Philadelphia PA

Last Thursday evening, a grim scene unfolded in Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood: the body of 15-year-old Rasheid Lynch was found unresponsive in a driveway off the 6300 block of Revere Street, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter at Jefferson-Torresdale Medical Center.

Wawa is one of those places that just feels like home if you’re from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Whether you’re grabbing a morning coffee, a quick hoagie, or making a gas stop on a road trip, it’s the kind of spot that somehow fits into everyone’s routine.

The Lower Moreland Police Department announced the arrest of Kris Sanchez, 35, for assaulting multiple people outside of a Huntingdon Valley restaurant located at Pine Road and Philmont Avenue on June 29 at approximately 01:49am. According to the report, the incident initially involved multiple adult males who were...

They happened at the same time and location - the southbound lanes at the Ridge Avenue exit.

Residents of a North Philadelphia street are grappling with a sudden surge in illegal dumping, which has transformed their neighborhood into a makeshift landfill.

In the warm night air of April 13, 2023, neighbors awoke to the crack of gunfire on the 2300 block of West Montgomery Avenue. When medics arrived, 16‑year‑old Nafis Betrand‑Hill—beloved sibling, barber‑school student, and high‑school sophomore—was already lifeless. More than two years later, Philadelphia detectives...

Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. When Ee Durbin learned about the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s mobility access violation reporting form, they...

There’s a reason why cars with license plates from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and everywhere in between fill the parking lot at Dienner’s Country Restaurant in Soudersburg every weekend morning. Word travels fast when you discover a breakfast experience that makes you question every other morning meal you’ve ever...

In the heart of Norristown, Pennsylvania, there’s a sandwich shop that time forgot, and thank goodness for that. Lou’s Sandwich Shop sits unassumingly on East Main Street, a brick-faced time capsule where breakfast dreams come true and sandwich legends are born daily. While fancy eateries come and go...

Philly artists stitched together their red, white, and blue designs to create a massive American flag fit for the United States Semiquincentennial.