It opened two centuries ago as the original home of The Franklin Institute. In 1938, it became a museum for Philadelphia’s history. And for eight decades, the neoclassical building at 15 S. Seventh St ...

Academy of Natural Sciences entomologist Greg Cowper says spotted lanternflies are primed for a population explosion.

For the third consecutive year, the City of Brotherly Love has been named the most walkable city to visit in America by USA ...

The terms help explain how language, identity, and culture shift over time, especially in a city like Philadelphia, where ...

President Donald Trump’s administration says it has cut tens of millions of dollars in research funding from universities and research centers in Philadelphia. The Inquirer has been tracking these ...

A Philadelphia heat wave, the region’s first for 2025, hits this week. An Environmental Protection Agency report found that ...

Philadelphia is no stranger to extreme weather—from tornadoes in the summer that uproot trees to bomb cyclones in the winter that strand commuters on treacherous snowy roads. Of course, Philadelphia ...

Baldwin’s Book Barn in West Chester isn’t just another bookstore—it’s a bibliophile’s paradise that defies our digital age with unapologetic analog charm. This literary labyrinth houses over 300,000 ...

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia offers exactly that raw, unfiltered connection to the past – a crumbling cathedral of correction that draws visitors from every corner of Pennsylvania and ...

Keeping them occupied, however, shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. From summer concerts to movies in the park, here is a list ...

Most, when prodded, give a playful shrug at the curious phenomenon at Long Island's Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy ...

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