Philadelphia
Pa. offers plan to keep Chester Upland district afloat through end of school year
With Wednesday’s payday drawing near for the Chester Upland School District’s teachers, Pennsylvania’s education secret ...
14 years ago
Twelve of 56 city schools in state achievement-test cheating probe are in the Northwest
While allegations of cheating still hovered over their schools, children at Philadelphia School District locations in Northwest Philadelp ...
14 years ago
North central Philadelphia NID has first of two council hearings
Supporters and opponents of creating a neighborhood improvement district in the area around Temple University are speaking up. ...
14 years ago
St. Bridget alumna says school closure would put neighborhood demography ‘in jeopardy’
St. Bridget parents, parishioners and alumni in East Falls aren’t backing down from their fight to save their neighborhood school.< ...
14 years ago
The fallout from the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival cancellation continues
When news broke last week that the 2012 West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival had been canceled, state Rep. Dwight Evans, who had champi ...
14 years ago
Rep. DeLissio to host campaign fundraiser in Roxborough
As the Pennsylvania primary approaches, State Representative Pamela DeLissio is preparing for her first round of campaign fundraisers to ...
14 years ago
Robots face off on the basketball court in Philadelphia
Robots are getting faster and smarter. That’s is to be expected, but the people who are building them are also getting younger. Thi ...
14 years ago
West Mt. Airy Neighbors aims to nearly double its membership
The residents association in West Mt. Airy is about to embark on a major fundraising campaign. Beginning on March 21, West Mt. Airy Neigh ...
14 years ago
Robots face off on the basketball court in Philadelphia
Robots are getting faster and smarter. That’s is to be expected, but the people who are building them are also getting younger. Thi ...
14 years ago
Red light camera program in Philadelphia in jeopardy
Philadelphia’s red light camera program could come to an end if an agreement isn’t reached in Harrisburg before the summer. ...
14 years ago
East Germantown residents to City: Should we expect buyouts or not?
Residents from flood-prone blocks in East Germantown hope to hear more about a potential city-led property buyout during a Tuesday night ...
14 years ago
The Germantown Jewish Centre on what the Purim holiday means
It’s not often a troupe of Star Wars characters enters Germantown Jewish Centre’s (GJC) Charry Sanctuary. But when it does ha ...
14 years ago
Will Chester Upland teachers get paid this week?
This week is another tense one for the Chester Upland School District’s teachers, parents and 3,600 students. The district wa ...
14 years ago
5th District: Jewelry and $3,000 in U.S. bonds stolen from Roxborough property
This list covers Feb. 20 – March 4 Feb. 20, 2012 5300 block Ridge Ave. – 1994 Dodge B ...
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Philadelphia sets record for sales tax revenue in February
Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz says sales tax revenues in February totaled almost $24 million, making it the highest in city ...
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