
Philadelphia
Next year’s budget debate already under way in Philadelphia
Mayor Michael Nutter signed Philadelphia’s new budget just before the July 1 deadline. Already, members of City Council are ...
13 years ago
Photographers capture Germantown’s past and present beauty during inaugural event
As photographer Gary Reed insisted, right up until the participants in Saturday’s first-ever Germantown Photo Walk fanned out throu ...
13 years ago
Is it possible to change what a historic site means?
The historic Cliveden house in Philadelphia will officially unveil its new campaign to redefine how the public views it. NewsWorks pr ...
13 years ago
Celebrate America’s 236th birthday in historic Germantown
Join your neighbors in saying “Happy 236th Birthday” to our nation in Germantown this Independence Day. The annual “Fou ...
13 years ago
Top five stories to watch in NW Philly this week.
Here’s a look at what’s in store this week: 1. As summer heats up, an increase in crime is often foll ...
13 years ago
Fourth of July events for Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy
Many neighbors will celebrate the Fourth of July in Chestnut Hill this Independence Day at the Water Tower Recreation Center for a patrio ...
13 years ago
Extreme heat likely to blame for low turnout for Mt. Airy’s latest Final-ly Friday event
It’s a Friday evening and Germantown Avenue in Mt. Airy is bereft of foot traffic. Surely, this is not the kind of vibrant, laid b ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy’s Sandaga celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Senegal native Alassane Gueye, 65, patiently helps a pair of ebullient young ladies scour the bracelet racks in ...
13 years ago
Top 7 stories in NW Philly this week
Here’s a look at what you may have missed this week: 1. ...
13 years ago
One-month reprieve for Pa. recipients of general assistance
An 11th-hour adjustment will give Pennsylvania recipients of a soon-to-close public welfare program one more month of benefits. Th ...
13 years ago
Occupy expects ‘national gathering’ in Philly
Members of Occupy groups from around the country are beginning a weeklong “national gathering” in Philadelphia. Occupy ...
13 years ago
Rep. Parker files appeal with Pa. Supreme Court in April 2011 DUI case
State Rep. Cherelle Parker (D-Philadelphia) is now looking to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in hopes of ending the year-plus long legal ...
13 years ago
Neighbors drop their legal challenge to 8200 Germantown Ave. project
There are no major obstacles now standing in the way for Bowman Properties to begin constructing a major reta ...
13 years ago
Councilman calling for forensic audit of Philly schools
A Philadelphia City Councilman wants a tougher audit of the school district’s finances. Councilman Kenyatta Johnson says he ...
13 years ago
Planned Mt. Airy residential complex could include communal living unit
With zoning approval now in place for a plan to develop the site of the former Garrett-Dunn House in Mt. Airy, the future could look very ...
13 years ago