Posts tagged with University City

Last Updated: Feb. 20, 2016 · 9:50 p.m.

Students at Penn and Princeton are horrified over mistreatment of MOVE children’s remains

University researchers were cavalier about studying the bones of Delisha and Tree Africa, and there’s still no clarity on where they currently are.

The Rail Park sits above street level in the middle of Philadelphia

5 places to soak up sun in Philadelphia

We’ve never been more ready to get outside.

COVID-protective plexiglass barriers at a West Philly branch of the Free Library

Free Library installs plexiglass after branch workers push for more COVID protections

With input from the union, the institution is trying to balance community needs and safety concerns.

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Photographer Lori Waselchuk is now trading her t-shirts in return for donations to Philly mutual aid organizations

4 years, 1,400 t-shirts and one message: Trump sucks

West Philly photographer Lori Waselchuk started her apparel messaging project exactly four years ago.

Why is I-76 lane closed through 2020? To reduce flood danger

The double median along a mile of Schuylkill Expressway in University City allows water to pool, PennDOT says.

The University City area is one of the most heavily patrolled in Philadelphia

University City has 5 overlapping police patrols, so Black students and neighbors walk cautiously

The area between Mantua and Kingsessing is inundated with local law enforcement.

Former Penn Book Center closes for good, coronavirus ends 60-year run in West Philly

The shop nearly shut down last year, before new owners stepped in.

Kierah Rigney, 14, packs strawberry water ice for essential workers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philly’s coronavirus response

500 scoops of cool, sweet water ice cheer hospital workers at Penn

West Philly staple Siddiq's brought enough for maintenance staff and patients, too.

The Pavilion originally wasn't slated to open until 2021

Philly’s coronavirus response

Penn Medicine’s new $1.5 billion tower is ready to accept patients

Construction was accelerated to make 120 new beds available for a possible COVID surge.

Giant, Aldi, another Trader Joe’s? All the new supermarkets planned for Philly this year

The city's grocery store boom is not slowing down.

Dr. Amber Abbas and Dr. Shandana Khan speak at a PBC event in mid-November

Penn Book Center has a new name: People’s Books & Culture

The 57-year-old bookshop in West Philadelphia is thriving under new ownership.

Holidays in Philly

Where to shop local in Philly on Small Business Saturday

13 destinations where your spending goes even further to support the community.

Holidays in Philly

12 fantastic holiday markets where you can shop local in Philly

From Christmas Village to the West Craft Fest.

Philly has more restaurants per capita than New York City

For the first time, Philadelphia has an official count of how many places you can go out to eat.

Things to Eat

Is the best fried chicken brunch in Philly at a dance club?

Plus, an Indonesian hoagie, West African comfort and a breakfast sandwich worth seeking out.

The new NCSSD stretches west of North Broad Street

Is the new North Central district Temple’s version of University City? Here’s how they measure up

A look at Philly's college-area special service districts.

One of many successful author events at Penn Book Center, which is closing after 57 years — unless someone steps in to take it over

Who wants to buy Penn Book Center? Owners are taking offers

The independent bookstore has been a West Philly mainstay for 57 years.

This UCity apartment complex changed owners in December. Now West Philadelphia residents and Penn students say they’re being evicted

SEPTA’s new 49 bus route — a bridge from Grays Ferry to the Art Museum to Strawberry Mansion — officially launches tomorrow

A giant beer hall is coming to 30th Street in University City, could be open by mid-January

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