Philadelphia
Mt. Airy’s fire station back in operation
Philadelphia Fire Department brass and city officials joined a handful of residents Saturday in Mt. Airy to celebrate the re-op
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Gearing up for a mission in Haiti
There’s a reason they call it mission work. Ten members of a Germantown interfaith group resembled some kind of elite unit as th
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Wissahickon Valley Park improvement projects under way
This week, the city’s Department of Parks & Recreation began repairing a gully along the Wissahickon Creek, in hopes of curbing
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Councilwoman wants city contractors to offer equal benefits
Philadelphia City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown wants same sex couples to be treated equally.
Last week, Reynolds-Brown int
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Among violators of city snow law are some city agencies
The hazards of winter include icy roads and snowy sidewalks. Despite the danger, and the law, some Philadelphia sidewalks still bea
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Reward offered for information on Philly subway arson
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction
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Hope and fear at Martin Luther King High
Martin Luther King High School is officially on its way to becoming a charter school this fall, but not everyone is happy about it.  
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Philadelphia again wades into gun control
Philadelphia’s latest attempt at gun control has a tough road ahead, but could pass legal muster. An ordinance that would clo
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Discussing new development in Roxborough
Roxborough residents gathered on Thursday night at the Leverington Presbyterian Church on Ridge Avenue to hear about three proposed devel
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CHCA delays vote on hyperlocal website
For the last eight months, the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) has debated the idea of creating and partially funding a web po
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Cliveden criticized for firing expert on its slaveholding past
This week, Cliveden unveiled its plan to reinvent itself in light of a troubling discovery.
The historic home of the Chew family,
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Missing Mt. Airy teen may be a runaway
The search continues for a missing Mt. Airy teenager. Aaron Franklin was reported missing by his parents three weeks ago.
Franklin
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Mt. Airy Arts Garage gets WMAN zoning endorsement
(Revised edition: Corrections made to a street name and neighborhood area)
Last night’s West Mt. Airy NeighborsR
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Slain Roxborough student laid to rest
Mayor Michael Nutter joined the family and classmates of Roxborough High student Christopher Foster in mourning today.
He quietly
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