Tucked away in the quiet third-floor archives of the William Way LGBT Community Center, there’s a nearly 50-year-old leather-bound folder. The dozens of index cards inside are a window to a different ...

Underneath southwest Philly’s oil refinery, which announced its closure Wednesday, sits 150 years of pollution and soil contamination. Lead and benzene are just two of the compounds that have showed ...

New Jersey’s coastline spans 127 glorious miles, but all shore towns are not made of the same stuff. Some revel in their deep history as vacation destinations for the well-to-do. Others have honed ...

New York-based artist Jake Berman wants cities to start examining ways to bring their public transit systems into the future—by looking at the past. And for Philly, that means an oft-forgotten ...

The past few years have seen a development boom—albeit kind of quiet—along the banks of the Schuylkill River. From projects surrounding Bartram’s Garden, and the bike trails, to apartments going up in ...

From the outside, The Parker-Spruce Hotel on 13th Street looks like most other buildings in Center City—a towering brick facade with a worn limestone, metal overhang above the entrance. It blends in ...

Louis Kahn was a man of many talents: a gifted artist. A playful pianist. And in the words of Philip Johnson, one of the most influential and “beloved architects of all time.” Frank Gehry, speaking ...

The Eagles have called many stadiums home throughout Philly. Courtesy of Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images Before the Eagles made the Linc their main stage in 2003, the Super Bowl-bound team ...

A plan to redevelop the St. Mary’s Assumption campus in Manayunk has been significantly altered. Renderings via the Manayunk Neighborhood Council Plans to turn the former campus of St. Mary of the ...

This year, after nearly three years of construction, the Comcast Technology Center will open its doors in Center City, becoming Philadelphia’s first supertall tower, and the tallest and most ...

A new bill would require developers in Philly to include affordable housing for buildings with 10 or more units. Photo by Melissa Romero Update: This article was originally published on Tuesday, ...

In Tuesday’s election, along with electing Larry Krasner (D) as district attorney and Rebecca Rhynhart (D) as city controller, Pennsylvanians voted in favor of a ballot question that asked whether a ...