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.

This week marks the 90th anniversary of Norwood-Fontbonne Academy, a Chestnut Hill institution. Over those past 90 years, Norwood-Fontbonne Academy has grown from a small school for boys into a ...

by Stacia Friedman The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (PSCA), formerly located in Germantown, is on the move. “After 17 years of operations, and an exhaustive property search, we are finally able ...

John C. Graham, 92, of Mt. Airy, an artist and teacher who was a former president of the Wagner Free Institute of Science in Philadelphia, died Dec. 23 of congestive heart failure at Holy Redeemer ...

Gone are the days of seemingly limitless news budgets and bullpens overflowing with reporters. We’ve moved to a new era.

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 2024, several of Philadelphia’s most successful real estate groups focused on the sizzling Northwest Philadelphia market and were rewarded for their hard work, ranking in the top five firms in the ...

Legend has it that Kelpius lived and meditated in a cave built into the hillside of the ravine. But, as with most legends, there is a sizable gray area in the story. The cave is said to have been an ...

Sylva Senat, a native of Haiti, has become one of Philadelphia’s most celebrated executive chefs. He is currently one of the six remaining competitors on Bravo TV’s “Top Chef.”[/caption] by … ...

Some of the eye-catching dishes available at Enza, the new Mediterranean restaurant in Wyndmoor. (Photo courtesy of Enza) by Len Lear As the Inquirer's restaurant columnist Michael Klein recently ...

Filled with dozens of vintage photos, some more than 125 years old, “Black in Blue” is essentially a history of black police officers in Philadelphia.[/caption] by Len Lear If I remember … ...