Philadelphia
Jim Foster hopes ‘anyone but Fattah’ dynamic helps him win longshot bid for Congress
Jim Foster sat down at a table on the back patio of the Trolley Car Diner & Cafe in East Falls late Friday morning and ordered eggs b ...
14 years ago
A Taste of Olive’s Chestnut Hill branch to open by Saturday
Nancy Smith was on her second retirement from the education field when she opened A Taste of Olive in West Chester four years ago. ...
14 years ago
History unraveling as Wayne Junction silk yarn mill comes down
Piece by piece, in piles of wood and chunks of old concrete and brick, the former Van Straaten and Havey silk mill building in Wayne Junc ...
14 years ago
PECO to replace smart meters in 100,000 homes
PECO is replacing new “smart” electric meters that overheated, sometimes sparking fires in the region. After three ind ...
14 years ago
Utility benchmarking now law in Philadelphia
A new push for energy efficiency is now law in Philadelphia. The bill amends the Energy Conservation portion of the Philadelphia C ...
14 years ago
Last day to register to vote in Pa., another week in N.J.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, is the final day for Pennsylvania voters to register for the November elections. The much-debated voter ID law is ...
14 years ago
What are your solutions for speeding in Northwest Philadelphia?
Following two traffic fatalities in NW Philadelphia, NewsWorks rented a radar gun and clocked some alarming speeds along Henry Avenue and ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy civics to form schools committee
East Mount Airy Neighbors and West Mount Airy Neighbors are teaming up to form an education-focused committee. EMAN’s ...
14 years ago
14th Police District: Where thieves will even steal a graduation cap-and-gown set
This list covers Sept. 23-23, 2012. Sept. 23 Theft: 300 block of W. Duval St. PA tags removed from 2011 Ch ...
14 years ago
Lucky Ant brings power of numbers to Philadelphia
You’ve heard of Kickstarter, but what about Lucky Ant? Today the hyper-local crowd-funding operation branched out fro ...
14 years ago
Northwest Detectives release video of suspected gunman in subway station robbery
The Philadelphia Police Department released surveillance footage on Tuesday detailing a shooting and an armed robbery inside a SEPTA subw ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia tells Eastwick residents apartment complex will help, not exacerbate flooding
Homeowners in the flood-prone Eastwick section of Philadelphia were pleading their case at City Council today. They’r ...
14 years ago
Enjoy singing? You’ll love “Finally Friday Karaoke” at Relish Restaurant!The fun starts at 9 p.m. at the restaurant, lo ...
14 years ago
Enjoy singing? You’ll love “Finally Friday Karaoke” at Relish Restaurant!The fun starts at 9 p.m. at the restaurant, lo ...
14 years ago
Have something to say? Try “Open Mic” night at Common Grounds Coffee.This Friday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. stop by the coffee sho ...
14 years ago