Philadelphia - The Temple News

Tourists size up the city’s weaknesses

09 December 2008

They hate our crime, love our food and can’t stop comparing us to NYC.

Incomplete Experience

08 September 2008 Editorial Board

Temple’s GenEd program should require a class on Philadelphia’s history.

Chess tournament discourages violence

09 May 2008

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

Soaring above the city

21 April 2008

A slideshow of Temple University and Philadelphia seen from the Philadelphia Police Department helicopter.

Emergency notification system announced for Philadelphia region

05 April 2008

Regional leaders have announced a voluntary text message-alert system to warn residents of emergencies, similar to one already established by Temple.

News

American Commerce Center highlights building boom in possible recession

31 March 2008

The announcement of the 1,500-foot American Commerce Center is just part of a construction boom that has moved despite fears of recession.

Hall & Oates, Uptown Theatre and the Sound of Philadelphia

26 February 2008

Philadelphia has had as big an impact in popular music as any other city in the world. Daryl Hall and John Oates, who both attended Temple in the late 1960s, are as big a part

Hall meets Oates, makes music history

25 February 2008

The story has been told so many times that they recount it the same whether they are together or not. It is the story of how Hall & Oates, one of the most successful duos

Day Trippin’: Sick of South Street? Travel to New Hope

23 October 2007

New Hope is a place that keeps you trailing from store to store as the day flies by. Piercing and tattoo venues are everywhere. Cuban cigars, bumper stickers, Bob Marley T-shirts, hemp purses and vintage

Self-love next step for City of Brotherly Love

01 May 2007

When Philadelphia is down, the kicking begins. It kills me to see my beloved hometown be the subject of so much negative coverage and ridicule over our high murder rate. I’m betting that New Yorkers