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It’s a hilly country we’re clinging to. Northwest Philadelphia is the beginning of the Piedmont region of Pennsylvania, which ...
14 years ago
Observing Philadelphia’s top 10 corners for drug dealers
The cover story in the current issue of Philadelphia Weekly promises a listing of the city’s top 10 active corners for dru ...
14 years ago
Mayor Nutter has tough words for second shooting at Phila. playground
Mayor Michael Nutter has some choice words after a second playground shooting in Philadelphia this week. After two playground shoo ...
14 years ago
East and West Oak Lane neighbors unite to protest transitional housing
East and West Oak Lane residents are in an uproar over plans to bring transitional housing for recovering addicts and their children to 6 ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia immigration lawyers swamped because of Obama deportation change
Lawyers across Philadelphia are hearing from illegal immigrants who hope to benefit from the Obama administration’s new stance on d ...
14 years ago
Amber Alert issued for newborn taken from Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
5:45 p.m. Police now say it is unclear whether the child was under DHS custody. They say they err on the side of caution ...
14 years ago
New Jersey advances bedbug eradication bill
The New Jersey Senate has approved a measure aimed at stamping out bedbugs, the Associated Press reports. The bill would require c ...
14 years ago
As hurricane Irene heads towards the east coast, Philadelphia is preparing for a major storm to blow into town over the weekend. P ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia asks for help naming new public space
The public space surrounding 30th Street Station could soon be used for more than impromptu parking and trash dumping. A collabora ...
14 years ago
New charges for Montgomery County woman who faked cancer
Alicia Tolton has another court date with her name on it: Oct. 5. Sentenced to jail last month for faking cancer, the Montgomery C ...
14 years ago
Newark lifts water boil advisory
Newark has lifted the water boil advisory it issued Tuesday in response to a water main break that affected the Windy Hills and Kirkwood ...
14 years ago
Nutter warns those who live near rivers, Christie calls for Shore evacuation
Update: The evacuation order for Cape May County is now mandatory. The order has been issued for 8 a.m. Morey’s Pi ...
14 years ago
New parking meter technology coming to Wilmington
New high-tech parking meters installed at the Wilmington Riverfront are being activated today. The new meters are along a two-bloc ...
14 years ago
Surprise bus inspections in Philadelphia along with fresh federal dollars
Today Philadelphia Police conducted surprise bus safety inspections in Center City while U.S. Department of Transportation officials anno ...
14 years ago
Cherry Hill warehouse sale expected to bring tenants, jobs
Typically a warehouse sale would be cause for concern over job and industry loss. But the Macy’s warehouse off Route 70 in C ...
14 years ago