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Philadelphia Life: Tourism keeps the city vital and alive

Philadelphia Life: Tourism keeps the city vital and alive

Visitors dollars help schools, libraries and other public services stay afloat.

December 20th, 2010 | Features, Special Reports | Read More

Philadelphia Life: Illegal guns are a way of life in some neighborhoods

Philadelphia Life: Illegal guns are a way of life in some neighborhoods

Obtaining a pistol can be as easy as walking up to a corner and asking for one.

December 18th, 2010 | Features, Special Reports | Read More

Philadelphia Life: Walnut Street Theatre “getting better with age”

Philadelphia Life: Walnut Street Theatre “getting better with age”

The oldest theater in the country has the largest subscription base.

December 17th, 2010 | Arts, Features, Special Reports | Read More

Philadelphia Life: Veterans court gives a second chance to vets

Philadelphia Life: Veterans court gives a second chance to vets

The court offers treatments that cater to troubled veterans.

December 15th, 2010 | Features, Special Reports | Read More

Philadelphia Life: In memory of lost loved ones, women band together to fight crime

Philadelphia Life: In memory of lost loved ones, women band together to fight crime

Mothers in Charge are fighting to reduce crime and mentor young criminals.

December 15th, 2010 | Features, Special Reports | Read More

Philadelphia Life: Black artists say they face racial barriers

Philadelphia Life: Black artists say they face racial barriers

Black artists in Philadelphia say they’ve had to overcome racial barriers to succeed.

December 15th, 2010 | Arts, Features, Special Reports | Read More

Philadelphia Life: Despite population increase, some Amish choose to leave

Philadelphia Life: Despite population increase, some Amish choose to leave

Some Amish choose to leave their communities for life in the outside world.

December 15th, 2010 | Features, Special Reports | Read More

Philadelphia Life: Underground music scene thrives

Philadelphia Life: Underground music scene thrives

PHILADELPHIA – Winter coats, gloves, and wool scarves are atypical rock concert attire, but Saturday night’s audience at The Ox, [...]

December 14th, 2010 | Arts, Features, Special Reports | Read More

Dealt many blows, one woman fights on

Dealt many blows, one woman fights on

Carolina Quinones Scott overcame the death of her mother as a teenager, a painful divorce, mental illness and the death of her second husband.

December 12th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Amid brownstones, neighborhood morphs

Amid brownstones, neighborhood morphs

Carroll Gardens, a Brooklyn neighborhood, has changed drastically since Stuart Zagnit moved there 20 years ago.

December 12th, 2010 | Features | Read More