While the city ranks in the top quarter of the state in salaries, educators in Bucks and Montgomery counties make a lot more.

The phenomenon of politicians using debt to finance signature initiatives or tackle societal challenges through “social bonds” is relatively new.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration this week will begin interviewing candidates to be the executive director of the ...

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has abandoned a proposal to eliminate a program that subsidizes SEPTA fares for low-income ...

Federal funding cuts and councilmanic prerogative are among the obstacles Mayor Cherelle L. Parker faces in her effort to ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday unveiled a plan to invest $2 billion in programs to build and preserve 30,000 homes for the city and make housing more affordable. She discussed the ...

Parker said Philadelphia's Land Bank will have opportunities ... developers to build affordable homes at a faster pace. Mayor Cherelle Parker presented a plan Monday to leverage $1 billion in ...

In those incidents, two people were killed and 13 people were shot, seven of them juveniles. "It should not have to be this way in our city," Mayor Cherelle Parker said. "People should not have to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI ... of affordable housing with the introduction of a new initiative by Mayor Cherelle Parker. It's a $2 billion plan that aims to create and preserve affordable housing ...

The violence even included a triple shooting at the Finley Recreation Center on Saturday evening. All three of those teenage boys survived, but one of them remains hospitalized in critical condition.

CEO Kelvin Jeremiah says purchasing these buildings costs less than new construction and allows PHA to quickly move families ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner on Wednesday, renaming a street next to Smith's old high school. “Philly, I love you. I am yours. You are mine,” ...