Old City

Utility construction on Independence Mall will cause evening shutdowns throughout next few weeks, PennDOT officials announced. The closures will run from Monday, April 21 through Thursday, May 15.

A historic Philadelphia train station shuttered for decades has gotten spruced up and is ready to welcome passengers again. NBC10’s Yukare Nakayama shows us the reopening of PATCO’s Franklin Square Station after 46 years. 

Ahead of Thursday’s grand reopening, NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle steps inside the remodeled Franklin Square Station as PATCO celebrates the Philadelphia station reopening after 46 years.

After a $3 million renovation, the Franklin Square Station is finally going to reopen at 7th and Race streets after being shuttered for nearly 50 years. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the details. 

In less than two weeks, PATCO’s Franklin Square Station, which has been closed for decades, will be open again for riders. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has a preview.

The annual Old City Wedding Stroll returns this April transforming the historic neighborhood into a wedding wonderland.

PATCO released a highly-produced video showing off the sparkling upgrades made to the Franklin Square Station on the edge of Old City.

The revamped Franklin Square Station in Philadelphia is almost ready to reopen, PATCO says.

Lab-grown diamonds outpace natural stones when it comes to engagement rings, according to the 2025 Real Weddings Study by The Knot. 

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle heads to Carpenter’s Hall in Old City to see what “Dolly Madison” is serving (it’s more than just food and drink) during Tuesday Tea.

“Once Upon a Nation” NBC10’s Matt DeLucia donned historic garb to play the role of Revolutionary-era John Dunlap during a stroll through Philadelphia’s Old City. Was it a “good day” as he tries that?