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Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first black to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Gray passed away suddenly Monday while in London with one of his sons to attend the Wimbledon tennis championships, said William Epstein, a former aide to Gray.

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Launched on April 29th, STSC currently offers eight daily roundtrips between Philadelphia and New York City. The non-stop, affordable service equals efficient travel times between curbside locations in Philadelphia and Manhattan Chinatown…

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Mayor Mike Nutter is well known for staging photo opportunities and ribbon cuttings as a way to bring attention to himself as mayor.  This is a tried and true tactic for many politicians and one that our current mayor has raised to an art form.

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The American Free Press, an anti-Semitic and conspiracy oriented newspaper pub-lished by longtime white suprema-cist Willis Carto, is the primary sponsor of an upcoming gathering of white supremacists, anti-Semites, anti-government extremists and conspiracy theorists during July 4th weekend…

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In her current life, Thelma Wright is a property manager for a non-profit organization that helps women recovering from the problems associated with drug and alcohol abuse. It’s a job that puts her past life into perspective.

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An Underground Railroad Exhibition and tours of the Revolutionary Era home of Judge Richard Peters, Secretary of the War Board for General George Washington during the Revolutionary War, are special features of the July 4th Open Housev at Historic Belmont Mansion…

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State Reps. Brian Sims, D-Phila., and Steve McCarter, D-Montgomery/Phila., will introduce a bill in the state House of Representatives to provide civil marriage equality in Pennsylvania. Sims, the first member of the Pennsylvania legislature elected as an out gay candidate, will be the lead sponsor. 

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If you can remember dancing in your family’s living room on a warm summer day, singer Navasha Daya promises an evening you won’t forget. “If you come to my show, you’ll get good music that’ll make you feel like you’re at home, dancing with your cousins,” she said. “It’s really intimate.”

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State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams has added a new front to his ongoing campaign for school funding and safer climates in the public schools. In a gesture of solidarity, he’s joined a growing list of those fasting to preserve school safety. 

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City officials kicked off the 2013 Summer Meals Program, which serves free, healthy meals and snacks to Philadelphia youth, 18 years old and younger, at more than 1,000 locations across the City.  The program provides breakfast, lunch and snacks, Monday through Friday until August 30, 2013. 

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