
Philadelphia
Photos: LOVE Your Park Week cleanups in Manayunk
Residents of Manayunk, Roxborough, Wissahickon and East Falls helped kick off Philadelphia’s LOVE Your Park Week at various neighbo ...
13 years ago
Germantown elementary school grounds one step closer to being ‘transformed’
A group effort to green the grounds of Germantown’s John B. Kelly Elementary School hit a major milestone last week. As a re ...
13 years ago
Bill would give Philadelphia companies more of a leg up landing city business
A Philadelphia Councilwoman wants to give city businesses a bigger edge when competing for government work. Councilwoman Blo ...
13 years ago
Council debates proposals to ease sticker shock of Philly’s new property tax bills
Philadelphia City Council will debate several bills Monday aimed at cushioning the blow to low-income taxpayers and those in gentrifying ...
13 years ago
Summer boot camp/carnival aims to recruit new block captains for NW Philly
4th District Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. is having a party this summer, and everyone’s invited. As part of an initiative to ...
13 years ago
Construction continues at Bakers Centre site, opening slated for Fall 2013
With large trucks and earth-moving equipment busy, the Bakers Centre shopping plaza is beginning to come to life at the former Tastykake ...
13 years ago
New Friends of J.S. Jenks group formed in wake of recent budget cuts
With threats of cuts to the music and art programs looming at Jenks Elementary School in Chestnut Hill, parents, teachers, administ ...
13 years ago
Chestnut Hill College 2012 graduation photos
Chestnut Hill College held its largest graduation ceremony ever with 351 bachelor degrees, 219 graduate degrees as well as 30 doctor ...
13 years ago
Blackwell wants to help people who owe Philadelphia taxes get city jobs
A Philadelphia City Councilwoman wants to make it possible for residents who owe back taxes to still get considered for city jobs. ...
13 years ago
Movies and television shows tell you that one of two types of girls become prom queens: the most popular or the richest. I was nei ...
13 years ago
Looking back at the history of the Trolley Car Cafe
In the 1950s, the Bathey House, now the Trolley Car Cafe, in East Falls was one of the only outdoor swimming pools in the area. Ki ...
13 years ago
Top 5 things to watch in NW Philly this week
Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: Padge-Victoria Windslowe, now better known to many as the R ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy woman runs support group for caregivers
It started about more than 20 years ago at a New Year’s Eve party. Eager to roll in 1991, Jean Cunningham invited a group of friend ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy dentist charged with illegally selling Percocet and Oxycodone
Mt. Airy dentist Chandrakant Parekh has been arrested on charges of illegally selling Percocet and Oxycodone. The Philadelphia Daily News ...
13 years ago
Top 5 stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s what you may have missed on NewsWorks this week: 1. ...
13 years ago