Philadelphia
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
Philly councilman has sights on bad neighbors
A Philadelphia City Councilman wants to use the carrot before the stick on bad neighbors. Since taking office in January, Councilm ...
14 years ago
Death penalty attorney pay going up in Philadelphia
Attorneys who defend death-penalty cases for the indigent in Philadelphia will get paid a lot more. While the Pennsylvania ...
14 years ago
5th Police District issues neighborhood burglary alert
A trend in home burglaries this February has Manayunk and Roxborough residents on alert. Within the last two weeks, a number of bu ...
14 years ago
‘Swap Shop’ fundaiser in Germantown geared toward spurring creativity
Five dollars and a bag of gently used clothes. Fifteen dollars if you couldn’t bear to part with anything in your closet. That̵ ...
14 years ago
Family Fun Night features free ice skating, face painting, healthy-eating seminars, a small-business panel and more! It will be he ...
14 years ago
Germantown United CDC will host a panel discussion on best practices for community development corporations, including representatives of ...
14 years ago
Phila U. students and staff host vigil for traffic fatality victim
As cars whipped by the corner of Henry Avenue and School House Lane on Tuesday night, a group of students and staff from Philadelphia Uni ...
14 years ago
East Falls and Germantown residents seek answers and solutions to recent crime uptick
In the wake of the recent goodbye to 39th Police District Captain Stephen Glenn, at least one of the attendees of a community meeting Tue ...
14 years ago
There was time for work and play at West Oak Lane’s Family Fun Night
With one hand, a grinning state Rep. Dwight Evans swung open the doors at the Simons Recreation Center ice rink in the West Oak Lane hear ...
14 years ago
Operation Warm gives one-millionth coat to Philly girl, reaches for a million more
One million coats have been given to one million children nationwide by Operation Warm. The millionth coat was given to second grader Ima ...
14 years ago
Food fight in Northwest Philly may turn into a legal battle
It’s your move, John. That’s where things stand in the current deadlock between John Thain, who wants to open a Rita’s ...
14 years ago
No tax increase in Philadelphia, Nutter representative vows
A spokesman for Mayor Michael Nutter has some good news for city taxpayers. Mark McDonald was emphatic in speaking about the budge ...
14 years ago
Poll finds most Philadelphians want ads over taxes
A new survey says a majority of Philadelphians support putting advertising on city buildings. The survey by the Pew Philadelphia R ...
14 years ago
Water Department closes portions of West Allens Lane and Wissahickon Ave
The following roads are closed due to work by the Philadelphia Water Department. West Allens Lane is closed between Wissahickon an ...
14 years ago