
Philadelphia
Philadelphia offering free trees
If you own property in Philadelphia, the city wants you to put down roots, literally. It’s offering free trees to all Philad ...
13 years ago
SEPTA to hold hearing on fate NW Philly to Montgomery Mall bus route
If the proposed route change on SEPTA’s agenda for March 29 goes through, come June the weekday passengers who use the ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia capital budget includes study on moving Police HQ
Philadelphia may be in a budget crunch, but the city still wants to spend over $100 million on capital projects. City Council is we ...
13 years ago
Germantown victim advocates share their story on 15th anniversary of loved one’s killing
Victoria Greene, the founder of the Every Murder Is Real support group, took some time this week to commemorate the 15th anniversary of t ...
13 years ago
Roxborough family searches for answers in recent dog killing
Four days after Megan Gambone’s dog was fatally shot on her Roxborough property in broad daylight, she continues to search for answ ...
13 years ago
Council calls on Philly schools to justify extra money
Philadelphia is replacing old inaccurate property tax assessments this year by recalculating the value of every home and business. ...
13 years ago
Rittenhouse Hill developers get funding for major overhaul of Germantown site
Rittenhouse Hill, a 624-unit apartment complex nestled in a grove of trees at the edge of the Wissahickon Park in Germantown, will be tra ...
13 years ago
Philly Jazz: A View through the Lens opens this weekend at the Kimmel Center
Kimmel Center jazz photography exhibit to include work by two of NewsWorks’ freelancers. How ...
13 years ago
St. Bridget community explores new strategies to save the neighborhood school
In the latest installment of their ongoing efforts to keep a neighborhood Catholic school open, St. Bridget School parents, alumni and ot ...
13 years ago
A new look for the former video store and produce market on Midvale Ave.
He calls himself “The Accumulator.” The Super Thrift Bargain Center on Midvale Avenue is the latest addition to an inc ...
13 years ago
Why au pairs make more sense for some families
A live-in foreigner providing childcare might seem ludicrous to some, but a few northwest Philadelphia moms are finding that au pairs can ...
13 years ago
Citibank’s grand opening in Germantown seen as sign of neighborhood ‘rebirth’
Before he made his way to Harrisburg on Tuesday morning, state Rep. Dwight Evans made sure to stop off at Chelten Plaza for the grand ope ...
13 years ago
Water shutoff planned for several Mt. Airy blocks
The water will be shut off for some West Mt. Airy residents tomorrow (3/28/12). The Philadelphia Water Department says it will close a wa ...
13 years ago
Councilwoman wants quick control of Philly’s blighted properties
As Philadelphia City Council considers creating a land bank, the Nutter Administration is already working on the idea. Philadelphi ...
13 years ago
At 6 p.m. Wednesday, the Chew & Belfield Neighbors Club is sponsoring a Candidates Night at the Joseph Coleman Regional Library in Ge ...
13 years ago