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(One gallery of the PAFA student exhibition. Credit: Mark Abrams)

Pa. Academy of Fine Arts’ Student Showcase Shows Array of Media, Styles

“This is a place where you can find extraordinarily hip and avant-garde and brand-new art being made right next to some amazingly traditional painters and sculptors,” says the school’s dean.

2013/05/09

Photos: Broad Street Run

Check out photos from the 34th Annual Broad Street Run!

2013/05/05

Fiery Crash Snarls Traffic On I-95 In South Philadelphia

All lanes of Interstate 95 near Broad Street are open after a tractor trailer caught fire, halting traffic along the highway Sunday morning.

2013/05/05

Philadelphia Police Searching For A Missing Child, Woman

Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding two missing females.

2013/04/10

Good Samaritan Rescues Stranger From SEPTA Tracks In North Philadelphia

By Natasha Brown PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A Good Samaritan jumped onto subway tracks to save a man who accidentally fell off a platform Thursday afternoon in North Philadelphia. The incident occurred at about 12:45 p.m. […]

2013/03/28

(credit: Philadelphia Police Department)

Surveillance Video Released In Violent South Philadelphia Store Robbery

Philadelphia police have released surveillance footage of a violent store robbery that occurred last week. The suspect remains on the loose.

2013/03/26

No Bail Reduction For Man Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Witness In Woodbury

Bail will remain at $1 million for a New Jersey man accused of fatally stabbing a woman who testified against him when he was tried for murder in 2004.

2013/03/04

1 Dead, 1 Critical After Shooting In North Philadelphia

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in North Philadelphia early Sunday morning.

2013/02/17

A photograph from the Laurence Salzmann exhibit. (credit: The Gershman Y)

Local Exhibit Looks At Spanish Jewish Culture

An exhibit of Spanish Jewish culture kicks off Sunday at the Gershman Y on Broad Street and there will be a free opening reception on Feb. 21st.

2013/02/16

(Philadelphia School District headquarters. File photo by Mike DeNardo)

Some Schools May Move To Philadelphia School District Headquarters If Closed

Part of the debate over closing 37 Philadelphia schools includes the possibility of moving some schools into the cavernous district headquarters building.

2013/02/03

Police help children into their mother's car after they were found wandering on a street in Philadelphia in the early morning hours of January 30, 2013. (credit: Jericka Duncan)

2 Young Children Found Wandering Alone In South Philadelphia Reunited With Parents

Two young children were in police custody after they were found wandering on a street in South Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.

2013/01/30

(The 2012 Broad Street Run. Credit: Randall E. Scott)

Overrun By Success, Broad Street Run Switches to Registration Lottery

“There were quite a number that were shut out of the process because it opened and closed so fast,” says Broad Street race director Jim Marino, “so we felt the lottery would be a much easier way for everybody to get involved.”

2013/01/23

1895 Full shot American Baptist Publications Society building front site 1300 Lombard St.
Credit: Rita Addessa.

Hi-Rise Fire Causes Traffic Delays In Center City

Officials are investigating what started a fire that caused traffic delays in Philadelphia Saturday.

2012/12/22

Tombstones in the Delaware River near Frankford Creek that came from Monument Cemetery. (Credit: Tom Keels)

Old Headstones From 19th Century Cemetery Used To Prevent Erosion

They may conjure up ghastly images, 19th century graveyard headstones near the Betsy Ross Bridge, but a historian says they found their way to the river’s edge in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia.

2012/12/22