Philadelphia
When it comes to bike race, we are not ‘the exception’
For more than 20 years, I was a volunteer — part of the security detail — at the start/finish line of the professional bike race in P ...
13 years ago
Philly Beer Week: Your guide to Northwest Philly events
A week of discounted, crafted and cold brewskis? Sounds like the “beer gods” have drafted us another Philly Beer Week. ...
13 years ago
Despite vote of ‘no confidence,’ SRC approves bare bones Philadelphia school budget
Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission (SRC) passed its annual operating budget last night, but not before getting an earful from ...
13 years ago
Nutter, Williams slam Philly pols opposing property tax plan
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and state Sen. Anthony Williams Thursday attacked city officials who oppose or seek to modify Nutter ...
13 years ago
Assault reported on SEPTA bus in Germantown
A Mt. Airy man reported Thursday that he was assaulted while riding on SEPTA’s Route 23 bus. Bas Slabbers, a freelance photo ...
13 years ago
In Philly clergy trial, closing arguments offer clashing pictures
District Attorney Seth Williams sat in a Philadelphia courtroom today to observe the prosecution’s closing arguments in the landmar ...
13 years ago
2012 Pastorius Park concert series back for another season
The Chestnut Hill Community Association is bringing its family-friendly Pastorius Park Summer Concerts back to the neighborhood this mont ...
13 years ago
Mother hopes Germantown murder victim ‘finds the peace that she didn’t get in her life’
It has been three days since Candace “Candy” Holmes was found strangled to death near Wister Station in East Germantown. ...
13 years ago
Philly ban on feeding homeless in public parks begins Friday
Philadelphia’s ban on feeding the hungry in public parks goes into effect Friday. Initiation of the new policy follows a City Counc ...
13 years ago
How one Philadelphia neighborhood is battling graffiti
Mt. Airy’s Business Improvement District (BID) will take the lead in putting together a community meeting to address an on-going gr ...
13 years ago
Lucky Star, VFW bingo hall, Pinki Nail Salon and cigar shop slated to reopen in December
More than seven months after a fire gutted much of the Roxborough Market Square shopping center, plans for rebuilding four damaged busine ...
13 years ago
Feds shut 26 bus lines, including two from Philadelphia for safety violations
The federal Department of Transportation has shut down 26 bus companies, including the Philadelphia-based firm New Century Travel and its ...
13 years ago
Council plans to work on budget deal next week
Philadelphia still doesn’t have a budget, but the leader of City Council says he wants a resolution soon. Council President Darrell ...
13 years ago
Councilman wants a tax break for long-term residents of gentrified Philly neighborhoods
As Philadelphia homeowners brace for property tax hikes that are likely to come with re-assessment, Councilman Jim Kenney is proposing a ...
13 years ago
Woman whose body was found near Wister Station identified
The woman whose body was found wrapped in a sheet in a field off of the 5100 block of Rufe St. in Germantown on Monday has been identifie ...
13 years ago