
Philadelphia
After turmoil, King High looks to turn the page
Updated: 4:57 p.m. District officials expect to have a new principal in place for Martin Luther King High School in Germa ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia City Council aiming to cut cost of DROP
Now that the primary is over, Philadelphia City Council is concentrating on a major thorn in its side–DROP. Most of council ...
14 years ago
Police hint at lead in the Chestnut Hill post office robbery investigation
U.S. Postal authorities may have a lead in March Chestnut Hill post office robbery, but aren’t ready to make an announcement. ...
14 years ago
At long last, Wadsworth gets a children’s librarian
Once there were certain books Stephanie Bujak didn’t want to read to the children. But it was not because she disliked the stories, it ...
14 years ago
Council candidates react to the election
Eighth District Council candidate Cindy Bass stood apart from a crowded field Tuesday night to capture the Democratic Primary. Unity, how ...
14 years ago
White teachers sue East Falls school for racial bias
Thomas Mifflin Elementary School in East Falls is at the center of four racial discrimination lawsuits filed by white teachers alleging t ...
14 years ago
Is John Street really going to run again?
A former Mayor of Philadelphia could be making a comeback. John Street is strongly hinting at another run for mayor, or even city c ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia’s Republican party has received a jolt in this week’s election in Philadelphia. City Republican Party Gen ...
14 years ago
Final counts in close Philadelphia races begin Friday
The official vote count from Tuesday’s primary will begin later this week in Philadelphia. Two races could hinge on absentee and pr ...
14 years ago
Historic Philadelphia church building spared from demolition
A Philadelphia church has been granted a reprieve. The decommissioned church where St. Katharine Drexel was baptized had been slat ...
14 years ago
Councilman Jones celebrates at Manayunk Brewery
Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. celebrated with campaign staff at Manayunk Brewery on Tuesday night after running unopposed in the Fourth Dis ...
14 years ago
Phila. Mayor Nutter ready to sail through general election
Philadelphia’s mayor has been re-nominated and appears to have smooth sailing toward a second term of office. Michael Nutter says h ...
14 years ago
Roxborough High’s ‘Spring Showcase’ boasts school growth
When Principal Stephen Brandt first strolled into Roxborough High School in March of last year, he saw a need to change its climate by bu ...
14 years ago
Marian Tasco wins the Ninth primary
Updated 10:43 In the Ninth Council District, which covers Cedarbrook, East and West Oak Lane, and areas immediately to the south a ...
14 years ago
Cindy Bass wins the Eighth District Democratic Primary
In the city’s Eighth Council District, voters made their choice Tuesday from among seven candidates in the Democratic Primary, and Cind ...
14 years ago