
Philadelphia
Former high-ranking cop Castro pleads guilty to extortion
A former Philadelphia police inspector who once aspired to be the city’s top cop, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a small ...
14 years ago
Biking Germantown’s historic sites
The same weekend Denmark’s Alex Rasmussen peddled his spandex-clad and professionally trained buttocks off to a win at the Philadel ...
14 years ago
Action on Chelten Plaza – new group, new plans
Tracy McNeil, an energetic woman with wisps of gray hair and bright blue glasses, said curiosity brought her to the first Germantown Care ...
14 years ago
Roxborough art show encourages student creativity
While bikers from across the world were racing up The Wall and zigzagging across Manayunk, Roxborough students were competing in another ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia sick-leave bill nears final vote
A bill mandating paid sick leave for all workers in Philadelphia is expected to be amended once again before moving to a final vote next ...
14 years ago
Wanted: Suspects involved in shooting at Price and Crittenden streets in East Germantown
On June 1, 2011, at 6:14pm, several suspects were involved in a shooting altercation that began on Price Street between an unknown male s ...
14 years ago
Better-paid defense sought for poor facing death penalty
Three indigent Philadelphia defendants facing the death penalty say the fee paid to their court-appointed lawyers is too low. Now, a nonp ...
14 years ago
Star power, new owner could put Sixers in the zone
The Phillies, the Eagles, and the Flyers all have scores of loyal fans, but what about the Sixers? While the young NBA team had some suc ...
14 years ago
Crossing cultural lines to solve everyday troubles in Northeast Philadelphia
In two decades, Northeast Philadelphia has gone from almost all white to super-diverse. A new community group there is breaking dow ...
14 years ago
Laurel Hill gravestone honors trail-blazing ballerina
After 112 years, the final resting place of Mary Ann Lee, America’s first prima ballerina, has been marked. Widely considere ...
14 years ago
The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended until Thursday, June 9, 8:00 p.m. An early season heatwave is underway. Thu ...
14 years ago
Youth films address violence and crime in Northwest Philadelphia
Music filled the giant sanctuary inside Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Tuesday night to open a special church service devoted to the crea ...
14 years ago
The woman behind the many murals in Pennsylvania’s State Capitol
On St. George’s Road, a historic marker commemorates “Cogslea”, the home of an American artist and pioneering female Ph ...
14 years ago