How the ‘Grande Dame of Broad Street’ led to the discovery of Legionnaires’ disease
It took months to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak at the Philly hotel.
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That time a match nearly torched a newlywed on the Atlantic City boardwalk
A Broadway actor who also showed up in Hollywood movies, she was saved by a comedian known as "the jolliest man in America."
The Phillies pitcher who married a movie star’s daughter and was nominated for a Pulitzer
Born in 1942, Larry Colton had a fascinating life.
One century ago, Philadelphia was ground zero in the battle to define free speech
As World War I raged, the local Socialist Party came under fire — and sparked a challenge to the Espionage Act.
35 years before ‘Hamilton,’ this legendary DJ was using rap to teach history in Philly middle schools
The "Ace from Outer Space" worked locally at WDAS — when he wasn't cutting records, running for office, or helping educate kids.
Stealing Royal Paulownia trees used to be a thing people got arrested for in Fairmount Park
Those thefts don't happen much anymore, officials say, but people do sneak in and take fruit or edible plants.
After a 1958 arson, Delco town tried to seize local NAACP leader’s new house
Civil rights leader George T. Raymond tried to move into an all-white suburb.