Philadelphia
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. ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
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The 14th Police District will hold a meeting for Police Service Area (PSA) #4 at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lutheran Theological Seminary a ...
14 years ago
Roxborough’s Schuylkill Center helps injured hawk take flight
Last week, an injured Cooper’s hawk was able to “get back on his wings” after the Schuylkill Center for Environmental E ...
14 years ago
Transgendered substance-abuse treatment facility plan moves from Kemble Ave. to Southwest Philly
Philadelphia will soon have a residential substance abuse treatment facility for transgendered men and women, but it won’t be at th ...
14 years ago
Early morning fire in West Oak Lane leaves seven residents seeking shelter
At around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, a fire broke out at 6855 Ogontz Ave., a two-story home occupied by five adults and two children. When ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia School District budget still millions in the red
The Philadelphia School District still need to cut millions from its budget by July. But the head of the School Reform Commission t ...
14 years ago