
Philadelphia
Changes in Pa. rules rankle some funeral directors
A federal judge in Harrisburg says that regulations on Pennsylvania’s funeral business have been stifling competition. With eight ...
13 years ago
Philly parking executive cool to Green’s tax proposal
Philadelphia business owners are learning about City Councilman Bill Green’s proposal to raise a tax on commercial properties to fu ...
13 years ago
Quakers’ future home to feature a ceiling that slides open to the sky
A steady downpour could not dampen the spirits of those gathered to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony for Chestnut Hill Friends Me ...
13 years ago
‘Black Madam’ faces Wednesday preliminary hearing in ‘pumping party’ case
A preliminary hearing for Padge-Victoria Windslowe, the so-called “Black Madam” who was arrested in late February in Germanto ...
13 years ago
Germantown High students open the city’s first in-school ‘bank’ branch
Set to a backdrop of money themed songs by the O’Jays, Donna Summer and Ol Dirty Bastard, Germantown High School hosted a first-of- ...
13 years ago
East Falls thief arrested after returning to crime scene to ask for a job
Here’s one to add to the dumb criminals list: An alleged thief who reportedly robbed Joe Long’s East Falls Auto shop, located ...
13 years ago
Rabid raccoon captured in the Wissahickon after trail attack
A rabid raccoon was captured in Wissahickon Park this week after biting an adult in a public restroom near Roxborough’s Valley Gree ...
13 years ago
GCC forms new committee to monitor Germantown zoning matters
There are a couple of important things to know about Ernie Freeman, who will chair Germantown Community Connection’s new Planning, ...
13 years ago
Come see drumming legends perform live! The Woodmere Art Museum, located at 9201 Germantown Ave., is hosting “A Tribut ...
13 years ago
Activists seek bank settlement money to bring back HEMAP
Activists in Philadelphia are hoping a mortgage assistance program will get a new life with money from a legal settlement. ...
13 years ago
Walking in the street next to Phila. City Hall could cost you
Philadelphia is getting serious about keeping pedestrians from walking near the construction project outside City Hall. ...
13 years ago
Councilwoman Bass: ‘If you’re not getting the answers you need, call us’
Eighth District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass held a Thursday night community meeting at Triumph Baptist Church in Nicetown in a continued ...
13 years ago
The sexy side of the funeral business
Funeral services may be the family business, but last Friday night cousins Lisa Branch-Tucker, Lyn Johnson and Quincy Scott Jones showed ...
13 years ago
Germantown Jewish Centre to present Show Stoppers: Broadway in Trios
On May 20, the Germantown Jewish Centre (GJC) will be hosting its annual spring concert and fundraiser entitled “Show Stoppers: Bro ...
13 years ago
Chestnut Hill’s retail recruiter resigns
After two years on the job in Chestnut Hill, retail recruiter ...
13 years ago