Amin Bitar and his family immigrated to South Philadelphia from Northern Lebanon in 1972. Upon arrival, Bitar’s parents became restless and wanted to serve local residents a variety of Lebanese ...

After Humana announced a $15 million gift to Thomas Jefferson University to promote community health and equity in medical services, Dr. Billy Oglesby will now be known as the Humana Dean of TJU's ...

Ernest Owens, the CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC, President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, Editor at Large for Philadelphia Magazine, and award-winning journalist, is adding ...

The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) is a new resource for advocates, legal representatives, and family members of detainees to file complaints about misconduct or poor living ...

After a nearly year-long search, the African American Museum of Philadelphia (AAMP) has officially named Dr. Ashley Jordan as its new president & CEO. The announcement comes 12 months after previous ...

In the State of Pennsylvania, more precisely in the Philadelphia area, there are aids for our businessmen and – at least in theory – access to capital. However, for those businesses that remain ...

Mazzoni Center announced earlier this week that it has appointed Dr. Stacey Trooskin as its new Executive Medical Officer. In the role, Dr. Trooskin will lead the Center’s team of providers in key ...

Jack Ferguson, the president and CEO of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) had a word about diversity for Philadelphia Magazine during a speech he delivered Wednesday at the PHL ...

Never in a million years did Orlando Rendon think he would work in city government. “I would have sworn I would have died as a nonprofit head and just being grassroots at that level, extremely small ...

On May 24, Intercultural Family Services, Inc. (IFS), a Philadelphia-based non-profit human services agency, announced that it had appointed Javier Alvarado as its new CEO. He takes over the position ...

This Sunday El Centro de Oro - along North 5th Street between Cambria and Lehigh Avenue- will revive one of the great traditions in the Philadelphia Latino community. Starting at 12:30 p.m., the 30th ...

Anthony Rosado can still recall his first interaction with the formerly named First Pennsylvania Bank on 6th & Erie in North Philadelphia with his grandfather during the early 1980s. Rosado’s ...