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Norristown comes into focus as Cosby hearing begins
On Tuesday, as preliminary hearings in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial got underway, a swarm of media descended on the Montgomery ...
9 years ago
FUN’s the word at kids’ Scrabble tournament [photos]
Elementary school students from more than 20 Philadelphia district schools participated in the annual ASAP (After School Activities Partn ...
9 years ago
2016 Wildwood Polar Bear Plunge [photos]
At precisely 1P.M. on Saturday costumed plungers, many dressed as Gene Simmons, Wolverine, Elvis, a bunch of Waldos, made a dash into the ...
9 years ago
Mural project draws support for North Philly Muslims [photos]
The Al-Aqsa Islamic Society hosted a Community Paint Day Saturday, inviting members of the larger community to help paint a mural that wi ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia celebrates New Year’s Day 2016 with 116th annual Mummers Parade [photos]
Outrageously costumed Mummers have strutted and twirled at Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Day parade, a colorful celebratio ...
9 years ago
Thousands turn out for 95th annual Thanksgiving Day parade, oldest in the nation [photos]
Thousands lined the route of the 95th Annual Thanksgiving Day parade on Thursday morning. Floats, balloons and marching bands para ...
10 years ago
Odunde Festival draws thousands to a celebration of African culture
A woman in a flowing yellow robe and head scarf leans over the South Street Bridge and flings a handful of fruit into the Schuylkill Rive ...
11 years ago
Remembering those who died homeless on Philly’s streets
Violinist Shandi Beardsley played Pachebel’s Canon in D Minor, a personal favorite, as volunteers took turns at the microphone read ...
11 years ago
Father and son bag bear and cub to kick off annual New Jersey hunt
The successful hunter has an intimate knowledge of the animals he pursues. In preparation for the New Jersey bear hunt, Oak Ridge residen ...
11 years ago
Photographer turns lens on Philadelphia street harassment [photos]
Women on the streets of many cities are used to it: the whistles, catcalls and other unsolicited attention. One photographer in Philadelp ...
11 years ago
ListenCleopatra bobbleheads are among treasures of Egyptian kitsch
This weekend the University of Pennsylvania museum launches an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the arrival of its sphinx. ...
11 years ago
Dances with bulls: Behind the chute at Cowtown Rodeo [photos]
During the week, Troy Alexander develops counter bio-terrorism devices to test for anthrax, small pox and other biological weapons. On th ...
11 years ago
Scenes from Philly’s Latino Barrio festival
Philly's Latino Barrio festival draws crowds.
11 years ago
A migrating bird makes an unexpected stopover in Philadelphia after crashing into a Center City high rise.
12 years ago
For Philly actor, ‘Johnny Showcase’ is a soul train back to the ’70s
If you’ve never seen Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret before, you might wonder: Is this serious? “It is alwa ...
12 years ago
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