
Philadelphia
CHCA hopes to raise money to close a projected budget gap.
The Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) is looking for ways to close a projected budget shortfall for the budget year th ...
14 years ago
Likely budget crunch forces a look at retirement incentives for the school district
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s recent proposal to cut more than $1 billion in funding for public schools loomed over a Wednesday night ...
14 years ago
Raising money on Main for St. Paddy’s Day vandalism repairs
One week ago, Matthew Kriebel arrived at his Main Street storefront in Manayunk to find a pile of broken glass and a 3-foot-wide hole in ...
14 years ago
Weekend disruptions on SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown rails
If you plan on traveling on SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown regional rail line this weekend, be aware of some service disruptions on Sa ...
14 years ago
Ackerman: King decision up to SRC
With controversy swirling around the role played by State Rep. Dwight Evans in the selection of a new charter operator for Martin Luther ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia toughens law on discrimination
Philadelphia is enhancing its laws against discrimination. Mayor Nutter signed a bill Thursday giving more teeth to the city’ ...
14 years ago
Lisa Nutter, President of Philadelphia Academics Inc. and Mayor Michael Nutter’s wife, stopped by Mugshots Coffeehouse in Manayunk ...
14 years ago
DROP doesn’t stop Tasco, Rizzo and Tartaglione
After three days of argument a judge has ruled that City Council members Marian Tasco and Frank Rizzo and City Commissioner Margaret Tart ...
14 years ago
Major expansion ‘unlikely’ on Drexel’s Queen Lane campus
For East Falls residents, the biggest news to come out of Tuesday night’s meeting with Drexel University officials on the school ...
14 years ago
Enterprise relocates to busy intersection in Manayunk
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car station, formerly located on the 500 block of Umbria Street in Roxborough, has moved to a new high-traffic spot ...
14 years ago
Infusion Coffee to be under new management April 1
It’s no secret that InFusion Coffee’s owners, Jocie Dye and Jason Huber, were trying to sell the shop. They have operated InF ...
14 years ago
Dillard out in the 8th; Seven candidates remain
Democratic committee-person, Jordan Dillard of Mt. Airy was knocked out of the race for Philadelphia City Council’s Eighth District Tue ...
14 years ago
Eighth District voters describe their dream representative
Democrat Donna Reed Miller’s decision to retire from Philadelphia City Council has generated a wide-open Eighth District race. It’s a ...
14 years ago
The making of an election ballot behind the scenes
The large black man wore a suit like a well pressed tent. He steered me toward two young black women in the hallway of the County Board o ...
14 years ago