Philadelphia
Professionals tell Roxborough High’s aspiring astronauts, engineers and doctors, ‘you can do it’
“What do you guys want to be when you grow up?” asked BET TV producer Derrick Stevenson to a room full of students at Roxboro ...
13 years ago
Climate change may be the new threat to the Wissahickon Creek
It was “bad news-good news” for the crowd who packed the auditorium at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy School in Chestnut Hi ...
13 years ago
Kitchen: ‘We deserve better’ than Prime Healthcare at Roxborough Hospital
Pennsylvania State Senator Shirley Kitchen (D-Phila.) calls it a ‘mistake.’ Although, the sale of Roxborough Hospital ...
13 years ago
City to Germantown Artists Roundtable: ‘Now is the time’ to buy commercial space on the corridor
On Thursday night, about 50 Germantown-area artists gathered for the latest meeting of the burgeoning Artists Roundtable, an effort launc ...
13 years ago
Pa. study, hearing look at homelife of inmates’ children
What happens to the children of those who are incarcerated? The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee held a heari ...
13 years ago
Officials fear streets could cave after water-main break at Chelten and Pulaski avenues
Philadelphia Water Department crews are on the scene of a water main break which was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Chelten and Pulaski av ...
13 years ago
OFF BALANCE: Will a power play by Chestnut Hill’s biggest landlord put a yoga studio on hold?
In Chestnut Hill, there are historic properties, and then there a properties that have a history. The multi-tenant commercial buil ...
13 years ago
Unitarian Society of Germantown hosts all faiths seder
On April 7, the Unitarian Society of Germantown (USG), at 6511 Lincoln Drive, will host its annual Passov ...
13 years ago
A free “Books Aloud” event will be held at 6: p.m. Wednesday, April 11 at the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library. ...
13 years ago
Teens can get hands-on practice using an IPad at the “Smart Boards and Beyond” event at the Free Library’s West Oak Lan ...
13 years ago
Weekend Road Warrior outlook: Don’t be an April fool stuck in traffic.
As far as I can tell, SEPTA’s Regional Rail schedule change isn’t an April fool’s prank. But if you fail to check their ...
13 years ago
Boys to Bosses fundraiser offer networking opportunities, entertainment tonight
The Boys to Bosses Summer Camp will host a fundraising drive from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday. In the face of high unemployment, ...
13 years ago
Jazz musicians unite to benefit Grumplethorpe
Tenor saxophonist Larry McKenna is one of four musicians to perform a three-hour jazz concert at the Germ ...
13 years ago
Celebrating Women’s History Month with a look at ‘The Ladies of Laurel Hill’
More than a dozen history enthusiasts wandered through the Laurel Hill Cemetery on a recent Thursday evening to learn about the cemetery& ...
13 years ago
Phila U. students launch school’s first sustainability forum
Ever since Philadelphia University’s campus-wide energy awareness and reduction initiative launched in October, an estimated $400,0 ...
13 years ago