Philadelphia
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
39th Police District: Where a side-view mirror got stolen off a rental Chrysler
This list covers March 9 – March 15, 2012. March 9, 2012 1900 block W. Venango St. – Complainant said ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy resident reflects her back on Jeopardy College Championship experience
Like most college seniors, Mt. Airy resident Sarah Bart is anxiously awaiting graduation. The difference with this 22-year-old and ...
14 years ago
East Falls neighborhood leaders crack down on illegal signs
They’re really hard to remove. The best practice, it became manifest, is to rest a six-foot ladder against the utility pole ...
14 years ago
Mobile computer lab hitting streets of Philadelphia
Philadelphia dignitaries were on hand for the ribbon cutting of a mobile computer lab, called NOMAD. The roving van is part of a program ...
14 years ago
Noteworthy Germantown residents sought to model for Chelten Avenue mural
On Saturday, a core group of community participants will gather at the Mt. Airy Art Garage for the first painting session in the creation ...
14 years ago
Shawmont students get rare visit from ‘Jazz Ambassadors’
It was a high-energy performance inside the Shawmont School auditorium on Friday. When it was all over, the students cheered for more. Be ...
14 years ago
In photos: Philadelphia remembers Trayvon Martin with Love Park vigil
More than 500 people gathered to show their support for the family of slain teen Trayvon Martin at a vigil in Love Park on a windy Monday ...
14 years ago
Tensions in Philly City Council over Nutter property tax plan
Sparks flew as Philadelphia City Council began reviewing Mayor Michael Nutter’s 2013 budget proposal Monday. The fiercest debate s ...
14 years ago
Nutter stands by comments on Trayvon Martin slaying
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter caused a stir over the weekend when he called the shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin an “ass ...
14 years ago
Kids fit right in at Morris Arboretum’s Cherry Blossom Festival
“Long ago and far away there was a little village at the foot of Mount Fuji,” began Allison Zito, the teacher of the Japanese ...
14 years ago
GCC appoints vice president with extensive city planning experience
Turnout was light but the news was big at last Thursday’s Germantown Community Connection quarterly membership meeting at First Pre ...
14 years ago
Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Philadelphia: ‘Strategic Challenges Facing America’
Retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal speaks in Center City tonight as part of Widener University’s Philadelphia Speake ...
14 years ago
Dog shot and killed in owner’s yard in Roxborough
Megan Gambone of Roxborough holds back tears as she tries to figure out a way to explain to her one-year-old daughter why their 55-pound ...
14 years ago
Police investigate three ‘point of pepper spray’ robberies near Germantown Ave. bank
Philadelphia Police released surveillance video Monday of three “point of pepper spray” robberies of victims who were accoste ...
14 years ago