Philadelphia
Germantown United CDC gets tough love from community rejuvenators
The community development experts who came to Northwest Philadelphia on Wednesday to meet with Germantown United Community Development Co ...
14 years ago
Lawyer says there’s an explanation for Fattah Jr. payment
A spokesman for an attorney associated with the son of Congressman Chaka Fattah says there’s an explanation for a six-figure paymen ...
14 years ago
William Barnes granted parole nearly two years after beating cop-killing charge
William Barnes, the 75-year-old man who had served nearly two years in prison after being found not guilty of killing a Philadelphia poli ...
14 years ago
Gathering support, rubble for 9/11 memorial in Philly
A Philadelphia nonprofit wants to build a 9/11 memorial near Independence Mall that would consist partially of rubble from all three site ...
14 years ago
Navajo Nation sues Urban Outfitters over use of name
A Philadelphia-based retailer faces a legal challenge for allegedly deceiving shoppers. The Navajo Nation has filed the federal suit aga ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Woodworks carves a mark in Manayunk
It’s a familiar narrative: a young professional turns 30 and undergoes a drastic career change to pursu ...
14 years ago
City Council honors poet laureate Sonia Sanchez of Germantown
City Councilwomen Marian Tasco and Blondell Reynolds-Brown honored Germantown’s Sonia Sanchez with a resolution at Thursday’s ...
14 years ago
President of Delaware Valley High School responds to FBI investigation reports
Early yesterday morning, FBI agents searched the law offices of Delaware Valley High School (DVHS) president David T. Shulick, located in ...
14 years ago
‘Black Madam’ held on $10 million bail in Germantown buttocks-implant case
Padge Victoria Windslowe, the 42-year-old woman arrested Wednesday night for allegedly hosting illicit buttocks silicone-injection “ ...
14 years ago
74-year-old woman fatally struck by car in Roxborough
5:30 update: Police have identified the victim in yesterday’s pedestrian fatality as Sheila Banks of the 8900 block of Rid ...
14 years ago
‘Black Madam’ arrested at Germantown buttocks-enhancement ‘party’
According to a report from NewsWorks content partner ...
14 years ago
Cindy Bass: ‘Budgetary constraints’ have delayed council district-office plans
Before Cindy Bass was elected to the Eighth District City Council seat last year, she spoke about representing residents who felt disconn ...
14 years ago
East Falls Tree Tenders, a small organization with deep community roots
The presence of the East Falls Tree Tenders can be felt all over the community, as members have planted nearly 1,000 trees on streets, al ...
14 years ago
How a business mentor brought Hipster Home to Chestnut Hill
After more than four years of having a home goods store in Phoenixville, David Friday and Lindsey Herman, co-owners of Hipster Home, relo ...
14 years ago
A family asks for help finding Ruffles, a tiny dog last seen in East Oak Lane
More than three weeks ago, a little dog named Ruffles went missing from her home near Cheltenham Avenue. Her human family has not stopped ...
14 years ago