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  • Todd Reeves.
    Education

    Philadelphia Leadership: Todd Reeves, Executive Director and CEO, Overbrook School for the Blind

    January 27, 2026

    Todd Reeves, Executive Director and CEO of Overbrook School for the Blind, spoke with PHILADELPHIA Today about growing up in Oregon, where he picked pole…

  • Dan Eisenstadt.
    Real Estate

    Philadelphia Leadership: Dan Eisenstadt, CEO, Terramed Real Estate Solutions

    December 5, 2025

    Dan Eisenstadt, Founder and CEO of Terramed Real Estate Solutions, spoke with PHILADELPHIA Today about his earliest experiments in entrepreneurship as a kid in Westchester…

  • New mural of a woman's face looking upward toward a scale of justice.
    Art

    New Mural in Center City Promotes Ideals of American Liberty Ahead of 250th Birthday

    September 30, 2025

    A new mural has popped up on the side of a Center City office building that promotes the ideals of American liberty just months before…

  • Government & Politics

    Biden Chooses Neighboring Delaware for His Presidential Library 

    September 15, 2025

    Former President Joe Biden has selected nearby Delaware for his presidential library, write Ruby Cramer and Matt Viser for The Washington Post.  Biden is forming…

  • Fresh Air graphic with co-hosts Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley.
    Publishing & Media

    ‘Fresh Air,’ WHYY’s Long-Running Interview Program, to Celebrate 50-Year Anniversary in September

    August 19, 2025

    In 1975, Terry Gross was hired at WHYY to take over an afternoon talk show that had been launched two years prior. At the time,…

  • Closeup of Mayfair Diner exterior.
    Real Estate

    Mayfair Diner, 93-Year-Old Holmesburg Staple, Goes Up for Sale

    July 15, 2025

    Mayfair Diner, which has served customers affordable and delicious food for nearly a century, was recently put up for sale, writes Alana Beltran for NBC10…

  • PWD workers during a pause in construction of a high pressure fire service at Race St. Wharf in 1901.
    Utilities

    What Black History Month Means at PWD

    February 26, 2025

    We have the pleasure of featuring four Philadelphia Water Department employees for Black History Month. We asked them to share their stories about working at…

  • Jalen Hurts discussing his golf outing with President Obama.
    Sports

    Eagles Stars Play Merion Golf Course with President Obama, Discussing Leadership and Talking Trash

    November 7, 2024

    Ardmore’s Merion Golf Club hosted a memorable day of golf for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, running back Saquon Barkley, team owner Jeffrey Lurie, and former…

  • Art

    West Chester Medallic Artist Designs Commemorative Quarter Honoring ‘Queen of Salsa’ 

    October 24, 2024

    West Chester medallic artist Phebe Hemphill designed the commemorative quarter honoring the Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz, writes Rosa Cartagena for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Hemphill…

  • Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
    Government & Politics

    Philadelphia Will Host Historic First Presidential Debate: Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump

    August 21, 2024

    Philadelphia will be at the center of the political universe when the National Constitution Center hosts the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris…

  • Pasture with fence and bales of hay.
    Family

    Weekend Wanderer: A Theory … or a Runaway Imagination

    July 27, 2024

    My son thinks my father-in-law is D.B. Cooper. Yes. The notorious plane hijacker. I would hesitate to say this in print but for two things. …

  • Deesha Dyer.
    Literature

    West Philly Native Deesha Dyer Shares Inspirational Journey to the Obama White House in New Memoir

    May 24, 2024

    When West Philadelphia native Deesha Dyer looks back on her life journey, her path is one that never could have imagined for herself, writes Janelle…

  • Liz Moore
    Education

    Holy Family University Distinguished Writers Series To Welcome Critically Acclaimed Novelist Liz Moore on Apr. 2

    March 19, 2024

    Holy Family University will welcome critically acclaimed fiction and creative nonfiction novelist Liz Moore in its Distinguished Writers Series on Tuesday, Apr. 2 at 6:30 PM at…

  • Entertainment

    Phoenixville’s Cult Science-Fiction Movie Initiated Spread of the Term ‘Blob’

    February 29, 2024

    The Blob, a 1958 cult science-fiction movie filmed in Phoenixville, initiated the spread of the word “blob” into many new contexts, including in science and…

  • Catherine Griffin
    Technology

    Philadelphia-based ImpactableX Wants to Raise $750K to Advance its Analytics Platform by Tapping Into AI

    November 10, 2023

    Philadelphia-based ImpactableX, founded by University of Pennsylvania alum Catherine Griffin, is looking to raise $750,000 to advance its analytics platform by tapping into artificial intelligence,…

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