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Hundreds Gather To Commemorate Wilt Chamberlain’s Legendary 100-Point Game
By Mike Dougherty PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Today, on the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game (see related story), his friends, fans, and some family members gathered for a luncheon at a...
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Philadelphia Lawmakers Move Toward Dell East Naming Honor for Georgie Woods
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia City Council took a first step today toward renaming the Robin Hood Dell East open-air music venue in honor of music promoter and civil rights activist...
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Penn Anthropologist Thinks Cholera Fear Led To Main Line Murders 180 Years Ago
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The remains of five Irish immigrants unearthed a decade ago near Paoli, Pa. were today transported to a cemetery for burial this coming Friday. But the story of...
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Historic Levis’ Sign Being Relit For National Hot Dog Month
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s National Hot Dog Month, and to honor the occasion, one of the most famous South Street delicacies will get a salute tonight. Abe Levis started Levis’ Hot Dogs...
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Our Country’s Founding Fathers Come Together Again, Briefly, in Philadelphia
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s not often that a series of John Hancocks includes John Hancock’s, but an oh-so-rare collection of signatures made a brief stop today in Old City...
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Philadelphia Area Clergy Rally Against Gun Violence
By Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A group of interfaith clergy gathered this afternoon in center city Philadelphia to call on their members to work for gun control. And they chose a symbolic spot to...
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Positively Philadelphia: Ben Franklin, Full of Surprises!
By Lauren Lipton PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Three hundred seven years ago this month, one of Philadelphia’s best known citizens was born. While most of us know many things about Benjamin Franklin, here are...
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Accomplished Philadelphia Artist Turns Walking Tours Into Photography Lessons
By John McDevitt PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s a new walking tour in Philadelphia that mixes the art of photography with history. Balance, pattern, the “rule of thirds,” and color contrast are some of...
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Cecil B. Moore’s Life Gets Spotlight as North Philadelphia Subway Stop Is...
By Jim Melwert PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SEPTA today rededicated one of its busiest subway stops to honor the legacy of the man the stop — and the adjacent street — is named for. Cecil B. Moore’s military,...
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Philadelphia, Home of the American Flag, Pulls Out All Stops For Flag Day...
. . . By Hadas Kuznits . PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A variety of Flag Day celebrations were taking place today around Old City Philadelphia, the birthplace of our country and the Stars and Stripes. On...
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Summer Activities Offered For Schoolkids Throughout Philadelphia’s Historic...
By Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — As summer gets underway for the region’s schoolchildren, the tourism agency Historic Philadelphia wants to help parents fill the time off. Today, officials unveiled...
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Historic Belmont Mansion In Financial Danger As Construction Project Falters
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Construction delays and a dispute with contractors over a $1.5-million addition to Belmont Mansion, in Fairmount Park, has left the historic landmark in dire...
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Councilman Says Owner of Iconic South Philly Firehouse Won’t Rush To Demolish It
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia city councilman says he’s made some progress in the effort to save a 19th-century South Philadelphia firehouse from the wrecking ball. First District...
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Sidewalk Celebration Heralds Revolutionary War Museum Progress
By Hadas Kuznits PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Officials of the planned Museum of the American Revolution, planned to open at Third and Chestnut Streets in 2016, used some Early American tactics today to drum...
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Positively Philadelphia: The Strawberry Mansion, Beautifully Restored
By Lauren Lipton PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Strawberry Mansion, the largest of the seven historic Fairmount Park houses, recently underwent a restoration, and you’re invited to visit. “We love to have people...
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Positively Philadelphia: Flag Day Festivities
By Lauren Lipton PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Flag Day is coming up, and you’re invited to a big bash! “Saturday, June 14th, we’re going be hosting what we call the ‘Philadelphia Stripes and Stars Festival,’...
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VP Biden Will Take Part in Philadelphia’s July 4th Ceremonies This Year
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Vice President Joseph Biden will be part of the Independence Day festivities this year at the place where it all began. Biden will join Mayor Nutter and others...
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New Airport Exhibit Honors Philadelphia Civil Rights Leaders Past and Present
By Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by unveiling a new exhibit today at Philadelphia International Airport. The exhibit honors...
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Controversy Erupts Over Punctuation in Declaration of Independence
By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — As timing would have it, the New York Times reports that a scholar is now suggesting, 238 years later, that the official transcript of the Declaration of...
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New Book Recalls Philadelphia’s Role in Bringing Statue of Liberty to U.S.
By John Ostapkovich NEW YORK, N.Y. (CBS) — The Statue of Liberty is iconic, and it may seem as if its construction and placement in New York Harbor was just meant to be. Hardly. Statue designer...
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