Philadelphia
Harvest on Henry helps underserved families purchase Roxborough crops
The smell of pies and pressed apples passed quickly through the 2.5-acre Henry Got Crops farm in Roxborough this weekend at the “Ha ...
14 years ago
Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. gives workshop at Minority Enterprise conference
Today from 6pm to 8pm Councilman Jones will present a workshop at the Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week on opportun ...
14 years ago
Wells Fargo reaches out to homeowners in fear of foreclosure
A major mortgage lender is taking its show on the road to strike deals with distressed homeowners. Wells Fargo & Co. represent ...
14 years ago
Occupy Philadelphia protest promises to be peaceful
In advance of a protest set for Thursday in Philadelphia, city officials talked with organizers who vow the rally will be peaceful. < ...
14 years ago
An anti-war mother from Mt. Airy remembers her fallen son on his birthday
Celeste Zappala placed flowers at her son’s grave last Saturday. Seven years ago, on April 26, 2004, Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker died in ...
14 years ago
New service helps keep tabs on those who tend to wander
A company that tracks stolen cars is offering to help find people with a tendency to wander. LoJack now has a service to track tho ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia ponders less ambitious sick time bill
Another try at mandatory sick leave in Philadelphia has its limits. City Council is working on the issue after Mayor Nutter vetoed ...
14 years ago
Joe Piscopo leads Philly’s Columbus Day parade
A TV star and comic is serving as grand marshal of Philadelphia’s Columbus Day parade. Joe Piscopo made his name through mov ...
14 years ago
Search continues for suspect in East Mt. Airy murder
Philadelphia police are still searching for a suspect in a weekend murder in the East Mt. Airy section of the city. Sometime early ...
14 years ago
Safety checks on Schuylkill River crash victim’s car scheduled for Thursday
An autopsy performed on the body of a woman whose car crashed into the Schuylkill River in East Falls last week has determined the cause ...
14 years ago
West Rockland Street beautification efforts impress contest judges
Mecca Bey and her family have lived on West Rockland Street in Germantown for the past few years. She calls the pop up gardening event th ...
14 years ago
Pa. manufacturers reviving ‘Made in America’ label
Philadelphia was once known as “workshop of the world,” but manufacturing has been making a long, slow exit from the region.< ...
14 years ago
Historic Rittenhouse Town profiled by WHYY TV’s Experience program
WHYY’s Experience program has just profiled Philadelphia’s National Historic Landmark District Rittenhouse Town. This is wher ...
14 years ago
Local food businesses help raise money for tennis scholarships
Five emerging culinary masterminds collaborated this weekend to showcase their unique styles while raising money for charity. When ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy groups to hold a “celebrity” cooking contest November 3
East Mt. Airy Neighbors (EMAN) met on Tuesday evening to discuss the progress of the ...
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