Philadelphia
Local nonprofit empowers kids to climb to the top
“What are we going to do today?” Urban Blazers Executive Director Eric Dolaway asks about 15 fifth-graders from the KIPP Phil ...
15 years ago
Schuylkill Center trail gets wrapped in “Cold Comfort”
An eye-catching exhibit has opened at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. The exhibit, called “Cold Com ...
15 years ago
Nine years after a heinous North Philadelphia murder, a family still waits for answers
Nine years can make a place look different. Take the 1500 block of N. Eighth St. The ripples of former Mayor John Street’s N ...
15 years ago
Germantown Friends School youngsters seek a half-ton of pasta (for a good cause)
The 1,000 Pounds of Pasta Challenge has Germantown Friends School students from kindergarten to the 5th grade collecting spaghetti, rigat ...
15 years ago
14th Police District: Where police catch people trying to remove PPA boots from cars
This list covers Feb. 5 – Feb. 11. Feb. 5, 2012 2100 block 65th Ave. – Complainant said someone shot a ...
15 years ago
Rising gas prices have fleet owners in Philadelphia area watching out for cheap fuel
As the price at the gas pump increases, businesses are having to get creative. With regular unleaded going for an average of ...
15 years ago
Call it a comeback, but don’t call it the Germantown YMCA anymore
The big brick building across Greene Street from the edge of Vernon Park in Germantown has undergone a bit of an identity crisis of late. ...
15 years ago
5th District: Man robbed and attacked at gunpoint for $20 and Phillies hat
This list covers Feb. 6 – Feb. 19 February 6, 2012 600 block Walnut Lane – iPod Nano and a Tiffany bra ...
15 years ago
East Falls community explores solutions to ‘deadly streets’
Labeled an “emergency meeting,” the East Falls Community Council convened Sunday night to speak about recent fatalities on lo ...
15 years ago
14th Police District: Where burglars will take your rum and beer
This list covers Jan. 29 – Feb. 4. Jan. 29, 2012 7000 block Pitville Ave. – 2006 Nissan Rav-4 stolen.< ...
15 years ago
Former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Huntly Collins beaten by assailants in Mt. Airy
Former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Huntly Collins was attacked ...
15 years ago
Sen. Hughes urges Cook-Wissahickon community to speak out against deeper budget cuts
State Sen. Vincent Hughes’ advice to the Cook-Wissahickon community was clear: tell Gov. Tom Corbett to stop slighting basic educat ...
15 years ago
Did you know it takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup?
A sudden snow squall did not deter families from enjoying Maple Sugar Day this Saturday at the Wissahickon Environmental Center (WEC) in ...
15 years ago
Diversity, community and environmentalism the focus of Awbury event
Diversity in environmentalism was the focus of a Saturday event hosted by the Awbury Arboretum. There, Awbury board member Gina Thomas ex ...
15 years ago
Laurel Hill Cemetery restoration effort wins preservation award
A restoration project in the heart of Laurel Hill Cemetery that was more than 30 years in the making is among the winners of this year ...
15 years ago