More than 100 Philadelphia school students participated in the city’s first 24-hour chess tournament last weekend, aimed at providing an alternative to violence.
Half of the participants spent Friday night playing informal games in the Howard Gittis Student Center, while the other half arrived Saturday morning for the tournament.
Temple hosted theevent, which saw a brief […]

“Day 100 is quite exciting, and we’re only halfway there,” Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said, speaking to a group of mostly students and professors at the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
The event, titled “The First 100 Days: The Mayor and the Media,” was part of an Urban Studies Conversation series that is open to the […]

Across Pennsylvania college and university campuses, political momentum has been picking up.
On Friday, Sen. Hillary Clinton addressed a crowd of 1,000, mostly college-aged supporters and voters on the campus of Drexel University.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer and U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz were on hand to introduce Clinton.
“Sen. Clinton understands certain things about […]

It took three attacks and a funeral to increase security on Philadelphia’s sole public transportation system.
The subway attacks of March 26, April 2 and April 4 occurred within blocks of each other – some in broad daylight – and have highlighted the need for increased security on SEPTA’s tracks.
“We’re taking special note of what’s going […]

With gloves, garbage bags and brooms in hand, students headed out in the community to partake in the citywide Philly Spring Cleanup.