Philadelphia
2012 Philadelphia Folk Festival – Thursday
The 2012 Philadelphia Folk Festival officially begins Friday, Aug 17 and continue ...
14 years ago
2012 Mt. Airy Night Market photos
The 2012 Mt. Airy Night Market again attracted thousands of people to No ...
14 years ago
Community activists aim for alternative plan to avert Philly school closings
As the Philadelphia School District faces the prospect of closing dozens of schools and a dramatic reorganization, community activists ar ...
14 years ago
City Council hears of crime at Philly parks, recreation facilities
Philadelphia residents and park lovers are asking city leaders to better protect their favorite spaces. At a committee hearing Thursday, ...
14 years ago
Driver walks away uninjured after flipping car on Lincoln Drive
While a seemingly endlless line of headlights detoured eastbound onto Gypsy Lane in East Falls, Angel Rodriguez stood alone on Lincoln Dr ...
14 years ago
West Oak Lane block captain wins cash prize in citywide recycling contest
Many of us recycle cartons, aluminum cans and glass out of habit, but recently, some Philadelphians were awarded in cash for doing so. ...
14 years ago
PECO halts ‘smart-meter’ installations amid fire concerns
In light of recent safety concerns, PECO is temporarily pulling the plug on electric “smart” meter installations occurring th ...
14 years ago
East Falls gunfire leaves one dead and two injured
A man was killed and two more were injured during a pair of shootings that unfolded inside the Abbbotsford Homes in East Falls, according ...
14 years ago
Victim’s family remains mum about crash that killed West Oak Lane woman
A few blocks away from the intersection where a West Oak Lane woman suffered fatal injuries when her niece’s car slammed into a SEP ...
14 years ago
Woman accused of attacking man on bus to undergo psychiatric evaluation
Cassie Darby, the woman accused of attacking a Mt. Airy man on the SEPTA 23 bus in May, has been ordered to get a psychiatric evaluation. ...
14 years ago
17 political types from Northwest Philly (and beyond) react to voter ID ruling
The state’s voter identification law is still slated to go into effect this November. On Wednesday, Commonwealth Court Judge ...
14 years ago
Police: Armed-robbery crew wreaks early morning crime spree on East Germantown
Philadelphia Police are searching for at least seven men suspected in three armed robberies which occurred the East Germantown neighborho ...
14 years ago
Demolition D-Day passes and the Queen Lane Apartments still stand
The original deadline for the demolition of the Queen Lane Apartments will come and go this week, but there’s no word on when the G ...
14 years ago
East Germantown teen held for trial in Welcome America shooting case
An East Germantown teenager who allegedly shot someone, and was then shot by police, near the Ben Franklin Parkway’s Welcome Americ ...
14 years ago
Theft from auto reports drop in the 39th District after a pair of arrests
The Philadelphia Police Department have publicly identified two criminals believed to be behind numerous theft from auto reports in the c ...
14 years ago