Why 400 paintings now line the El in Kensington
More than 500 Kensington residents painted the steel plates under the Market-Frankford Line, turning a grim stretch into a gallery.
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Philadelphia news
The latest from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from the newsrooms that cover it, in one-minute summaries.
Eagles rookie TE Eli Stowers lands on IR
A record-setting combine athlete is already on the shelf, and his camp tape explains why nobody is panicking.
9 cards 2m 6Can a 176-pound rookie crack a LeBron-era Sixers rotation?
The Sixers drafted LaBaron Philon Jr. into a contender so stacked that his clearest path to minutes closed before training camp.
14 cards 3mPennsylvania's levees are running out of time
Most of Pennsylvania's flood walls were built before 1970, and only 15% meet FEMA's current standard.
19 cards 4mThree Fairmount Park mansions throw a Revolutionary party
Blacksmiths, privateers, hard cider and baby goats fill three 18th-century houses for one October Saturday.
11 cards 2mFive names Eagles fans should watch this fall
Jimmy Kempski's weekly scouting list flags the college players who fit Philly's 2027 draft board, plus one who never will.
15 cards 3mCrickets, roach races and fossils in Mantua
Edelman Fossil Park's first GreenFest hands you a cricket cookie, a roach race and a moth hunt after dark.
10 cards 2mThe tale of the tape says Eagles, and it isn't close
Philly is healthy and Washington is patched together, so Week 1 at the Linc comes down to whether the Eagles beat themselves.
12 cards 3mThe crew that stole $230,000 in dimes
A Philadelphia ring cut locks on parked trucks for seven months, hauling off crab legs, electronics and a literal fortune in coins.
8 cards 1m 40s 6Phillies waste their week against Houston
Three comebacks, two losses, and a pile of base-running gaffes leave Philadelphia four games back with 12 to play.
18 cards 4mPhilly's maternal deaths are rising, and 90% were preventable
A city report counted 120 maternal deaths in five years, and found nearly all of them could have been stopped.
11 cards 2m 55,000 mums, trained for over a year
Longwood Gardens opens its Chrysanthemum Festival Oct. 16 with spirals, clouds and flowers stretched 10 feet long.
9 cards 1m 40sPhilly gas hits $4.50 a gallon
Middle East fighting has pushed Philadelphia pump prices into record September territory, with no relief in sight before November.
10 cards 1m 50sA free vintage flea market lands near Drexel
Records, retro games and antique furniture take over Lancaster Avenue for one Saturday in late September.
8 cards 1m 30sChinatown's Mid-Autumn Festival turns 31
Lion dances, mooncakes and a lantern parade take over 10th Street on Sept. 26, run largely by teenagers.
9 cards 1m 50sThe Eagles offseason, speed-run for casual fans
A.J. Brown is gone, the offensive coordinator is fired, and the roster looks different before Week 1 against Washington.
13 cards 3mPhilly's next opera stars sing for the win
One night at the Kimmel Center where young singers chase the aria that launches a career, and the crowd helps pick the winner.
6 cards 1m 30s 8A gold medal beer returns to Germantown
Attic Brewing's Common Nightjar won gold at the World Beer Cup in April, and Friday is the first chance to drink it since.
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