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West Philly children visit Penn for College Day

On Friday, more than 100 middle and elementary school students from the Philadelphia area learned what it is like to spend a day in the life of a college student.
1 · 04/23/12 11:32pm

Philadelphia residents rally to fund parks

Yesterday morning at Philadelphia’s City Council budget meeting, a hearing was held to convince the city to increase funding for Philadelphia parks by $8 million.
04/18/12 11:42pm

Philadelphia County ranks last in state-wide health assessment

The county ranked last out of 67 counties in measures of health outcomes, which include mortality rates and health factors, such as smoking, air pollution exposure, the percentage of health-insured residents and residents’ education levels.
04/18/12 11:42pm

Future Civic Leaders hosts workshop for Philly high schoolers

Undeterred by the rain, Future Civic Leaders, a D.C.-based non-profit aimed at encouraging civic and political engagement in youth, held an all-day workshop on Sunday for Philadelphia high schoolers. Twelve aspiring activists from are high schools spent the day at Hillel discussing problems in their communities, devising action plans and creating petitions. 04/23/12 12:57am

Samantha Sharf | A tourist for one hour

Like most students, I cannot devote too much time or money to this endeavor. My solution? The Museum Without Walls, an audio tour accessible to anyone with a cellphone (a map printed from the Without Walls website is helpful, but not necessary).
3 · 04/12/12 10:51pm

Philadelphia seeing rise in younger population

While crime, poverty and unemployment still plague Philadelphia, the city is nevertheless becoming increasingly attractive to young adults, according to the 2012 State of the City Report.
6 · 04/05/12 5:54pm

Juvenile pled guilty to assault of College senior

Of the three juveniles charged in a Center City assault of a College senior on Jan. 28, only one pled guilty, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office.
3 · 03/28/12 11:41pm

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Samantha Sharf | A font for Philadelphia

By Samantha Sharf · 02/23/12 10:15pm

In our text-heavy world, fonts are everywhere — from the page you are reading to the sign on the building you are reading it in to the cellphone that you will likely fish out of your pocket at least once during these 668 words.

Brian Goldman | Preventing an unfree press

By Brian Goldman · 02/20/12 11:04pm

Newspapers are not going anywhere anytime soon. What I fear, however, is that the information within those papers, here in Philadelphia, will no longer tell the entire truth or even pretend to. Our view of the world will be narrowed, impaired and propagandized. 11

Sara Brenes-Akerman | Reconciling a tale of two cities

By Sara Brenes-Akerman · 01/11/12 11:42pm

Costa Rica’s status as a tourist’s paradise has made it a divided country — one that leads a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type of existence.

Nutter's re-election reinforces Penn, Philadelphia bond

By Grace Ortelere · 11/11/11 5:17am

The re-election of Philadelphia Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter means another four years of positive relationships between Penn the city, administrators and students agree.

Election day arrives in Philadelphia

By Melanie Bavaria · 11/08/11 10:54pm

Today, Penn students registered to vote in Philadelphia will have a chance to have a say in the future of the city. For some, the decisions they make on election day will out last their time at Penn.

Philadelphia Film Society finds place at Penn

By Hayley Brooks · 10/19/11 11:59pm

Filmadelphia celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and according to Madison Cairo, Annenberg Center director of operations and special artistic initiatives, 63 screenings — just over half of the festival — will be held in facilities owned by the University.