Thousands of black men turned out Sunday to support a volunteer effort aimed at reducing violence in this crime-plagued city, lining up for several blocks to register.
The city has decided that the Boy Scouts chapter here must pay fair-market rent of $200,000 a year for its city-owned headquarters because it refuses to permit gay Scouts.
Three men were shot to death in a marketing company conference room and another was critically injured by a gunman who killed himself as police closed in, authorities said.
A federal judge ordered city jails to go back under court monitoring, blasting conditions as overcrowded and squalid and saying inmates lack access to clean cells and adequate medical attention.
The editor of Philadelphia's largest newspaper will step down at the end of the year as the company's new owners seek contract concessions, including deep newsroom cuts, in response to falling circulation and advertising revenue.
Philadelphia's largest newspaper could lose as much as one-third of its newsroom jobs as its new owner grapples with reduced advertising revenue and falling circulation, the paper's managing editor said.
The new publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News told employees Friday that layoffs are "unavoidable" because advertising revenue is down and the owners need to cut costs to meet their bank obligations.
The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to blanket the city's 135 square miles with a high-speed wireless Internet connection, a measure the mayor is expected to sign soon.
Philadelphia on Wednesday announced details of its deal with EarthLink Inc. for the construction of a high-speed wireless network that will span the city, including provisions for EarthLink to pay for computers, training, and subsidize Internet access for low-income households.
Players typically will say it's not about the money, but NFL free agency usually is all about the money. Players typically will say it's not about the money, but NFL free agency usually is all about the money.
Sheldon Brown knows as much about the Minnesota Vikings wide receivers as Brad Childress, their head coach. After all, Troy Williamson and Sidney Rice matriculated at South Carolina, the alma mater of the veteran Eagles cornerback.
Montae Reagor just wants to make a difference. This weekend, he may actually get the chance.
Great Pictures of weird and wonderful pumpkins
Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb would roll his eyes and playfully break into song when Brad Childress would whip out a chart dissecting his position or an opposing defense to the nth degree during a meeting.
Eagles players aren't the only ones that have to do a better job to turn a 2-4 season around. Quarterback Donovan McNabb said Thursday it will take everyone at One NovaCare Way to right a ship on the verge of capsizing.
Dawkins, who hasn't played since the Washington game the second week of the season, said yesterday he still hasn't been cleared to resume upper-body weight training. Dawkins appears to have lost a few pounds and a bit of muscle since he hurt his neck on Sept. 17.
After Brian Dawkins was available for the Eagles' early, low-key business Wednesday, Andy Reid was looking forward to monitoring his valued safety during the more physical afternoon workout.
Could it be? Good news from L.J. Smith? We've been down this road before. L.J. Smith feels good for a day or two, then experiences a setback. Maybe this time will be different.
"Violence in our communities shows [blacks] really do hate each other." Rush Limbaugh? Bill O'Reilly?
OK, now what? The Eagles are 2-4, they've lost four of five games in the conference, two of three games at home and both games within the division. They haven't won consecutive games this year, and they're 3-8 in Donovan McNabb's last 11 starts.
At first, everything seemed so certain. The football skidded past Bears quarterback Brian Griese on a bad snap by center Olin Kreutz, and there was Eagles safety Sean Considine swooping in to scoop up the ball and take it for a tie-breaking touchdown in the fourth quarter Sunday.
On October 27th in five cities around the country, concerned citizens will be protesting dressed like they are going to the most important job interview of their life. The message is simple. We are intelligent. We are organized.
Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday.
Are you fat, ugly, lazy, unstylish, unworldly and unfriendly? If the answer is yes then move to Philadelphia you'll feel right at home according to a poll of Americans.
Andy Reid had never coached a football game at any level when he grabbed Donovan McNabb around the waist and danced to wherever the conga line would snake.
Delaware County Council Chairman Andy Reilly announced Monday a deal with an investment group has been reached to funnel $30 million into a Major League Soccer stadium for the Chester waterfront.
How did the winningest coach in Eagles history fall to a less- than-.500 coach over the past two- plus years?
So here's the deal for all of those wondering, Vinemeet (North) East is a go, we still need to pick a date. The choices are the 3rd or the 10th of November.
When Reggie Brown said it once, it floated quietly to the locker room floor like a stream of spent adhesive tape. When he said it again, suddenly it was sticky, useful, therapeutic and unlikely to be easily scissored away.
The Bears drove 97 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the game's final two minutes and stunned the Eagles, 19-16, yesterday at the Linc.
Andy Reid says "nothing is impossible." After watching his defense let the Chicago Bears' 28th-ranked offense drive 97 yards in the final 1:52 without a timeout to score the winning touchdown in a 19-16 Bears victory, he might be rig
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday.
Philadelphia officials have decided the Boy Scouts chapter must pay fair-market rent of $200,000 a year for its city-owned headquarters because it refuses to permit gay Scouts.