The incident underlined the fact that the expansion of outdoor dining is still a new and fragile experiment.

More than half a billion dollars would go toward investments in poor neighborhoods, job training, rent subsidies and basic income support.

Experts on ATM security say the string of 50 explosions in Philadelphia this week is unprecedented.

They vowed to help businesses reopen and said the looting reflected the community's anger and despair.

The virus has disproportionately impacted the North Philadelphia African-American community that depends on Einstein.

Teachers, health care workers, grocery store operators, delivery drivers and many volunteers worked overtime to enable residents to stay at home.

Good urban design remains a powerful tool for protecting residents from disease and other health threats.

More than 20 Streamline buyers report defects in their homes, most related to water infiltration.

The proposed developer of 170 apartments in Passyunk Square says he expects his tenants just won’t have many cars.

Are the evictions a sign of creeping gentrification in South Philadelphia, or a one-off development in a healthy business environment?

After a house collapsed, membership in the Riverwards L+I Coalition group soared, and members started getting results.

A ballot question would add victims' rights to the state constitution, but the ACLU argues it could compromise the rights of the accused.

Thomas Sinnison knew he’d eventually have to shut down his acclaimed banh mi shop in Hoa Binh plaza. He just didn’t think it would happen so soon.

Management did not immediately recognize the union; employees said they might pursue an NLRB vote

The $420 million mall remake is meant to reverse The Gallery's inward focus and revitalize Market Street.

They say the governor's plan doesn't do enough to fight climate change and sea level rise that threatens New Jersey's coastal communities.

India’s vultures have been driven to the brink of extinction. Their loss threatens the well-being of the country’s human population.

Sweeney didn’t start out as a defender of millionaires; he grew up immersed in the construction business and trade unionism.

Twenty years ago, Jesse Gelsinger died during a clinical trial for a gene therapy. The tragedy sent shock waves through the biotech industry.

Scientists say gene-therapy research is now safer. But how safe is safe enough? How much risk is acceptable, and how can researchers assess the risks?