Old City

The lights won’t be going out on Franklin Square as early as we originally thought. Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival organizers announced that they are extending the colorful nighttime event through Aug. 14, 2022.

You can now get Vanderwende’s Farm Fresh Ice Cream, a Delaware-based family business, in Philadelphia’s Old City. Philly Live’s Sheila Watko has the tasty details.

A man was critically wounded when gunfire broke out in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood following a “verbal altercation” between two groups of motorists Monday afternoon, police said.

Wawa Welcome America festivities in Philadelphia during the day Monday included a Celebration of Freedom outside Independence Hall and a patriotic parade featuring Miss America.

Philadelphia police detailed a new series of events leading up to a shooting near Penn’s landing early Monday morning.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle finds out what “The American Revolution from Theater Unspeakable’s Marc Frost.

NBC10’s Karen Hua visits Franklin Square to preview the return of the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival for the summer of 2022.

The Wawa Welcome America festival kicked off Sunday with a Juneteenth block party at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. NBC10’s Karen Hua has the highlights.

The African American Museum in Philadelphia is holding a Juneteenth Block Party as party to kick off Wawa Welcome America festivities. Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle spoke with Nina Ball about all of the festivities.

While Juneteenth only recently became a federal holiday, it’s been celebrated for more than 150 years. NBC10’s Jacqueline London explains Juneteenth’s history and lasting legacy.

The Chinese Lantern Festival is returning to Philadelphia for the summer of 2022 with brand new lights and a fountain show.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle chats with actor Scott Greer about the musical, “Into The Woods,” happening at Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood. Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim is behind the music and lyrics.

This year, Juneteenth will be marking the start of the 16-day Wawa Welcome America festival in Philadelphia. Juneteenth began with the freed enslaved people of Galveston, Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the South in 1863, it could not be enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War in 1865.

NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante gets details on the reopening of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History from Dr. Misha Galperin. Part of the celebration includes a large selfie-ready sculpture in front of the Old City museum that was closed for more than two years during the COVID pandemic.

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History will reopen next month, bringing the Old City institution back to life after more than two years after its COVID-related closure, reports the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle helped Philadelphia leaders celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Independence Visitor Center.

Philly Live’s Sheila Watko finds out the “dope” bookshop experience for everyone at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books on Germantown Avenue. She also took a trip to Old City’s The Book Trader to find out what gems can be found.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle gets a little dizzy at Philadelphia’s new Museum of Illusions. You will have to see it to believe your eyes.

The festivities and fun of Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade return on Sunday March 13, 2022. NBC10’s Lauren Winfrey has a preview.

Philadelphia’s beloved St. Patrick’s Day Parade was one of the first large events canceled as the COVID-19 pandemic took over in March 2020. Now, after a two-year hiatus, the parade returns to the streets of Philadelphia for its 250th anniversary on Sunday, March 13, 2022. This Q&A will get you prepared if your are going to the parade or just...