How surfing came to the Jersey Shore
Surfing was initially seen as too Californian and countercultural for the shore. But avid surfers organized to change its image.
CDC expands largest known U.S. cyclospora outbreak to 9 states, including Pennsylvania
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked four additional states, including Pennsylvania, to a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreaak.
The first episodes of ‘Sesame Street’ were tested on city preschoolers on this week in Philly history
Over five days starting July 21, 1969, producers of Sesame Street broadcast hour-long test-pilot episodes on WHYY-TV’S UHF Channel 35 to 70 homes throughout Philadelphia.
The Big Picture: Phillies and Union return from break, and the best Philly sports photos of the week
The Phillies and Union were back in action as Philly sports returns to normal following the MLB All-Star Game and World Cup. But they weren’t the only ones in action…
South Jersey was the latest stop on Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Underrated Golf Tour
Underrated Golf, created to bring more equity to the sport through introducing the game to kids at an early age, held an event at the Seaview Golf Club in Galloway,…
DA’s office says two prosecutors who said Krasner told them to ‘protect the office’ in controversial case are ‘ill-informed’
The contentious court filing by two Philadelphia prosecutors this week was unauthorized and inappropriate, the district attorney's office said Thursday.
Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower
Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East threatened to slow the global flow of crude
A presumed lightning strike forced 2 store closures on Maple Shade’s Main Street
Confectionery shop L&S Chocolates and bakery Tis So Sweet have been closed since Tuesday, when storms swept through the region.
Jefferson Health sued IBX, claiming payment changes cost it nearly $100 million this year
The lawsuit pits two Philadelphia healthcare titans against each other less than six months before their contract ends. Jefferson has been losing money, and IBX is under pressure to slow…
John Alviti, retired senior curator at the Franklin Institute and former executive director at the Atwater Kent Museum, has died at 76
Even after he retired in 2018, he was known around town as “Mr. Philadelphia History.”