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Philadelphia

Mt. Airy: Yesterday and Today – Phil-Ellena’s Furnishings

In the May Yesterday and Today column, we began a visit to George Carpenter’s mansion, Phil-Ellena, and we considered the interior ...

14 years ago

Planned Mt. Airy development could be used for communal living

A communal living group is hoping to attract more members in order to turn concept into reality in northwest Philadelphia. Wissahickon V ...

14 years ago

Philadelphia Canoe Club offers water-lovers a paddle and a place to grow

The hardest part is getting out. Standing on the beige dock where the Wissahickon Creek meets the Schuylkill River, Lev Barinov is ...

14 years ago

Bowman Properties’ Fresh Market complex could take 18 months to build

Demolition on the old Magarity auto dealership building could begin in the fall, with construction of Bowman Properties’ retail-res ...

14 years ago

Unsexy, but critically needed, replacement coming for Wayne Junction Substation

It isn’t a glamorous project, but the $12.8 million replacement of an electrical substation at Wayne Junction that dates back to th ...

14 years ago

Dozens gather for state Sen. Kitchen’s Voter ID press conference

At a Wednesday morning press conference attended by more than 100 Philadelphians, state Sen. Shirley Kitchen argued that the controversia ...

14 years ago

2nd Philadelphia casino license up for grabs

Philadelphia has another chance to add a second casino.     The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is now accepting ap ...

14 years ago

Police release video of robbery at Germantown ATM

On Wednesday, Philadelphia Police released footage of a May 27 strong-arm robbery in Germantown during which three teens forced a man to ...

14 years ago

Preliminary hearing postponed for Roxborough woman charged with murdering 70-year-old roommate

A Roxborough woman facing murder charges after allegedly killing her 70-year-old roommate is now set to appear in Municipal Court on July ...

14 years ago

Philadelphia cops fight to make campaign contributions

Philadelphia’s Board of Ethics and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) are fighting in federal court over whether officers can cont ...

14 years ago

Wayne Junction substation gets $12.8 million grant for refurbishing project

With a $30 million overhaul of the historic Wayne Junction SEPTA station already underway, another project will upgrade the 90-year-old s ...

14 years ago

Do Philly property owners know if they’re overpaying on taxes?

Last month, Philadelphia City Council voted to delay overhauling the property-tax system for a year. Many homeowners applauded the decisi ...

14 years ago

Jammed gun likely spares West Oak Lane man’s life

A 35-year-old West Oak Lane man is lucky to be alive after getting shot in the back Tuesday night on the 1600 block of 67th Ave. A ...

14 years ago

Germantown child-care center gets greener

A Germantown-based childcare center is a little greener these days thanks to a recently completed training program funded by the state En ...

14 years ago

Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation surpasses fundraising goal; Northwest libraries continue to fill gaps

The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation announced this week that a new citywide fundraising effort was nearly ten times more successf ...

14 years ago

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