John McDevitt)

Bicycle Coalition Of Philadelphia Holds ‘Ride Of Silence’ Tonight

Every year, anywhere from dozens to hundreds of cyclists gather at the foot of the Philadelphia Art Museum to remember the riders killed and many injured in the past year.

2013/05/15

Wednesday’s Child: Nasir

Fifteen-year-old Nasir has big dreams: he wants to join the military and hopes to be the second African-American president.

2013/05/15

Youth Build students gather on the porch of the abandoned Nicetown home they will renovate. (credit: Pat Loeb/KYW)

Students Renovate Abandoned Property Into High Energy Efficient Homes In Nicetown

The house across from Wayne Junction is a wreck – broken windows, ripped shingles, drooping trim. But Devon Goodwin sees potential.

2013/05/14

Philadelphia Gives Women’s Group $2.5M To Build Another Domestic Violence Shelter

“While this new safe haven is a huge step toward addressing the safety needs of survivors, our work as a community is far from over,” said Jeannine Lisitski, executive director of Women Against Abuse.

2013/05/13

(Jeffrey Rosen. Photo by John Ostapkovich)

New Head of National Constitution Center Sees Role in Improving Discourse

Prior to moderating an event at the Constitution Center, Jeffrey Rosen — a George Washington University law professor — talked with KYW Newsradio about his vision for the museum.

2013/05/13

Area Anti-Hunger Group Enlists Local Supermarket Chain For Social-Media Food Drive

“Bebashi” was formed in 1985 to serve the growing number of African-Americans in Philadelphia infected with HIV or AIDS, but it has grown to develop programs serving the area poor.

2013/05/13