Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams today announced that longtime homicide prosecutor Mark Gilson will head a conviction-integrity unit charged with exonerating people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. Williams said that it must be ensured that “only the guilty…

A male eighth-grade student was arrested yesterday after a homemade explosive was detonated in the courtyard outside Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences. There were no injuries. “What happened is a student put a bottle with chemicals in it, a…

Neal Santos WELL-VERSED: Driver Mike Fuller is becoming known for his whimsical announcements aboard West Philly trolleys. ?Here, like a bat, we dive,? SEPTA driver Mike Fuller informs passengers as a Route 13 trolley noses into the dark tunnel at…

Philadelphia School Partnership CEO Mark Gleason set off a deluge of criticism after he called for the School District to close “loser” schools. “You keep dumping the losers and over time you create a higher bar for what we expect…

Philadelphia School Partnership CEO Mark Gleason set off a deluge of criticism after he called for the School District to close “loser” schools. “You keep dumping the losers and over time you create a higher bar for what we expect…

via Flickr/albertogp123 The No. 2 pencils have been sharpened, but teaching has stopped: It is standardized-testing time again in Philadelphia public schools. But, this year, some local parents are rebelling against the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams and…

Daniel Denvir Earlier this month, SEPTA Police arrested members of the breakdancing group Project Positive for breaking on the Broad Street line. Today, I saw them performing across the street in City Hall. When I’ve seen Project Positive on the…

Michael T. Regan It’s pledge time again at WHYY because the public radio station fell a few hundred thousand dollars short during its winter membership drive. I won’t donate, but I do know where they can find that money they…

Michael T. Regan It’s pledge time again at WHYY because the public radio station fell a few hundred thousand dollars short during its winter membership drive. I won’t donate, but I do know where they can find that money they…