
Philadelphia
News round-up: Will Northeast Philly be the next Mt. Airy?
Stories worth checking out Northeast Philadelphia is experiencing the demographic shift that swept the city’s Northwest sect ...
14 years ago
Neighbors weigh in on design plans for Manayunk bridge trail
Lower Merion and Manayunk-area residents were invited to travel forward in time on Thursday night by the planning firm leading the design ...
14 years ago
Celebrating a tasty tradition in East Falls
No one knows when the annual Strawberry Festival actually began at the East Falls Presbyterian Church. “I’m 63 and it& ...
14 years ago
Plan to expand Fairmount Park into East Mt. Airy faces final vote
A privately owned patch of wild forest in East Mount Airy will likely become part of Fairmount Park by the end of summer. A bill t ...
14 years ago
S. Africans’ lively faith impresses touring Roxborough teen
By the time Kyle Bone got up to tell his story, he was tired. It was the first weekend of a two-week trip with the Salvation Army’s ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia pushing to license tobacco sellers
Philadelphia City Council has passed a bill mandating a license to sell tobacco products in the city. The bill mandating a license ...
14 years ago
More changes for Philadelphia’s proposed sick leave law
Philadelphia’s mandatory sick leave bill has been amended again. The bill mandating sick leave for workers in Philadelphia h ...
14 years ago
Kathy Manderino eases into new role with Interac
After 18 years serving as state representative for Pennsylvania’s 194th Legislative District, Kathy Manderino is finding new ways t ...
14 years ago
Former high-ranking cop Castro pleads guilty to extortion
A former Philadelphia police inspector who once aspired to be the city’s top cop, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a small ...
14 years ago
Biking Germantown’s historic sites
The same weekend Denmark’s Alex Rasmussen peddled his spandex-clad and professionally trained buttocks off to a win at the Philadel ...
14 years ago
Action on Chelten Plaza – new group, new plans
Tracy McNeil, an energetic woman with wisps of gray hair and bright blue glasses, said curiosity brought her to the first Germantown Care ...
14 years ago
Roxborough art show encourages student creativity
While bikers from across the world were racing up The Wall and zigzagging across Manayunk, Roxborough students were competing in another ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia sick-leave bill nears final vote
A bill mandating paid sick leave for all workers in Philadelphia is expected to be amended once again before moving to a final vote next ...
14 years ago