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May 18, 2022

Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the number of people voting against question No. 4.
Philly ballot questions all pass, removing gendered language from City Charter and giving Council say over zoning boardJohn Dougherty and Bobby Henon still haven’t been sentenced, months after a jury found them guilty

April 8, 2022

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly indicated Local 98 Political Director Marita Crawford was charged with lying to the IRS.
John Dougherty and Bobby Henon still haven’t been sentenced, months after a jury found them guilty

March 22, 2022

Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the person shot at a Mantua corner, and included an incorrect date for when Rikeyah Lindsay joined the Mount Manor CDC. This article has also been updated to note that Lindsay’s son heard a shooting, instead of witnessing it.
Solutions bubble up in Philadelphia neighborhoods most impacted by gun violence

January 22, 2022

Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the length of time in which a special election must be held after a council president’s writ.
How will Bobby Henon be replaced? There’ll be a special election, and ward leaders get to pick the nominees

January 14, 2022

Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the number of Bache-Martin graduates who died in the fire.
New mutual aid fund at the school near the Fairmount fire aims to help families — and combat student inequity

November 18, 2021

Correction: A previous version of this article indicated the midyear transfer ordinance was approved by City Council. At publication time, it had only been approved by a committee, with expected full passage in the next couple of weeks.
Philly film office to get funding restored after a year with zero city support

August 12, 2021

Correction: The article has been updated to remove the suggestion that Art From the Heart Gallery signed a lease for the Girard Avenue space.
High school friends open Philly’s first NFT art gallery in Brewerytown

August 2, 2021

Correction: The recipient of the 26 brains from the Medical Examiner’s Office was the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school, not Penn Museum. The professor who received them for research was a neuroscientist.
Three decades ago, Philly’s medical examiner sent 26 human brains to a Penn professor without consent

July 20, 2021

Correction: A previous version of this article stated the streaming services cited library officials as saying the streaming services would cost 10% of their budget. Per numbers they provided, it will cost more like 1%.
Users upset as costs force Free Library to drop free movie streaming service

June 7, 2021

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly said the box discovered by Krasner’s team contained evidence of prosecutorial misconduct.
Mumia Abu-Jamal 101: How he ended up in prison, and why MOVE wants him freed

April 2, 2021

A previous version of this article did not include information about June 2020 layoffs at Eastern State Penitentiary.
Eastern State Penitentiary is opening a ‘fair chance’ beer garden with Triple Bottom Brewing

January 12, 2021

A previous version of this article included Pa. Rep. Chris Quinn. He maintains his name was signed to the AG Josh Shapiro letter in error.
These are the 90+ elected officials from Pa. who supported challenges to Biden’s win

December 31, 2020

IVEE does not use CARES Act funding to offer free testing, the company clarified. Instead, there is zero patient responsibility for testing.
South Philly’s Bok building launches weekly COVID tests for tenants and staff

December 14, 2020

A previous version of this article indicated Busty’s Tavern is in West Chester. It is on the West Chester Pike.
Delco bars serve customers during Eagles game despite PA’s indoor dining ban

October 7, 2020

This article has been updated to note the accurate count of Philadelphia homicides in 2007; police recorded 391 murders in the city that year.
Philly is suing Pennsylvania so the city can enact stronger gun control laws

June 7, 2020

This headline has been updated to remove a specific crowd size number, as a final count is not yet agreed upon. Additionally, the name of the organizing group has been corrected; it was the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
Huge protest at Art Museum brings thousands to Philly’s largest rally for justice

June 2, 2020

A previous version of the subheadline on this article had confusing information about the deadline for mail-in ballots.
Philly’s mail-in ballot deadline extended, or drop it off on Election Day

April 7, 2020

An early edition of this article suggested the zoo was extending protections to all animals. They are only covering carnivores at this time.
Philly Zoo ramps up health protections after tiger diagnosed with COVID-19 in NYC

March 23, 2020

This article has been updated to correct the street address of the college’s first location, the identity of the nation’s first Black woman doctor, and the date when the college moved into the same building as the Women’s Hospital.
When Philly abolitionists opened the first women’s medical school in the world

February 17, 2020

This article has been updated to note that petitions are submitted to the Pennsylvania State Department, not to a political party.
So you wanna be a delegate: Newbies get political for a trip to the DNC

December 18, 2019

This article has been updated to note that if they don’t win this Sunday, the Eagles are effectively eliminated from the postseason.
Dallas Week: Why Sunday’s Eagles-Cowboys game is such a big deal

September 3, 2019

A previous version of this article did not specify that the mail center audited in 2016 was run by the City of Philadelphia.
99 problems and the mail is one: USPS delivery problems spike in Philly neighborhoods

May 23, 2019

A previous version of this article misstated one of the Republican nominees for City Council at-large.
New faces set to join Philly City Council as Democratic machine takes at-large races

March 12, 2019

In an early version of this article, the excerpt below the headline contained an incorrect phrase stating that Belay had died.
What we know about the West Philly police shooting of an Ethiopian immigrant

March 9, 2019

The opening date of Chink’s Steaks (1949) has been corrected.
VIDEO: We tried the Stock’s pound cake cheesesteak at Joe’s Steaks — and survived

January 20, 2019

Identifying which rally was affiliated with the national Women’s March organization has been corrected.
Philly Women’s March: Pics from the crowds, despite conflict and chill

December 3, 2018

The Union League is no longer incorrectly referred to as the “Urban League” in the introduction.
These are Philly’s members-only social clubs, from blue-collar to bourgeois

August 8, 2018

Candidate Kristin Seale’s age has been corrected, as has a town in her district.
A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for state seats. Is Harrisburg ready?

July 6, 2018

The amounts raised by Daryl Boling and Tom Murt were swapped; this has been corrected.
Stay informed: A complete guide to Philly’s contested state races in the 2018 election

June 19, 2018

The decade during which trains stopped running on the Reading Viaduct has been corrected.
Rail Park drone video: An overview of Philly’s newest green space

June 11, 2018

The size of the exhibit and the provenance of one of the artists has been corrected.
Photo Pop Philly belongs on Hollywood Boulevard, not 13th and Walnut

May 9, 2018

The neighborhood of Rocky’s house in the original movie has been corrected.
Apparently Stallone has his own ‘Rocky Steps’ in North Philly, because Stallone

May 2, 2018

The name of the conference Pete Retzlaff played in has been corrected.
How the Dallas Goedert draft pick pays homage to Eagles history

Jan. 4, 2018

The jurisdiction to which one interviewee was summoned has been corrected.
Snow duty: Philly jurors still had to show up in the storm