Philadelphia
New Lea Principal aims to increase academic achievement
Graduate School of Education student Jennifer Duffy is the third principal of the Lea School in three years
Girl dies after fall from 42nd and Locust apartment
An eight-year-old girl died earlier today after falling out of an apartment building blocks away from campus, CBS Philly first reported Wednesday morning.
?Eastern edge of campus to become pedestrian-friendly
UCD is studying urban revitalization methods in order to create a more welcoming environment on the streets leading into campus.
New Drexel project and Pennovation Center to inject innovation into University City
Drexel University has employed JLL to advise in the formal search for a master developer of its Innovation Neighborhood.Parents sue Pa. over alleged school district investigation failures
Seven school district parents with the group Parents United for Public Education filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming that the Pennsylvania Department of Education has failed to investigate complaints about “curriculum deficiencies” in the School District of Philadelphia.
Nonprofit called Resource Generation helps wealthy students provide for others
In 2011, Holly Fetter joined Resource Generation after experiencing a conflicting sense of identity within the national economic system.As the Occupy movement illuminated the disparity between the 1% and the 99%, Fetter, a junior at Stanford University at the time, felt disillusioned by her privilege.
Penn Medicine gives nonprofit group WePAC $1,200 grant to fund local libraries
Borrowing books from the school library is a thing of the past for many Philadelphia pubic school students these days?and not for the technological reasons you might be hoping.
West Philadelphia artist fights city for his studio
West Philadelphia artist and 1977 PennDesign graduate James Dupree is fighting to save his art studio from the city’s seizure of private properties in Mantua.
Schuylkill River Trail extension to improve city connections
A 2,000-foot-long boardwalk will run along the eastern shore of the river.PennPraxis leader to head to Drexel
Drexel University will announce to trustees and senior staff tomorrow that Harris Steinberg, currently executive director of PennPraxis, will head the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, according to an article in Philadelphia Magazine.Liquor police cracks down on underage drinking in Phila. as college semesters start
The Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement is cracking down on underage drinking at Philadelphia colleges as the fall semester begins, although it is currently unclear whether the BLCE will patrol near Penn during New Student Orientation.PennDems hopeful for 2016 national convention in Philadelphia
The Democratic National Committee named Philadelphia as a finalist to host the 2016 Democratic convention, where delegates will officially nominate the party's candidate for President.
Executive order cuts Saturday SEPTA strike short
Obama stepped in at the request of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, ordering a presidential emergency board to help negotiate an agreement between SEPTA and the two unions representing its locomotive engineers and electrical workers.
Vegan cafe opens to teach Philadelphia how to 'eat well and feel well'
In addition to its menu of sweet and savory vegan treats, P.S. & Co. offers classes in juicing, mixology, gluten-free baking and a basic series of vegetarian cooking throughout the summer. The summer cocktails mixology workshop will be held on June 12, and a gluten-free baking series will be taught on June 19.Restaurants, playgrounds proposed for Fairmount Park
On Tuesday, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, along with PennPraxis — the applied research arm of PennDesign — presented recommendations for a new East and West Fairmount Park.
Penn offices expand east to 30th and Walnut
Penn will lease 100,000 square feet of the FMC Tower at the Cira Centre South, a 47-story building on 30th and Walnut streets that will open in 2016.
Police arrest South, Walnut St. bridge suspect
The Philadelphia Police have arrested the person whom they and Penn Police believe is responsible for a string of robberies on the Center City side of the South and Walnut street bridges.
Liquor store opens at 43rd and Chestnut
The Wine & Spirits superstore at 43rd and Chestnut streets opened on Tuesday, giving away free samples to customers.