
Philadelphia
Licenses and Inspections to fight blight
Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections is launching a new pilot program Monday to go after owners of blighted proper ...
14 years ago
Company peddles an alternative form of transport
An eco-friendly way to travel around Philadelphia is returning to the streets. Bike cabs are returning to Philadelphia for both to ...
14 years ago
Police looking for two suspects who robbed a convenience store on Ogontz
Police are looking for two men who robbed a 7-11 store on the 7700 block of Ogontz Avenue in West Oak Lane, showed the handle of a gun an ...
14 years ago
Kids meet critters at Roxborough Library
A photo slideshow of Thursday afternoon’s “Have to Have a Habitat” animal education program for kids at the Roxborough ...
14 years ago
Students team up with Manayunk merchants for business competition
It is widely known throughout Philadelphia that Manayunk’s popular Main Street destination attracts a mix of young bar hoppers by n ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy’s card carrying – sleight of hand – magic man
Most days you can find West Mt. Airy resident Richard Horn in his lab at Thomas Jefferson University, scrutinizing ion channels, which ar ...
14 years ago
Robin Tasco: Trying to rise above
Lunch hour has come and gone on a recent community cleanup day and some boys hang wearily against the TrueValue storefront on Germantown ...
14 years ago
Celebrated abstract artist memorialized in a neighborhood home
The wind kicks up and raindrops blast against the windows of the art gallery as Victor Lasuchin poses for a picture. “Alright Vi ...
14 years ago
City councilwoman fears impact of budget cuts on homeless
A Philadelphia City Councilwoman is concerned about how the city will handle the homeless amid budget cuts. Councilwoman Jannie Bl ...
14 years ago
CHCA honors three local residents for community service
More than 200 people turned out last night for Chestnut Hill Community Association’s annual dinner meeting. As civic meet ...
14 years ago
Protest asks Catholic church for women priests
Women who want to be Catholic priests held their annual protest outside Holy Thursday Mass at the Cathedral in Center City Philadelphia. ...
14 years ago
Fork & Barrel closes after less than a year in East Falls
The recent closing of a short-lived, but well-received East Falls restaurant has stirred up a mix of surprise, suspicion and outrage from ...
14 years ago
5th District: Man robbed at gunpoint at Henry Avenue and Walnut Lane intersection
5th Police District Crime Blotter March 28 – ...
14 years ago
Nutter wants to talk to Archie about closed-door meeting
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is looking into a report by WHYY’s Newsworks.org and the Public School Notebook that documented a ...
14 years ago