Philadelphia
Awarding perfect school attendance to cut down on truancy
At an awards banquet on Saturday the Northwest CommUnity Coalition for Youth (NCCY) celebrated students from Northwest Philadelphia schoo ...
14 years ago
Two sides of story on Philly video cameras
Philadelphia’s controller says he believes the city’s video camera program designed to catch criminals is overpriced and not ...
14 years ago
Philly landlords blame tenants for repeat code violations
Some Philadelphia landlords who have racked up hundreds of code violations came to City Council to tell their side of the story Wednesday ...
14 years ago
New dialysis complex in Chestnut Hill holds open house
Delaware Valley Nephrology and Fresenius Dialysis Center celebrated the opening of its new facility with an open house and tour of the si ...
14 years ago
Love to shop locally and help others? This Friday, you can do both at Weavers Way Coops blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. T ...
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SEPTA bus accident leaves 16 injured in Germantown
NewsWorks content partner NBC10 has reported that 16 people suffered minor injuries when a SEPTA Route 23 bus was rear-ended by a truck i ...
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Police release video of SEPTA bus attack of NewsWorks photographer
Philadelphia Police released video from a SEPTA Route 23 bus on which a passenger was assaulted on May 31. The victim, a 35-year-o ...
14 years ago
Free advice to first-time home buyers offered by Mt. Airy USA
Buying a home for the first time can be scary because you know if you make a bad decision you’re locked into a loan that you’ ...
14 years ago
Artist opens Germantown’s newest gallery with ‘no money, no support, no backing’
Renny Molenaar had spent three years in pursuit of Germantown’s perfect art-gallery space. Then, while he and his family rode bikes ...
14 years ago
Manayunk Arts Festival returns this weekend with spotlight on ‘Emerging Artists’
A closer look at the official poster for the 23rd Annual Manayunk Arts Festival, which is poised to take over Main Street this weekend be ...
14 years ago
Where, oh where, can you get WiFi near Germantown or West Oak Lane?
Armed with access to “Connect Philly” and instructions to roam the Germantown section of Philadelphia, two writers rece ...
14 years ago
Artz and Groove festival’s financial impact to nearby businesses was minimal
Mt. Airy merchants along Germantown Avenue saw more foot traffic this past weekend but it didn’t translate into higher sales for mo ...
14 years ago
Juneteenth celebrates historical and modern notions of freedom
“Its not a costume,” said a man decked out in a navy suit and a golden ascot on Germantown Avenue. “It’s a unifor ...
14 years ago
39th Police District: Where king-sized beds, toilets and doors are not safe from thieves
This list covers June 1, 2012 – June 7, 2012. June 1, 2012 500 block Wissahickon Ave. – 1997 Ponti ...
14 years ago
14th Police District: Where dish-washing disputes turn into alleged stabbings
This list covers June 1 – June 7, 2012. June 1, 2012 2000 block 74th Ave. – Car radio stolen from a 19 ...
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