Vigil attendees wave “spirit sticks” made of red ribbons to celebrate the Christian holiday of Pentecost during a New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia vigil in front of the city’s Immigration and ...

As gender-affirming care comes under increasing attack from the federal government, an underground network of musicians in Philadelphia are hosting DIY benefit concerts to help community members ...

The Ethical Society’s high-ceilinged hall in Rittenhouse Square isn’t full yet, but it’s getting there. An aerialist is held above their partner’s head as they weave through the crowd before the main ...

“It was cold as hell,” Andrew Saltz remembers. It was January 2013, and the School Reform Commission had just announced a sweeping plan to close dozens of Philadelphia schools, including Paul Robeson ...

There was barely room to move inside Wissahickon Brewing Co. on Saturday, April 4th. Just an hour after Shop Queer Philly’s 11 a.m. opening, the Olde Kensington brewery was already alive with music ...

As the Trump administration intensifies its political attacks targeting transgender healthcare, LGBTQIA protections, and mental health services for queer youth, Philadelphia drag queen and community ...

RJ and Orah who comprise the folk punk band Yell at God in their home in South Philly. (Image-Jacob Magaldi) Yell at God is a South Philadelphia-based Folk Punk duo comprised of Orah and RJ. This ...

March 11, 2026 Jocelyn Renee Hockaday and Jocelyn Beth Pappas Anatomy of a School Closure The special education classroom in Overbrook Elementary School on Feb. 19 before a pep rally protesting the ...

At Carver High School of Engineering and Science in North Philadelphia, students in the journalism program are learning how to report on their own school and community. Through a student-run newscast, ...

Philadelphia Neighborhoods reporter Laila Page sits down for a conversation with Philadelphia resident and retired grandmother, Mary Felder, whose life was forever changed after the passing of her ...

As the Trump administration dismantles federal agencies dedicated to monitoring and mitigating the effects of climate change, local environmental organizations are feeling the effects. The Alliance ...

Philadelphia Neighborhoods sat down with Marilyn Rodriguez, the Education Director at Taller Puertorriqueño. Taller is an arts and culture organization in the heart North Philadelphia, a neighborhood ...