Archives: Articles
Local race car museum finishes first worldwide
Dr. Fred Simeone, whose Simeone Museum in Philadelphia has been open since 2008, can now boast his museum is the best of its kind in the ...
14 years ago
Viola video installation at PAFA evokes mystery of passage
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has added a new, major work to its contemporary art collection: the meditative, 90-minute video ...
14 years ago
A beautiful mind: Einstein’s brain samples on display at Mutter
Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians just added a bit of genius to its collection of medical oddities. ...
14 years ago
Charter school teachers could also be subject to new Pa. evaluation
A tweak to a state proposal to change teacher evaluations would make the new rubric apply not just to Pennsylvania’s public schools ...
14 years ago
Local credit union required to complete financial statement audit
The People for People Community Development Credit Union in North Philadelphia has been issued a cease and desist order from the National ...
14 years ago
13th Street bike lane will stay, 10th Street pilot underway
The 13th Street bike lane will stay, the city has decided, after a test period that unearthed few problems for motorists and cyclists. ...
14 years ago
Afternoon march to call attention to deficient bridges
A grassroots march this afternoon will call attention to something most people probably don’t give a second thought to on their dai ...
14 years ago
Clothing company pulls ad featuring Pope lip-lock
Did Pope Benedict XV! make out with Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb of Cairo? You can bet not, but he appears to be doing so in an ad for Benetton c ...
14 years ago
State wants Cherelle Parker DUI judge to reverse decision, recuse himself
The state Attorney General’s Office is asking a Philadelphia judge to reverse his decision to throw out all evidence connected to s ...
14 years ago
Obama plan for cutting car emissions has fans in N.J.
An environmental group says the clean car standards proposed by the Obama Administration will have some big benefits for New Jersey. ...
14 years ago
PSU scandal aftermath spreads as Pittsburgh casino worker loses his job
The Penn State University child sex abuse scandal has spread well beyond campus and now it’s in Pittsburgh. Former PSU and S ...
14 years ago
Delware organization hosts meetings on sea level rise
New Castle residents are invited to discuss sea level rise today at a public engagement session. The Delaware Sea Level Rise Advis ...
14 years ago
After confusion, police finally nab alleged East Germantown shooter
Philadelphia Police think they arrested the man who allegedly fired shots at officers in East Germantown Wednesday morning. James Ceaser, ...
14 years ago