The Latest Breaking News from Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — For Anan Jardali Zahr, food isn’t just fuel for the body or delights for the taste buds. Food is a way for Zahr, a Palestinian American chef living in the suburbs of Philly, to hold on to her culture and traditions. And for her, food is political.

PHILADELPHIA — Sappho Fulton's work with people experiencing homelessness requires her to navigate the community's mental health resources every day.

PHILADELPHIA — Scott Rolen will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next weekend, and the occasion promises to reignite a series of debates around here that have the staying power of a syndicated sitcom. Does Rolen deserve enshrinement? Was he a great player? A very good player?…

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper circled the bases, nice and slowly for a change.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Police Department suffered a double loss on Friday after two officers with a combined 39 years of service died in separate, nonviolent circumstances.

PHILADELPHIA — Seldom has an athlete accomplished so little yet so completely captured the heart of the Philadelphia sports fan.

PHILADELPHIA — They rose and clapped and chanted — “M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!” — and for a few moments, the Padres must have wondered if it was October again at Citizens Bank Park.

Philadelphia #Eagles star Darius Slay was honored during a return to his alma mater, Brunswick High School, to host a youth football camp

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra are very much at home with the Russian composer, while the Gesualdo Six mine the full expressive power of Byrd’s clandestine works