Philadelphia
Geraldine Cherry deemed incompetent to stand trial for the alleged murder of her Roxborough roommate
11 a.m. Wednesday update: A psychiatric evaluation of Geraldine Cherry has concluded that she is incompetent to stand trial for the m ...
14 years ago
Sun Ra Arkestra makes rare hometown appearance at University City concert series [Video]
On Saturday, the University City District announced that its 40th Street Su ...
14 years ago
Councilman Jones to open district office in Roxborough this week
Following through on a campaign promise made last year, Fourth District Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. announced this week the opening of a ...
14 years ago
East Falls Community Council’s Zoning Committee seeks new members
Several seats on the East Falls Community Council’s Zoning Committee will open as of Oct. 1 due to normal rotation of Committee mem ...
14 years ago
One suspect remains at large in Mt. Airy’s East Sharpnack St. shooting
Police have yet to charge anyone with homicide in the deadly shooting which occurred this weekend in East Mt. Airy. The shooting occurre ...
14 years ago
How to move a trio of heavy pianos down a Germantown Ave. block [Video]
Curiosity seekers would have been well-served to check out Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill on Monday. There, they would have been gree ...
14 years ago
Forums seek a neighbor-friendly vision for Benjamin Franklin Parkway
The Philadelphia Horticultural Society was buzzing with energy on a recent summer night as community members who live, work, and play nea ...
14 years ago
Weavers Way celebrates grand opening of its Wellness store in Mt. Airy
Weavers Way Co-op in Mt. Airy is undergoing many changes this summer. On Friday, it held its grand opening for its Wellness store across ...
14 years ago
Germantown gallery show features Middle Eastern portraits, art and music
As rain clouds loomed over Maplewood Mall in Germantown on Saturday, performers played Middle Eastern music into the night. Rather ...
14 years ago
Makeshift meth labs in hotels becoming common, and risky
Philadelphia was one of two cities where impromptu methamphetamine labs in hotel rooms got busted over the weekend. Another was found in ...
14 years ago
Coffee to go: Wired Beans and the switch from Mt. Airy to Germantown
In a tour around his Germantown Avenue-area properties in March, developer Ken Weinstein spent several minutes explaining how the Wired B ...
14 years ago
The sounds of Roxborough and what they say about our connection to nature
I set up my laptop and place a microphone on the edge of one of the mesh seats of the aluminum chairs on the back deck of my house in Rox ...
14 years ago
Callowhill neighbors intimidated by protest at building site
A construction project in Philadelphia’s Loft District has turned contentious, and maybe violent. For some residents near 12th and ...
14 years ago
In move to renew Manayunk Special Services District, a look at shifting priorities
How far off Manayunk’s Main Street does “Main Street” go? It’s a central question in an ongoing effort to renew t ...
14 years ago
Do you have a delicious recipe? Share it with the Interfaith Hospitality Network for their “Empty Bowl Dinner Cookbook.” Reci ...
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