Philadelphia
Roxborough teacher gets cut for the cure
When Levering Elementary School in Roxborough joined a recent School District fundraising initiative for breast cancer research, John Qui ...
14 years ago
Used bookstore kicks off open houses with holiday party
Kicking off the weekly open house series, Walk A Crooked Mile Books will host its 3rd annual holiday party this Friday at 5 p.m. T ...
14 years ago
Many Philadelphians don’t know they owe city’s courts money until it’s too late
There are more than 300,000 Philadelphians with criminal court fines and costs and many don’t even know it. To inform the pu ...
14 years ago
Writing about the working class hero
The upper dining room at Campbell’s Place in Chestnut Hill was abuzz with excitement recently as author Timothy Sheard signed copie ...
14 years ago
After eviction, what’s next for Occupy Philadelphia?
Occupy Philadelphia’s presence at Dilworth Plaza is over, but the movement and the fall-out continue. The Philadelphia District Att ...
14 years ago
Roxborough Salvation Army prepares for the holidays
With the winter holidays less than one month away, the Roxborough Salvation Army is working on its annual toy collection to help area fam ...
14 years ago
Philly DA gets $150K grant to help curb illegal gambling
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams joked that Christmas came early when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board presented him wit ...
14 years ago
State files appeal challenging suppression of evidence in Rep. Parker’s DUI case
The state Attorney General’s Office is appealing a Philadelphia judge’s recent ruling to suppress all evidence connected to s ...
14 years ago
City Council committee approves zoning changes, sends Magarity project to Council
Three bills that would clear the way for developer Richard Snowden’s $30 million mixed-use development on Germantown Avenue are hea ...
14 years ago
Woman attacked and robbed in her Mt. Airy home
Philadelphia Police are searching for three unidentified men who attacked a woman as she entered her home on 100 W. Cliveden St. on Tuesd ...
14 years ago
Occupy Philly protesters help Mt. Airy family defend their home
Occupy Philly protesters took to East Mount Airy last night to support a family trying to get their house back. In September, Flor ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia police force occupy protesters out, arrest dozens
Occupy Philadelphia has been cleared out of Dilworth Plaza next to City Hall. The eviction came m ...
14 years ago
SEPTA aims to ease Route C bus confusion by turning one route into two
SEPTA’s Route C bus may soon be broken into two separate loops with two separate route numbers. The bus currently runs on Br ...
14 years ago
Police arrest one West Oak Lane pharmacy robbery suspect, seek accomplice
Police arrested one of two suspects in the Nov. 7 robbery of the Oak Lane Pharmacy robbery. Now, detectives seek the public’s help ...
14 years ago
Weavers Way paves the way for grocery store in Elkins Park
After four years of fundraising initiatives, Creekside Co-op has raised the $4 million needed to open a local grocery store in the old As ...
14 years ago