Philadelphia
Chelten Plaza protesters don’t plan to give up anytime soon
A small sea of yellow, about two dozen Germantown residents milled around the corner of Chelten and Pulaski avenues Wednesday morning, ac ...
15 years ago
Stopping recycling scavengers is not high on Mayor Nutter’s list of priorities
Mayor Michael Nutter appeared before a live studio audience Tuesday night at NBC10’s studios on City Line Avenue, fielding a slew o ...
15 years ago
Transcript: Tweets from the Chelten Plaza zoning hearing
Today’s the day that the Chelten Plaza battle makes its way to the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment, where board members wil ...
15 years ago
The Mt. Airy Learning Tree has built a business on neighbors teaching neighbors
The Mt. Airy Learning Tree fall semester is about to get underway. This year marks MALT’s 30th year of “neighbors teaching ne ...
15 years ago
Sounds of the shofar mark start of Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday night marks the start of Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year. The holiday is filled with tradition, but the sounding o ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia protecting domestic violence victims from housing discrimination
Victims of domestic violence would get more flexibility when it comes to housing under legislation advancing in Philadelphia City Council ...
15 years ago
How we speak can determine whether others listen
Once a year I attend Career Day at a local high school. I’m a marriage mediator and on my first visit I was excited to share this n ...
15 years ago
7 things to know about the noisy Chelten Plaza saga
The Chelten Plaza battle will finally make its way into a city Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on Wednesday. The developers who ...
15 years ago
Zoning code overhaul advances in Philadelphia
The first comprehensive overhaul of Philadelphia’s zoning laws in half a century is inching forward. The City Council Tuesday finis ...
15 years ago
Police make arrest in East Mt. Airy shooting
Philadelphia Police have arrested an East Mount Airy man in connection with a Monday night shooting at Germantown Avenue and East Slocum ...
15 years ago
The Waldorf School may relocate to Germantown
The Waldorf School of Philadelphia (WSP) says it has outgrown its space at the New Covenant campus and is working out plans to find a lar ...
15 years ago
Police investigating window-breaking confrontation at G’Town Sports
Is a $65 pair of Puma sneakers worth smashing the window of G’Town Sports? Last Friday afternoon, an incident involving an angry cu ...
15 years ago
Man shot near Mt. Airy fire station late Monday night
Updated: 11:00 a.m. A man was shot and critically wounded in Mt. Airy late Monday night. At around 11:30 p.m. a re ...
15 years ago
Dozens seek flood-relief information at FEMA “Disaster Recovery Center”
Victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee flooding could soon receive the long-awaited help for their damaged homes. The F ...
15 years ago
East Falls resident works to preserve WWII veterans’ stories
With the dwindling number of World War II veterans still alive, one man is doing his part to preserve the stories of those who have been ...
15 years ago