Philadelphia
Retiring Philly council members say goodbye
At their final Philadelphia City Council session, six council members were honored for their service. They spent some time reflecting on ...
15 years ago
US contributes $10 million to Philly traffic-improvement project
The city of Philadelphia has received a large federal grant to get traffic of all kinds–cars, buses and pedestrians–flowing b ...
15 years ago
Ads could appear on City Hall if councilman’s plan prevails
Advertising on Philadelphia City Hall? That could be the upshot of a new proposal from one of City Council’s most powerful members ...
15 years ago
14th Police District: Woman stabbed to death in West Oak Lane
14th Police District in Philadelphia This list covers Dec 1-7 *************************** 7200 block Ogo ...
15 years ago
26th annual holiday caroling unites East Falls by candlelight
It was a dark December night in McMichael Park, at the corner of Henry and Midvale Avenues, but dozens of candle-lit paper lanterns illum ...
15 years ago
Schuylkill Center takes over Roxborough’s Toad Detour
After starring in their own film, the toads of Roxborough are getting even more attention from their human helpers. Last weekend, in tand ...
15 years ago
Two teens attack 65-year-old man on Chelten Avenue (Updated)
Philadelphia Police released footage of a 65-year-old man being attacked Wednesday afternoon on the 400 block of Chelten Ave. by two teen ...
15 years ago
Renovated Cheltenham Avenue ShopRite seen as investment spur, obesity foe
Residents and elected officials mingled amid overflowing bins of fresh produce on Wednesday as they celebrated the completion of a multi- ...
15 years ago
Opponents in Philadelphia say bill on Sharia law unfair to Muslims
A bill in Harrisburg that opponents say is targeted against Muslims has followers of that faith upset. House Bill 2029 would ...
15 years ago
Knife-wielding man nets $43 in Germantown car-rental location robbery
Police are searching for a man who robbed the Germantown Enterprise Rent-A-Car on West Chelten Avenue Monday afternoon. At about 1 ...
15 years ago
Mt. Airy BID throws party at Upsala
If you think Germantown Avenue has been looking better in the past few years one of the organizations that has had a hand in that is the ...
15 years ago
SEPTA owed millions in fines for overdue Philadelphia railcars
The next generation of SEPTA railcars is so far behind schedule that the company building them has racked up millions of dollars in fines ...
15 years ago
An hour with Mr. Claus during pet night at The Gallery
As he waited for the Monday night wish-list contingent to make its way to his lap on the Gallery at Market East throne, Santa Claus got t ...
15 years ago
Police tell residents that Penn-Knox prostitution crackdown will continue
Officials with the Philadelphia Police Department’s Citywide Vice Enforcement Unit have pledged to continue cracking down on prosti ...
15 years ago
Wister Station struggles to make a comeback
Scenes from Germantown’s storied history line the walls of Wister Station, located on a hill overlooking Belfield Avenue. The color ...
15 years ago