Philadelphia

October’s total for felony crimes in Philadelphia’s 39th Police District is on pace to match September’s figure. ...

A Philadelphia City Councilman wants to grant drivers a short grace period before a parking ticket gets compounded with an extra fine.&nb ...

The city of Philadelphia is planning a major crackdown on blight. Mayor Michael Nutter stood outside a blighted property in Port Richmond ...

39th Police District in Philadelphia This list covers Oct. 14–20, 2011. October 14, 2011 1600 blo ...

On a Friday night in January 1983, a dance at St. Athanasius RC Church turned from celebration to chaos. People fought in the West Oak La ...

  Every month, 32 baristas by day morph into latte artists by night and prove themselves when it comes to serving up the best fro ...

With Halloween approaching, many children are getting ready to dress up and fill their bags with candy. In Germantown, many churches and ...

Last Thursday brought a football kind of afternoon to Benjamin L. Johnson Memorial Stadium, home of the Germantown Bears. Dark, j ...

  When the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement (NIM) began work on a mural in 2009, they knew that the imagery would have to reflect ...

Pardon the pun, but a bowling alley is rolling into East Falls. The owners of Sweat gyms are creating the 10th location of the are ...

A restaurant called Heirloom plans to open in Chestnut Hill possibly before the end of the year. Chestnut Hill retail recruiter Ei ...

Youth curfews are popular. In poll after poll, Americans support laws that restrict teenagers’ activities during certain hours of t ...

Philadelphia police continue to search for suspects in Friday’s deadly shooting in the East Germantown section of the city, but hav ...

A new tenant will soon be moving into the site of a former Borders bookstore location in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. ...

A Philadelphia City Council committee has approved new legislation to handle a raccoon problem that is growing is some neighborhoods. ...