Is it safe to walk around in North Philadelphia?

We are heading over to Philly Fri-Sun this weekend. We have reservations at the Sheridan on Race St (which is near Chinatown apparently). I will have my three kids with me and we would love to just walk around. Is it safe? What about at night? The kids...

I haven't been back to Philadelphia since my husband and I graduated from Penn over 15 years ago. Then the area around campus didn't exactly have a good reputation (the Burger King was called Murder King, and the McDonalds was called McDeath). We would...

the Eagles game is at 8:30.... after the game the hotel is on 2033 Penrose Avenue, Philadelphia....is the neighbor hood between the hotel and the stadium a safe place to walk back to the hotel after the game?

I was watching an episode of "Parking Wars" on the Biography Channel; in one segment they were booting someone's car and it seemed to me that nobody in the neighbourhood was wearing a shirt. The owner came running down the street without one...

Last year around the holiday, there was a trip to Chicago that ended up having an awesome walk down Clark Street for five or six miles. My boyfriend and I had a great time and want to replicate the experience in Philadelphia and Manhattan/ possibly the...

What are some upcoming walk/runs for diseases and disorders in Philadelphia, PA? I remember hearing something on the news about a Walk for the cure but I don't remember what it was and the details. Anyone know of any upcoming walk/runs for any disease...