Penn Book Center has a new name: People’s Books & Culture
The 57-year-old bookshop in West Philadelphia is thriving under new ownership.
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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.
Who wants to buy Penn Book Center? Owners are taking offers
The independent bookstore has been a West Philly mainstay for 57 years.
Joe Biden is speaking with Penn President Amy Gutmann on Tuesday 2/19
Tickets are sold out but the event will be livestreamed.
Penn denied admission to a student who wrote about their dead mother — officials called home and mom picked up
But fact-checking all applications is impossible, they say.
Philly schools slashed student counselors, so this campaign is trying to bring them back
Five years ago, the district decimated its counseling staff.