Paul Cowan is a seasoned writer and storyteller with more than 15 years of experience covering culture, entertainment, and emerging industries. Known for his deep-dive reporting and unmistakable voice ...

Outside Masterman School in Fairmount, Pa. Rep. Brian Sims talks the cloud created by an ongoing ethics investigation. Photo: Max Marin Ideally, students running laps around the block on a humid ...

Hudson Reporter – Publishers Lucha Malato and David Unger have announced the sale of their company, Hudson Reporter Assoc. LP, to the Newspaper Media Group (NMG) of Cherry Hill. NMG is the publisher ...

In his three years as a literacy instructor at Tilden Middle School, Cole Jadrosich, 26, has been looking for ways to teach literacy outside of the classroom. He knew a fellow teacher who maintained a ...

An examination of poverty’s true impact on all Philadelphia residents ...

The narcotics trade has taken over much of Philly. Unfortunately, the 10 spots here represent only a fraction of the action. A kid in a bucket seat raised high on the fat rear tires of a four-wheeled ...

For some reason WHYY’s Morning Edition keeps changing the people who read the traffic tie-up reports on Shadow Traffic. And for some reason, none are native Philadelphians anymore. So I have to start ...

The Chris Kearse you see today is not the same Chris Kearse one would have found bobbing and weaving up and down the East Passyunk Avenue restaurant strip exactly seven years ago.It was a weekend in ...

Explore the writings of Bobbi Booker. Read their unique perspectives in their collection of articles for Philadelphia Weekly.

This alarming statistic has fueled a public/private partnership in Philadelphia of more than 20 organizations and individuals to develop and implement policies to reduce the impact of the opioid ...

Explore the writings of Stephen Silver. Read his unique perspectives in his collection of articles for Philadelphia Weekly.

Sharon Sanders is one of the Founders of Philadelphia Weekly. She is a clinical sexologist and certified sex educator by profession. She uses this to help spread awareness on everything concerning ...