Brian Hickey

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Krupa’s Tavern celebrates (probably) 100 years serving Fairmount

There’s no doubt the local favorite is one of Philly’s oldest woman-run bars.

3 years ago

Fairmount rape victim haunted by memory of attacker police never found

Fifteen years ago, a brutal sexual assault left a Fairmount woman hospitalized with physical injuries that would heal, but memories that ...

9 years ago

Family of murdered South Philly fruit vendor waits for answers

At around 5 a.m. on April 18, 2013, Don Ly was loading a cart in front of his home for the daily drive out to University City, where he o ...

9 years ago

Community

Kenney, Margie Winters to attend LGBT family picnic on papal-visit Saturday

On Saturday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in the morning, speak in front of Independence ...

9 years ago

Community

Kenney and Bailey to face off in four debates; third-party candidates invited to just one

Philadelphia voters will have four chances to hear from the mayoral candidates at debates scheduled for the coming weeks, but all of thos ...

9 years ago

Community

15 questions for behemoth U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman

It’s been one week since John Fetterman, the ...

9 years ago

Community

Whimsical write-in candidate for mayor takes her case to City Hall [photos]

As first reported ...

9 years ago

Community

Bailey: Kenney ‘uses pawns to attack me because he’s a coward’

One unexpected twist (at least to NinetyNine, which briefly forgot that nothing can be labeled truly unexpected in loca ...

9 years ago

Council passes resolution declaring Saturday as ‘It Can Wait’ distracted-driving awareness day

Citing ...

9 years ago

Community

Patron saint of Philly sanitation workers launches write-in mayoral campaign

When NewsWorks last saw Soxx, she was outside of the East Kensington house of artist Jenny Drumgoole, who created the colorful c ...

9 years ago

Community

Boris Kindij thinks he will be your next mayor, Philadelphia

Forgive Boris Kindij for not seeming all that intimidated by an independent mayoral run that features little to very, very little name re ...

9 years ago

After Joe Frazier, who should be Philly’s next statue honoree?

On Saturday, ...

9 years ago

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